Dundalk results: 55.6% (8,591)
Test centre in County Louth, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 8,591car tests
- 24 of 57car rank
- 10weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Dundalk compares
Dundalk passed 55.6% of 8,591 car tests (4,778 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 3.2 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Dundalk ranks joint 24th highest, level with Skibbereen. Above Dundalk: Galway (Carnmore) (0.1 higher) and Navan (0.3 higher). Below Dundalk: Ennis (0.4 lower) and Mitchelstown (0.4 lower). Dundalk's 8,591 car tests: 7th busiest of 57. Dundalk's closest in size: Navan with 2,686 more tests, 0.3 higher; Naas with 6,901 more tests, 0.7 lower; Raheny with 674 fewer tests, 5.6 lower and Waterford with 1,786 fewer tests, 13.5 lower.
Dundalk across all categories: 58.5% of 9,913 tests (54.8% nationally), 1,322 in other licence categories. Dundalk took 83.2% of the 10,331 car tests at 2 County Louth centres. Dundalk's 55.6%, county 55.4%: level.
Car driving test pass rate at Dundalk, month by month
Dundalk's best month: 62.2% of 659 tests, July 2026. Worst: 52.0% of 635, August 2026, a 10.2 point gap. Dundalk's quietest month: 545 tests, December 2025; busiest: 1,020, October 2025. Dundalk, first 6 months: 55.1% of 4,666; last 6: 56.3% of 3,925, so Dundalk improved 1.2 points. Latest at Dundalk, August 2026: 52.0% of 635. A year earlier: 48.3% of 1,025, so Dundalk is 3.7 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 672 | 53.7% |
| October 2024 | 709 | 57.3% |
| November 2024 | 596 | 58.5% |
| December 2024 | 457 | 53.5% |
| January 2025 | 659 | 58.8% |
| February 2025 | 637 | 55.4% |
| March 2025 | 555 | 56.5% |
| April 2025 | 525 | 54.2% |
| May 2025 | 636 | 54.0% |
| June 2025 | 872 | 49.9% |
| July 2025 | 1,094 | 54.0% |
| August 2025 | 1,025 | 48.3% |
| September 2025 | 755 | 55.8% |
| October 2025 | 1,020 | 52.7% |
| November 2025 | 753 | 57.1% |
| December 2025 | 545 | 52.1% |
| January 2026 | 767 | 57.8% |
| February 2026 | 826 | 54.9% |
| March 2026 | 597 | 55.6% |
| April 2026 | 698 | 56.9% |
| May 2026 | 590 | 54.9% |
| June 2026 | 746 | 55.7% |
| July 2026 | 659 | 62.2% |
| August 2026 | 635 | 52.0% |
Dundalk pass rates by year
Dundalk, September 2024 to August 2025: 54.1% of 8,437 car tests. Since then Dundalk edged up 1.5 points on 8,591 car tests against 8,437, up 154 (1.8%). Dundalk went from 19th highest of 57 to 24th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Dundalk's 1.5 point rise ranks 28th largest. Dundalk added 154 car tests, the 46th largest of 49 increases. Dundalk kept pace with County Louth, which went from 54.1% to 55.4%.
Dundalk by calendar year: 52.3% of 3,762 car tests in 2021, 53.7% of 9,076 in 2025, up 1.4 points (national down 1.5). Dundalk, 2024 to 2025: 55.0% of 7,675 to 53.7%, a loss of 1.3 points for Dundalk. Best full year: 55.0% in 2024; worst: 51.4% in 2023; busiest: 9,076 car tests in 2025. Dundalk's car no shows: 75 in 2021, 315 in 2025; not conducted: 278, then 519. Dundalk, 2026 to date: 56.3% of 5,518 in 8 months, 4.0 points over national at Dundalk.
| 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 | 4,376 | 56.2% | 3,762 | 52.3% | 75 | 278 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 4,441 | 57.0% | 3,595 | 52.5% | 69 | 215 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 8,449 | 54.6% | 7,373 | 51.4% | 190 | 352 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 8,906 | 58.6% | 7,675 | 55.0% | 235 | 405 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 10,263 | 57.0% | 9,076 | 53.7% | 315 | 519 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 6,481 | 59.5% | 5,518 | 56.3% | 160 | 381 | 52.3% |
Dundalk by licence category
Dundalk beyond cars: 303 truck (C), 66.3%, 8.1 points below national; 302 articulated truck (CE), 70.3%, 3.6 points above national; 205 bus (D), 69.6%, 3.9 points above national; 140 bus CPC practical, 98.6%, level with national; 130 truck CPC practical, 99.1%, level with national and 107 car and trailer (BE), 89.8%, 4.4 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Dundalk, under 100 tests each: 81 motorcycle (A); 32 minibus (D1); 9 medium power motorcycle (A2); 6 small truck (C1); 5 low power motorcycle (A1); 1 moped (AM) and 1 minibus and trailer (D1E). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 8,591 | 55.6% | 52.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 303 | 66.3% | 74.4% |
| Category CE (Articulated Truck) | 302 | 70.3% | 66.7% |
| Category D (Bus) | 205 | 69.6% | 65.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 140 | 98.6% | 98.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 130 | 99.1% | 98.7% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 107 | 89.8% | 85.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 81 | 72.9% | 69.4% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 32 | 56.8% | 68.1% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 9 | 75.0% | 62.0% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 6 | 100.0% | 76.5% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 5 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| Category AM (Moped / light quadricycle) | 1 | not published | 100.0% |
| Category D1E (Minibus with trailer) | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Dundalk waiting times and capacity
Dundalk's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 10 weeks at Dundalk. Longer waits than Dundalk: 31 centres. Shorter than Dundalk: 9, of 57 others with a published wait. Dundalk: shortest wait in County Louth; Drogheda - Southgate the longest, 1 week more than Dundalk. Driver testers assigned to Dundalk in July 2026: 8. In August 2026, 98.3% of the 724 test slots at Dundalk were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Dundalk's 724 test slots: 6th most of 59 centres.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 8Driver testers assigned
- 724Test slots in the latest month
- 98.3%Slots used
Dundalk: no shows and tests not conducted
Dundalk counted 9,437 car tests: 8,591 delivered, 269 no shows and 577 not conducted or abandoned. Dundalk's shares of those 9,437: 2.9% no shows and 6.1% not conducted at Dundalk. Of 57 centres, Dundalk's 2.9% no show share ranks joint 26th highest. Neither count moves Dundalk's 55.6% pass rate: 4,778 passes over 8,591 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
8,591 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.Dundalk and County Louth
Dundalk leads Drogheda - Southgate by 1.4 points (1,740 tests at 54.2%); Dundalk waits 1 week less than Drogheda - Southgate. No other County Louth centre beat Dundalk on both rate and wait.
Drogheda delivered no car tests over September 2025 to August 2026, so it has no car rate to set against Dundalk.