Test Centre Stats

Co. Waterford ยท RSA driving test centre

Waterford 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

+3.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

42.9%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

39 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

6,645

3.2% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 13 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Waterford 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 10 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 6,645 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 42.9% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 38.4%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Waterford
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Waterford, October 2024 to September 2026Waterford: 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 Waterford, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthWaterfordAll Irish centres
September 202613.011.9
August 202616.011.6
July 202613.012.1
June 202611.011.8
May 202613.012.3
April 202616.011.9
March 202614.011.9
February 202613.011.5
January 202613.010.7
December 202513.010.6
November 202513.011.4
October 202513.011.5
September 202510.09.8
August 202510.010.2
July 202516.014.4
June 202518.016.8
May 202519.020.8
April 202523.027.3
March 202523.024.1
February 202522.022.9
January 202517.022.0
December 202416.020.8
November 202415.020.6
October 202417.019.3

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

  • Waterford
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Waterford, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Waterford: 42.9%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2642.9%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2642.9%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Waterford, rolling 12 months
MonthWaterfordAll Irish centres
September 202642.9%52.3%
August 202642.1%52.4%
July 202641.7%52.4%
June 202640.6%52.4%
May 202639.5%52.3%
April 202639.0%52.3%
March 202638.9%52.2%
February 202638.5%52.1%
January 202638.6%52.0%
December 202539.3%51.8%
November 202539.1%51.7%
October 202538.6%51.5%
September 202538.4%51.0%
August 202537.9%50.5%
July 202537.6%50.2%
June 202538.0%49.8%
May 202538.2%49.6%
April 202538.3%49.2%
March 202538.5%49.1%
February 202538.7%49.0%
January 202538.5%48.9%
December 202437.7%49.0%
November 202438.0%49.0%
October 202438.3%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 506 tests. Peak in the last two years: 758.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Clonmel (26 mi), at 12 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Waterford
Centre
Dungarvan25 mi15 weeks54.0%
ClonmelShorter wait26 mi12 weeks49.6%
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)Shorter wait28 mi11 weeks49.9%
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)Shorter wait28 mi10 weeks50.8%
Wexford28 mi14 weeks46.4%
CarlowShorter wait41 mi12 weeks43.7%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
DungarvanClonmelKilkenny (Govt Buildings)Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)WexfordCarlowWaterford

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 Waterford), 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.