Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange results: 47.8% (16,585)
Test centre in County Dublin, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 16,585car tests
- 49 of 57car rank
- 17weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange compares
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange recorded a 47.8% car pass rate on 16,585 tests, 4.6 points below the national 52.4%. The County Dublin car rate was 47.9%, within 0.1 points of this centre.
Car driving test pass rate at Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange, month by month
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange fell 0.6 points between the first and last six months, from 48.2% to 47.6%. Monthly rates ran from 43.1% in December 2025 to 52.1% in September 2025.
Above the national car rate of 52.4%Below it
- Sep 202447.8%1,077 tests
- Oct 202446.9%1,052 tests
- Nov 202452.5%772 tests
- Dec 202449.2%561 tests
- Jan 202552.4%747 tests
- Feb 202549.4%763 tests
- Mar 202552.2%884 tests
- Apr 202545.4%993 tests
- May 202560.6%1,080 tests
- Jun 202553.6%1,369 tests
- Jul 202552.1%1,598 tests
- Aug 202552.1%1,379 tests
- Sep 202552.1%1,388 tests
- Oct 202549.1%1,399 tests
- Nov 202547.0%1,140 tests
- Dec 202543.1%789 tests
- Jan 202648.7%1,095 tests
- Feb 202646.4%1,107 tests
- Mar 202645.8%1,191 tests
- Apr 202648.5%1,279 tests
- May 202648.6%1,444 tests
- Jun 202649.9%2,102 tests
- Jul 202644.0%1,970 tests
- Aug 202648.6%1,681 tests
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1,077 | 47.8% |
| October 2024 | 1,052 | 46.9% |
| November 2024 | 772 | 52.5% |
| December 2024 | 561 | 49.2% |
| January 2025 | 747 | 52.4% |
| February 2025 | 763 | 49.4% |
| March 2025 | 884 | 52.2% |
| April 2025 | 993 | 45.4% |
| May 2025 | 1,080 | 60.6% |
| June 2025 | 1,369 | 53.6% |
| July 2025 | 1,598 | 52.1% |
| August 2025 | 1,379 | 52.1% |
| September 2025 | 1,388 | 52.1% |
| October 2025 | 1,399 | 49.1% |
| November 2025 | 1,140 | 47.0% |
| December 2025 | 789 | 43.1% |
| January 2026 | 1,095 | 48.7% |
| February 2026 | 1,107 | 46.4% |
| March 2026 | 1,191 | 45.8% |
| April 2026 | 1,279 | 48.5% |
| May 2026 | 1,444 | 48.6% |
| June 2026 | 2,102 | 49.9% |
| July 2026 | 1,970 | 44.0% |
| August 2026 | 1,681 | 48.6% |
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange pass rates by year
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange's car rate fell 3.6 points from 51.4% in September 2024 to August 2025 to 47.8% in the latest period. The centre also tested far more cars, 16,585 against 12,275, which makes the two periods less alike than the rates suggest.
| Year | All tests | Pass rate, all tests | Car tests here | Car pass rate here | Car no shows | Car tests not conducted | Car pass rate nationally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7,863 | 52.5% | 7,689 | 52.1% | 132 | 582 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 9,062 | 55.4% | 8,780 | 55.0% | 134 | 662 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 8,033 | 54.1% | 7,631 | 53.6% | 188 | 474 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 12,880 | 52.0% | 12,498 | 51.5% | 333 | 764 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 13,834 | 51.4% | 13,529 | 51.0% | 407 | 997 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 12,242 | 48.1% | 11,869 | 47.6% | 308 | 1,143 | 52.3% |
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange by licence category
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange also delivered 463 tests in other licence categories, led by motorcycle (A) with 328. Its 67.7% pass rate was 1.7 points below the national figure for that category. The remaining 2 categories are listed in the table below.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 16,585 | 47.8% | 52.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 328 | 67.7% | 69.4% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 91 | 69.1% | 62.0% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 44 | 55.7% | 45.6% |
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange waiting times and capacity
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange's estimated invitation wait was 17 weeks at the end of August 2026, 5.4 weeks longer than the national 11.6 weeks. For comparison, Raheny published 1 week for the same invitation estimate. 1,760 test slots were listed here in August 2026, with 98.9% filled.
- 17 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 9Driver testers assigned
- 1,760Test slots in the latest month
- 98.9%Slots used
- 4,411Applicants waiting at the end of August 2026, all test categories
- 1,147Applicants scheduled for a test at the end of August 2026, all test categories
- 4,279Applicants waiting at the end of August 2026, Category B (Car or light van)
- 1,108Applicants scheduled for a test at the end of August 2026, Category B (Car or light van)
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange: no shows and tests not conducted
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange's 47.8% pass rate uses the 16,585 car tests delivered, with 7,933 passes. Of 18,566 recorded outcomes, 474 were no shows and 1,507 were not conducted or abandoned.
16,585 car tests is enough for the car figure to be stable from month to month, but it still reflects who sat the test here, how much they had practised and the local roads, not only how strict a tester is.
How to read a centre's figures beside the national picture, and what the test checks, is in the driving test pass rates guide.
Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange and County Dublin
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange's invitation estimate was 17 weeks, compared with 1 week at Raheny. On 7,917 car tests it passed 50.0%, 2.2 points higher than here.
- 1Raheny7,917 car tests50.0%
- 2Tallaght27,547 car tests49.6%
- 3Killester4,067 car tests48.0%
- 4Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange16,585 car tests47.8%
- 5Mulhuddart Maple House4,216 car tests47.0%
- 6Mulhuddart5,713 car tests45.9%
- 7Finglas15,601 car tests45.0%
Driving test centres in the counties next to Dublin
County Dublin borders Meath, Kildare and Wicklow. If a test centre over the county line is closer to where you live or learn, these are the car driving test pass rates there for September 2025 to August 2026.
County Meath55.9% on 11,277 car tests
- Navan55.9%, 11,277 tests
County Kildare54.9% on 15,492 car tests
- Naas54.9%, 15,492 tests
County Wicklow47.1% on 3,835 car tests
- Wicklow47.1%, 3,835 tests