Test Centre Stats

Co. Carlow ยท RSA driving test centre

Carlow driving test centre

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

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

12 weeks

+4.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

43.7%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

28 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

2,473

4.3% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 12 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Carlow would be invited to book a date, about the same as the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 8 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 2,473 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 43.7% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 41.7%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Carlow
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Carlow, October 2024 to September 2026Carlow: 12 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2612.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2612.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Carlow, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthCarlowAll Irish centres
September 202612.011.9
August 202610.011.6
July 202610.012.1
June 202610.011.8
May 20269.012.3
April 202613.011.9
March 202613.011.9
February 20269.011.5
January 20269.010.7
December 202512.010.6
November 202510.011.4
October 202510.011.5
September 20258.09.8
August 202510.010.2
July 202510.014.4
June 202511.016.8
May 202516.020.8
April 202524.027.3
March 202519.024.1
February 202516.022.9
January 202517.022.0
December 202419.020.8
November 202420.020.6
October 202420.019.3

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 Carlow ranks 58th highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Carlow
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Carlow, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Carlow: 43.7%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2643.7%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2643.7%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Carlow, rolling 12 months
MonthCarlowAll Irish centres
September 202643.7%52.3%
August 202642.1%52.4%
July 202641.2%52.4%
June 202639.7%52.4%
May 202639.4%52.3%
April 202638.7%52.3%
March 202638.1%52.2%
February 202638.5%52.1%
January 202637.8%52.0%
December 202536.9%51.8%
November 202537.4%51.7%
October 202539.9%51.5%
September 202541.7%51.0%
August 202542.8%50.5%
July 202543.6%50.2%
June 202544.6%49.8%
May 202546.2%49.6%
April 202547.9%49.2%
March 202549.0%49.1%
February 202550.4%49.0%
January 202552.5%48.9%
December 202454.3%49.0%
November 202454.8%49.0%
October 202455.7%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 247 tests. Peak in the last two years: 342.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) (19 mi), at 11 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Carlow
Centre
Carlow Talbot Hotel0.0 mi13 weeks47.6%
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)Shorter wait19 mi11 weeks49.9%
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)Shorter wait19 mi10 weeks50.8%
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)21 mi17 weeks57.4%
NaasShorter wait28 mi9 weeks53.7%
Gorey29 mi16 weeks54.6%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Carlow Talbot HotelKilkenny (Govt Buildings)Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)NaasGoreyCarlow

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 Carlow), 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.