Test Centre Stats

Co. Kerry · RSA driving test centre

Tralee 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

+5.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

55.9%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

39 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

3,440

3.3% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 13 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Tralee 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 8 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 3,440 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 55.9% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 53.2%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Tralee
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Tralee, October 2024 to September 2026Tralee: 13 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2613.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2613.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Tralee, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthTraleeAll Irish centres
September 202613.011.9
August 202615.011.6
July 202615.012.1
June 202614.011.8
May 202615.012.3
April 202615.011.9
March 202613.011.9
February 202612.011.5
January 202611.010.7
December 202510.010.6
November 202510.011.4
October 202511.011.5
September 20258.09.8
August 20258.010.2
July 202514.014.4
June 202513.016.8
May 202516.020.8
April 202521.027.3
March 202522.024.1
February 202520.022.9
January 202515.022.0
December 202415.020.8
November 202416.020.6
October 202416.019.3

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 Tralee ranks 23rd highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Tralee
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Tralee, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Tralee: 55.9%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2655.9%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2655.9%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Tralee, rolling 12 months
MonthTraleeAll Irish centres
September 202655.9%52.3%
August 202654.5%52.4%
July 202654.2%52.4%
June 202653.9%52.4%
May 202653.2%52.3%
April 202653.9%52.3%
March 202653.7%52.2%
February 202654.0%52.1%
January 202654.4%52.0%
December 202554.6%51.8%
November 202554.5%51.7%
October 202554.1%51.5%
September 202553.2%51.0%
August 202553.7%50.5%
July 202553.6%50.2%
June 202553.3%49.8%
May 202553.5%49.6%
April 202553.0%49.2%
March 202553.3%49.1%
February 202552.9%49.0%
January 202551.9%48.9%
December 202450.9%49.0%
November 202450.5%49.0%
October 202449.3%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 287 tests. Peak in the last two years: 460.

Nearby centres

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

Centres near Tralee
Centre
KillarneyShorter wait17 mi12 weeks47.8%
KilrushShorter wait27 mi8 weeks59.8%
Newcastle West30 mi14 weeks67.2%
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)30 mi–71.4%
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)Shorter wait46 mi11 weeks51.7%
ShannonShorter wait46 mi8 weeks58.2%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
KillarneyKilrushNewcastle WestNewcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)ShannonTralee

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 Tralee), 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.