Dungarvan results: 54.4% (2,230)
Test centre in County Waterford, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 2,230car tests
- 32 of 57car rank
- 16weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Dungarvan compares
Dungarvan passed 54.4% of 2,230 car tests (1,213 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 2.0 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Dungarvan ranks 26th lowest. Above Dungarvan: Tralee (0.1 higher) and Naas (0.5 higher). Below Dungarvan: Drogheda - Southgate (0.2 lower) and Cork (Wilton) (0.7 lower). Dungarvan's 2,230 car tests: 17th quietest of 57. Dungarvan's closest in size: Roscommon with 93 more tests, 1.6 higher; Carlow with 222 more tests, 12.3 lower; Longford with 86 fewer tests, 3.8 higher and Donegal with 147 fewer tests, 5.0 higher.
Dungarvan across all categories: 55.1% of 2,319 tests (54.8% nationally), 89 in other licence categories. Dungarvan took 24.7% of the 9,035 car tests at 2 County Waterford centres. Dungarvan's 54.4%, county 45.1%: 9.3 points above.
Car driving test pass rate at Dungarvan, month by month
Dungarvan's best month: 63.2% of 96 tests, November 2025. Worst: 47.5% of 128, January 2026, a 15.7 point gap. Dungarvan's quietest month: 86 tests, December 2025; busiest: 326, September 2025. Dungarvan's 96 tests in November 2025 are few enough to swing a long way on a handful of results. Dungarvan, first 6 months: 54.0% of 1,048; last 6: 54.7% of 1,182, so Dungarvan improved 0.7 points. Latest at Dungarvan, August 2026: 55.6% of 145. A year earlier: 37.1% of 158, so Dungarvan is 18.5 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 186 | 48.0% |
| October 2024 | 210 | 34.8% |
| November 2024 | 165 | 53.0% |
| December 2024 | 119 | 50.0% |
| January 2025 | 59 | 47.7% |
| February 2025 | 171 | 52.3% |
| March 2025 | 177 | 46.0% |
| April 2025 | 147 | 52.6% |
| May 2025 | 167 | 50.3% |
| June 2025 | 86 | 46.8% |
| July 2025 | 154 | 42.4% |
| August 2025 | 158 | 37.1% |
| September 2025 | 326 | 53.3% |
| October 2025 | 160 | 59.4% |
| November 2025 | 96 | 63.2% |
| December 2025 | 86 | 58.1% |
| January 2026 | 128 | 47.5% |
| February 2026 | 252 | 49.8% |
| March 2026 | 192 | 55.9% |
| April 2026 | 161 | 47.5% |
| May 2026 | 180 | 57.6% |
| June 2026 | 286 | 57.7% |
| July 2026 | 218 | 52.3% |
| August 2026 | 145 | 55.6% |
Dungarvan pass rates by year
Dungarvan, September 2024 to August 2025: 46.3% of 1,799 car tests. Since then Dungarvan climbed 8.1 points on 2,230 car tests against 1,799, up 431 (24.0%). Dungarvan went from 11th lowest of 57 to 26th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Dungarvan's 8.1 point rise ranks 5th largest. Dungarvan added 431 car tests, the 29th largest of 49 increases. Dungarvan gained 3.0 points on County Waterford, which went from 40.0% to 45.1%.
Dungarvan by calendar year: 53.7% of 1,454 car tests in 2021, 50.6% of 1,787 in 2025, down 3.1 points (national down 1.5). Dungarvan, 2024 to 2025: 45.2% of 2,322 to 50.6%, a gain of 5.4 points for Dungarvan. Best full year: 54.4% in 2022; worst: 45.2% in 2024; busiest: 2,322 car tests in 2024. Dungarvan's car no shows: 25 in 2021, 64 in 2025; not conducted: 95, then 122. Dungarvan, 2026 to date: 53.4% of 1,562 in 8 months, 1.1 points over national at Dungarvan.
| 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 | 1,490 | 53.6% | 1,454 | 53.7% | 25 | 95 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,483 | 55.0% | 1,408 | 54.4% | 34 | 112 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 1,693 | 52.2% | 1,575 | 51.2% | 64 | 113 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 2,425 | 45.9% | 2,322 | 45.2% | 61 | 137 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 1,887 | 51.4% | 1,787 | 50.6% | 64 | 122 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 1,603 | 53.9% | 1,562 | 53.4% | 50 | 121 | 52.3% |
Dungarvan by licence category
Dungarvan, under 100 tests each: 58 car and trailer (BE); 17 motorcycle (A); 8 medium power motorcycle (A2); 4 minibus (D1); 1 truck (C) and 1 small truck (C1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 2,230 | 54.4% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 58 | 76.9% | 85.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 17 | 87.1% | 69.4% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 8 | 100.0% | 62.0% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 4 | 66.7% | 68.1% |
| Category C (Truck) | 1 | not published | 74.4% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 1 | not published | 76.5% |
Dungarvan waiting times and capacity
Dungarvan's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 16 weeks at Dungarvan. Longer waits than Dungarvan: 3 centres. Shorter than Dungarvan: 50, of 57 others with a published wait. Every County Waterford centre with a published wait, Dungarvan included, showed 16 weeks. Driver testers assigned to Dungarvan in July 2026: 2. In August 2026, 99.3% of the 148 test slots at Dungarvan were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Dungarvan's 148 test slots: 10th fewest of 59 centres.
- 16 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 2Driver testers assigned
- 148Test slots in the latest month
- 99.3%Slots used
Dungarvan: no shows and tests not conducted
Dungarvan counted 2,461 car tests: 2,230 delivered, 70 no shows and 161 not conducted or abandoned. Dungarvan's shares of those 2,461: 2.8% no shows and 6.5% not conducted at Dungarvan. Of 57 centres, Dungarvan's 2.8% no show share ranks joint 27th lowest. Neither count moves Dungarvan's 54.4% pass rate: 1,213 passes over 2,230 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
2,230 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.Dungarvan and County Waterford
Dungarvan leads Waterford by 12.3 points (6,805 tests at 42.1%); Dungarvan has the same wait as Waterford. No other County Waterford centre beat Dungarvan on both rate and wait.