Test Centre Stats

Co. Louth · RSA driving test centre

Dundalk driving test centre

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

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

11 weeks

+4.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

55.5%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

15 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

8,553

3.0% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 11 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Dundalk would be invited to book a date, 0.9 weeks less than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 7 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 8,553 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 55.5% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 54.3%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Dundalk
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Dundalk, October 2024 to September 2026Dundalk: 11 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2611.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2611.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Dundalk, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthDundalkAll Irish centres
September 202611.011.9
August 202610.011.6
July 202610.012.1
June 202610.011.8
May 202610.012.3
April 202611.011.9
March 202612.011.9
February 202611.011.5
January 20269.010.7
December 202511.010.6
November 202511.011.4
October 20259.011.5
September 20257.09.8
August 20258.010.2
July 202511.014.4
June 202514.016.8
May 202518.020.8
April 202524.027.3
March 202521.024.1
February 202521.022.9
January 202523.022.0
December 202422.020.8
November 202422.020.6
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 Dundalk ranks joint 28th highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Dundalk
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Dundalk, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Dundalk: 55.5%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2655.5%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2655.5%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Dundalk, rolling 12 months
MonthDundalkAll Irish centres
September 202655.5%52.3%
August 202655.6%52.4%
July 202655.0%52.4%
June 202654.4%52.4%
May 202653.9%52.3%
April 202653.8%52.3%
March 202653.6%52.2%
February 202653.7%52.1%
January 202653.7%52.0%
December 202553.7%51.8%
November 202553.8%51.7%
October 202553.8%51.5%
September 202554.3%51.0%
August 202554.1%50.5%
July 202554.8%50.2%
June 202554.7%49.8%
May 202555.4%49.6%
April 202555.6%49.2%
March 202555.6%49.1%
February 202555.4%49.0%
January 202555.4%48.9%
December 202455.0%49.0%
November 202455.0%49.0%
October 202454.6%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 717 tests. Peak in the last two years: 1,094.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Navan (26 mi), at 9 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Dundalk
Centre
Drogheda – Southgate20 mi11 weeks54.5%
NavanShorter wait26 mi9 weeks55.4%
Monaghan28 mi11 weeks62.2%
Cavan38 mi11 weeks54.5%
Mulhuddart41 mi17 weeks44.7%
Mulhuddart Maple House41 mi11 weeks45.5%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Drogheda – SouthgateNavanMonaghanCavanMulhuddartMulhuddart Maple HouseDundalk

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 Dundalk), 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.