Test Centre Stats

Co. Donegal ยท RSA driving test centre

Buncrana driving test centre

Figures to September 2026, from Road Safety Authority tables on CSO PxStat updated .

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

13 weeks

+2.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

61.1%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

39 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

1,325

1.7% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 13 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Buncrana would be invited to book a date, 1.1 weeks more than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 11 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 1,325 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 61.1% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 60.0%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Buncrana
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Buncrana, October 2024 to September 2026Buncrana: 13 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.010203040Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2613.0Weeks010203040Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2613.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Buncrana, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBuncranaAll Irish centres
September 202613.011.9
August 202613.011.6
July 202611.012.1
June 202614.011.8
May 202612.012.3
April 202613.011.9
March 202611.011.9
February 202612.011.5
January 20268.010.7
December 20258.010.6
November 20259.011.4
October 20259.011.5
September 202511.09.8
August 202511.010.2
July 202514.014.4
June 202521.016.8
May 202524.020.8
April 202530.027.3
March 202529.024.1
February 202526.022.9
January 202526.022.0
December 202424.020.8
November 202423.020.6
October 202421.019.3

Pass rate

Each point is the pass rate over the 12 months to that month, which smooths out small monthly samples. Over the latest 12 months Buncrana ranks joint 8th highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Buncrana
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Buncrana, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Buncrana: 61.1%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2661.1%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2661.1%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Buncrana, rolling 12 months
MonthBuncranaAll Irish centres
September 202661.1%52.3%
August 202662.9%52.4%
July 202663.0%52.4%
June 202663.7%52.4%
May 202663.8%52.3%
April 202663.6%52.3%
March 202662.9%52.2%
February 202662.3%52.1%
January 202662.1%52.0%
December 202562.2%51.8%
November 202561.9%51.7%
October 202561.2%51.5%
September 202560.0%51.0%
August 202558.6%50.5%
July 202557.5%50.2%
June 202556.7%49.8%
May 202556.3%49.6%
April 202554.4%49.2%
March 202554.4%49.1%
February 202555.7%49.0%
January 202557.4%48.9%
December 202458.0%49.0%
November 202458.5%49.0%
October 202459.4%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 144 tests. Peak in the last two years: 167.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Letterkenny (17 mi), at 12 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Buncrana
Centre
LetterkennyShorter wait17 mi12 weeks59.7%
DonegalShorter wait42 mi12 weeks60.2%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
LetterkennyDonegalBuncrana

Reading these figures

  • The RSA's waiting figure is its estimate, at month end, of how long until an applicant is invited to choose a test date. It is not the same measure as DVSA's figure for Great Britain, so the two shouldn't be compared directly.
  • Pass rates are the RSA's monthly percentages for category B (car) tests; the 12-month figure here weights each month by the tests delivered.
  • Distances are between town centres (the centre is placed at Buncrana), not the test centre's door.

Apply for or change a test through the RSA's driving test service. We have no link with the RSA.

Sources

Road Safety Authority, via CSO PxStat tables ROA30 (tests delivered, pass rate, no-shows) and ROA36 (estimated time to a test invite), CC BY 4.0. Town coordinates from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0.