What is the pass rate at Wicklow driving test centre?

47.1% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,835 car tests (1,807 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Wicklow an easy test centre?

Wicklow has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 49 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 Wicklow?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 13 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.

Wicklow driving test centre

Government Offices, The Murrough, Wicklow, A67 K039 · Co. Wicklow

Pass rate, last 12 months

47.1%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

13weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

3,835

1,807 passed

Key facts

47.1% of car driving tests at Wicklow were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 5.3 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Wicklow number 49 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 13 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 15 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
3,835 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 19 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Wicklow

5 loops from the centre, 45 km in all, with 1 roundabout and 107 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Wicklow, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Marlton Road
11.0 km loop with 14 right turns, 16 left turns and a stretch of Broadlough Road.
11.0 km · 30 turns
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Route 2 · via Drumkay Road
10.1 km loop with 1 roundabout, 9 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Greenhill Road.
10.1 km · 19 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 3 · via Drumkay Road
11.0 km loop with 10 right turns, 16 left turns and a stretch of South Quay.
11.0 km · 26 turns
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Route 4 · via South Quay
6.6 km loop with 7 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Ballyguile Road.
6.6 km · 18 turns
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Route 5 · via Broadlough Road
6.5 km loop with 5 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of The Murrough.
6.5 km · 14 turns
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Pass rate at Wicklow, 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)	2,514	44.9%	52.3%
2025	3,361	52.4%	51.8%
2024	2,683	57.4%	49.0%
2023	1,890	53.4%	50.6%
2022	1,832	54.3%	50.2%
2021	1,348	55.6%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Wicklow

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	13
July 2026	13
June 2026	11
May 2026	10
April 2026	11
March 2026	10

Getting there

Government Offices, The Murrough, Wicklow
Co. Wicklow A67 K039

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

Nearby test centres

Dún Laoghaire (Deansgrange)
Co. Dublin · 33 km
47.8%
-4.6 vs IE
17 wks
to invite
Gorey
Co. Wexford · 37 km
55.1%
+2.7 vs IE
10 wks
to invite
Tallaght
Co. Dublin · 41 km
49.6%
-2.8 vs IE
23 wks
to invite
Killester
Co. Dublin · 45 km
48.0%
-4.4 vs IE
16 wks
to invite
Finglas
Co. Dublin · 49 km
45.0%
-7.4 vs IE
10 wks
to invite
Naas
Co. Kildare · 49 km
54.9%
+2.5 vs IE
8 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Wicklow

What is the pass rate at Wicklow driving test centre?: 47.1% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,835 car tests (1,807 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Wicklow an easy test centre?: Wicklow has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 49 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 Wicklow?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 13 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 Wicklow driving test centre?: Government Offices, The Murrough, Wicklow, A67 K039, Co. Wicklow.

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.