What is the pass rate at Waterford driving test centre?

42.1% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 6,805 car tests (2,864 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Waterford an easy test centre?

Waterford has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 56 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 Waterford?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 16 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.

Waterford driving test centre

Unit 7, 6 Crossroads Business Park, Waterford, X91 PW31 · Co. Waterford

Pass rate, last 12 months

42.1%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

16weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

6,805

2,864 passed

Key facts

42.1% of car driving tests at Waterford were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 10.3 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Waterford number 56 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 16 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 4 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
6,805 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 8 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Waterford

5 loops from the centre, 54 km in all, with 52 roundabouts and 93 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Waterford, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Lacken Road
12.2 km loop with 10 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 1 left turn and a stretch of Cork Road.
12.2 km · 17 turns · 10 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Cumann na mBan Ring Road
11.2 km loop with 13 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Butlerstown Road.
11.2 km · 22 turns · 13 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Butlerstown Road
9.7 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Kilbarry Road.
9.7 km · 20 turns · 8 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Kilbarry Road
8.1 km loop with 11 roundabouts, 3 right turns, 2 left turns and a stretch of Six Cross Roads Business Park.
8.1 km · 16 turns · 11 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Cumann na mBan Ring Road
12.4 km loop with 10 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 3 left turns and a stretch of Green Road (East).
12.4 km · 18 turns · 10 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Waterford, 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)	4,596	43.5%	52.3%
2025	5,772	39.3%	51.8%
2024	5,965	37.7%	49.0%
2023	4,359	45.1%	50.6%
2022	4,374	46.7%	50.2%
2021	3,596	51.1%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Waterford

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	16
July 2026	13
June 2026	11
May 2026	13
April 2026	16
March 2026	14

Getting there

Unit 7, 6 Crossroads Business Park, Waterford
Co. Waterford X91 PW31

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

Nearby test centres

Dungarvan
Co. Waterford · 36 km
54.4%
+2.0 vs IE
16 wks
to invite
Clonmel
Co. Tipperary · 43 km
50.6%
-1.8 vs IE
14 wks
to invite
Wexford
Co. Wexford · 46 km
46.4%
-6.0 vs IE
9 wks
to invite
Kilkenny (Government Buildings)
Co. Kilkenny · 48 km
50.1%
-2.3 vs IE
9 wks
to invite
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)
Co. Kilkenny · 48 km
50.5%
-1.9 vs IE
10 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Waterford

What is the pass rate at Waterford driving test centre?: 42.1% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 6,805 car tests (2,864 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Waterford an easy test centre?: Waterford has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 56 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 Waterford?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 16 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 Waterford driving test centre?: Unit 7, 6 Crossroads Business Park, Waterford, X91 PW31, Co. Waterford.

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.