What is the pass rate at Wexford driving test centre?

46.4% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 4,665 car tests (2,163 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Wexford an easy test centre?

Wexford has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 51 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 Wexford?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 9 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.

Wexford driving test centre

Killeens, Wexford, Y35 RY80 · Co. Wexford

Pass rate, last 12 months

46.4%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

9weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

4,665

2,163 passed

Key facts

46.4% of car driving tests at Wexford were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 6.0 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Wexford number 51 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 9 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 8 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
4,665 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 11 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Wexford

5 loops from the centre, 57 km in all, with 38 roundabouts and 122 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Wexford, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Wexford Bypass
11.7 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of New Line Road.
11.7 km · 25 turns · 7 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via New Line Road
9.3 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Duncannon Road.
9.3 km · 22 turns · 8 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via New Line Road
11.8 km loop with 10 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Wexford Bypass.
11.8 km · 25 turns · 10 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Wexford Bypass
11.5 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 12 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of New Line Road.
11.5 km · 25 turns · 7 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via New Line Road
12.3 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Clonard Road.
12.3 km · 25 turns · 6 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Wexford, 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)	3,131	47.2%	52.3%
2025	4,319	49.0%	51.8%
2024	4,194	48.4%	49.0%
2023	3,405	47.6%	50.6%
2022	3,217	49.0%	50.2%
2021	2,315	52.8%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Wexford

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	9
July 2026	13
June 2026	13
May 2026	11
April 2026	11
March 2026	11

Getting there

Killeens, Wexford
Co. Wexford Y35 RY80

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

Nearby test centres

Gorey
Co. Wexford · 42 km
55.1%
+2.7 vs IE
10 wks
to invite
Waterford
Co. Waterford · 46 km
42.1%
-10.3 vs IE
16 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Wexford

What is the pass rate at Wexford driving test centre?: 46.4% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 4,665 car tests (2,163 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Wexford an easy test centre?: Wexford has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 51 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 Wexford?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 9 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 Wexford driving test centre?: Killeens, Wexford, Y35 RY80, Co. Wexford.

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.