Test Centre Stats

Co. Donegal ยท RSA driving test centre

Donegal 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

+1.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

60.2%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

28 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

2,017

2.1% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 12 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Donegal would be invited to book a date, about the same as the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 11 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 2,017 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 60.2% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 59.1%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Donegal
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Donegal, October 2024 to September 2026Donegal: 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 Donegal, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthDonegalAll Irish centres
September 202612.011.9
August 202610.011.6
July 20269.012.1
June 20268.011.8
May 202613.012.3
April 202615.011.9
March 202613.011.9
February 202614.011.5
January 202612.010.7
December 202513.010.6
November 202512.011.4
October 202512.011.5
September 202511.09.8
August 20259.010.2
July 202514.014.4
June 202512.016.8
May 202513.020.8
April 202522.027.3
March 202518.024.1
February 202522.022.9
January 202525.022.0
December 202424.020.8
November 202424.020.6
October 202422.019.3

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 Donegal ranks 10th highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Donegal
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Donegal, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Donegal: 60.2%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2660.2%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2660.2%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Donegal, rolling 12 months
MonthDonegalAll Irish centres
September 202660.2%52.3%
August 202659.4%52.4%
July 202659.3%52.4%
June 202658.6%52.4%
May 202658.6%52.3%
April 202658.1%52.3%
March 202658.0%52.2%
February 202658.0%52.1%
January 202658.7%52.0%
December 202558.6%51.8%
November 202558.9%51.7%
October 202558.8%51.5%
September 202559.1%51.0%
August 202559.5%50.5%
July 202558.2%50.2%
June 202558.9%49.8%
May 202559.0%49.6%
April 202559.4%49.2%
March 202559.3%49.1%
February 202559.5%49.0%
January 202559.2%48.9%
December 202458.6%49.0%
November 202459.0%49.0%
October 202459.5%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 164 tests. Peak in the last two years: 286.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Monaghan (54 mi), at 11 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Donegal
Centre
Letterkenny25 mi12 weeks59.7%
Sligo30 mi12 weeks52.2%
Buncrana42 mi13 weeks61.1%
Carrick On Shannon49 mi12 weeks61.9%
MonaghanShorter wait54 mi11 weeks62.2%
CavanShorter wait55 mi11 weeks54.5%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
LetterkennySligoBuncranaCarrick On ShannonMonaghanCavanDonegal

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 Donegal), 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.