What is the pass rate at Tralee driving test centre?

54.5% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,613 car tests (1,969 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Tralee an easy test centre?

Tralee has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 31 of 56 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.

How long is the wait for a driving test at Tralee?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 15 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.

Tralee driving test centre

Government Offices, Spa Road, Tralee, V92 VX4V · Co. Kerry

Pass rate, last 12 months

54.5%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

15weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

3,613

1,969 passed

Key facts

54.5% of car driving tests at Tralee were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.1 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Tralee number 31 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 15 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 9 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
3,613 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 23 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Tralee

5 loops from the centre, 54 km in all, with 18 roundabouts and 95 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Tralee, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Canal Road
9.8 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Kearney's Road.
9.8 km · 19 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Caherslee Road
10.8 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Canal Road.
10.8 km · 19 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Caherslee Road
11.9 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of R558.
11.9 km · 19 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Caherslee Road
11.4 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Matt Talbot Road.
11.4 km · 23 turns · 6 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Whitewall
10.6 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Caher Anne Road.
10.6 km · 15 turns · 4 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Tralee, year by year

Share of car tests passed each calendar year; * 2026 (Jan–Aug) is the year so far. Dashed line: Ireland over the last 12 months.

Month by month, last 12 months

By year

Year	Tests	Pass rate	Ireland
2026 (Jan–Aug)	2,296	54.8%	52.3%
2025	3,579	54.6%	51.8%
2024	3,531	50.9%	49.0%
2023	2,719	46.1%	50.6%
2022	2,697	49.9%	50.2%
2021	2,573	50.9%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Tralee

The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in August 2026.

Month end	Weeks to invite
August 2026	15
July 2026	15
June 2026	14
May 2026	15
April 2026	15
March 2026	13

Getting there

Government Offices, Spa Road, Tralee
Co. Kerry V92 VX4V

Directions in Google Maps · Book or check your test on rsa.ie

Nearby test centres

Killarney
Co. Kerry · 28 km
48.1%
-4.3 vs IE
16 wks
to invite
Kilrush
Co. Clare · 45 km
59.1%
+6.7 vs IE
8 wks
to invite
Newcastle West
Co. Limerick · 50 km
67.2%
+14.8 vs IE
11 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Tralee

What is the pass rate at Tralee driving test centre?: 54.5% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,613 car tests (1,969 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Tralee an easy test centre?: Tralee has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 31 of 56 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Tralee?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 15 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Tralee driving test centre?: Government Offices, Spa Road, Tralee, V92 VX4V, Co. Kerry.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.