Driving test waiting times in Ireland, by test centre
The CSO’s estimate of the weeks from applying for a car test to being invited to book one, at the end of August 2026. Shortest first. The national estimate was 11.6 weeks.
| # | Test centre | County | Weeks to invite | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leixlip (Springfield Hotel) | Kildare | 5 | – |
| 2 | Galway (Carnmore) | Galway | 7 | 55.6% |
| 3 | Kilrush | Clare | 8 | 59.1% |
| 4 | Naas | Kildare | 8 | 54.9% |
| 5 | Birr | Offaly | 9 | 50.4% |
| 6 | Kilkenny (Government Buildings) | Kilkenny | 9 | 50.1% |
| 7 | Roscommon | Roscommon | 9 | 56.0% |
| 8 | Wexford | Wexford | 9 | 46.4% |
| 9 | Athlone | Westmeath | 10 | 46.3% |
| 10 | Carlow (Graiguecullen) | Carlow | 10 | 42.2% |
| 11 | Carlow (Talbot Hotel) | Carlow | 10 | 48.2% |
| 12 | Cavan | Cavan | 10 | 53.6% |
| 13 | Donegal Town | Donegal | 10 | 59.4% |
| 14 | Dundalk | Louth | 10 | 55.6% |
| 15 | Finglas | Dublin | 10 | 45.0% |
| 16 | Galway (Clybaun) | Galway | 10 | 56.3% |
| 17 | Gorey | Wexford | 10 | 55.1% |
| 18 | Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) | Kilkenny | 10 | 50.5% |
| 19 | Limerick (Castlemungret) | Limerick | 10 | 56.3% |
| 20 | Limerick (Woodview) | Limerick | 10 | 58.5% |
| 21 | Loughrea | Galway | 10 | 65.0% |
| 22 | Mallow (Cork Racecourse) | Cork | 10 | 51.4% |
| 23 | Mulhuddart (Maple House) | Dublin | 10 | 47.0% |
| 24 | Nenagh | Tipperary | 10 | 55.1% |
| 25 | Skibbereen | Cork | 10 | 55.6% |
| 26 | Sligo | Sligo | 10 | 52.0% |
| 27 | Ballina | Mayo | 11 | 56.2% |
| 28 | Cork (Wilton) | Cork | 11 | 53.7% |
| 29 | Drogheda (Southgate) | Louth | 11 | 54.2% |
| 30 | Mitchelstown | Cork | 11 | 55.3% |
| 31 | Monaghan | Monaghan | 11 | 62.0% |
| 32 | Newcastle West | Limerick | 11 | 67.2% |
| 33 | Shannon | Clare | 11 | 59.3% |
| 34 | Tipperary Town | Tipperary | 11 | 55.9% |
| 35 | Carrick-on-Shannon | Leitrim | 12 | 61.5% |
| 36 | Castlebar | Mayo | 12 | 56.2% |
| 37 | Navan | Meath | 12 | 55.9% |
| 38 | Tuam | Galway | 12 | 62.2% |
| 39 | Buncrana | Donegal | 13 | 62.8% |
| 40 | Letterkenny | Donegal | 13 | 59.1% |
| 41 | Mullingar | Westmeath | 13 | 50.8% |
| 42 | Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) | Laois | 13 | 56.9% |
| 43 | Wicklow | Wicklow | 13 | 47.1% |
| 44 | Clonmel | Tipperary | 14 | 50.6% |
| 45 | Ennis | Clare | 14 | 55.2% |
| 46 | Tullamore | Offaly | 14 | 52.7% |
| 47 | Longford | Longford | 15 | 58.1% |
| 48 | Thurles | Tipperary | 15 | 65.9% |
| 49 | Tralee | Kerry | 15 | 54.5% |
| 50 | Clifden | Galway | 16 | 74.6% |
| 51 | Dungarvan | Waterford | 16 | 54.4% |
| 52 | Killarney | Kerry | 16 | 48.1% |
| 53 | Killester | Dublin | 16 | 48.0% |
| 54 | Waterford | Waterford | 16 | 42.1% |
| 55 | Dún Laoghaire (Deansgrange) | Dublin | 17 | 47.8% |
| 56 | Mulhuddart (Damastown) | Dublin | 17 | 45.9% |
| 57 | Tallaght | Dublin | 23 | 49.6% |
What the wait means
In Ireland you apply for a test first and the Road Safety Authority invites you to book a date later. The figure here is the CSO’s estimate of that first gap, taken at the end of the month. It is not a promise: the queue moves as centres add or lose examiner time, and the date you are offered comes after the invitation.
Each centre’s page shows how its wait has moved over the last three years.
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0.