Finglas results: 45% (15,601)
Test centre in County Dublin, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 15,601car tests
- 55 of 57car rank
- 10weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Finglas compares
Finglas passed 45.0% of 15,601 car tests (7,020 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 7.4 points below the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Finglas ranks 3rd lowest. Above Finglas: Mulhuddart (0.9 higher) and Athlone (1.3 higher). Below Finglas: Carlow (2.9 lower) and Waterford (2.9 lower). Finglas's 15,601 car tests: 4th busiest of 57. Finglas's closest in size: Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange with 984 more tests, 2.8 higher; Cork (Wilton) with 2,530 more tests, 8.7 higher; Naas with 109 fewer tests, 9.9 higher and Navan with 4,324 fewer tests, 10.9 higher.
Finglas across all categories: 50.6% of 19,816 tests (54.8% nationally), 4,215 in other licence categories. Finglas took 19.1% of the 81,647 car tests at 8 County Dublin centres. Finglas's 45.0%, county 47.9%: 2.9 points below.
Car driving test pass rate at Finglas, month by month
Finglas's best month: 48.7% of 1,079 tests, August 2026. Worst: 40.0% of 1,240, September 2025, an 8.7 point gap. Finglas's quietest month: 1,079 tests, August 2026; busiest: 1,600, October 2025. Finglas, first 6 months: 44.3% of 7,891; last 6: 45.7% of 7,710, so Finglas improved 1.4 points. Latest at Finglas, August 2026: 48.7% of 1,079. A year earlier: 43.5% of 1,265, so Finglas is 5.2 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 952 | 36.0% |
| October 2024 | 957 | 36.0% |
| November 2024 | 882 | 38.3% |
| December 2024 | 544 | 44.1% |
| January 2025 | 852 | 41.0% |
| February 2025 | 745 | 42.8% |
| March 2025 | 921 | 42.1% |
| April 2025 | 937 | 41.1% |
| May 2025 | 1,069 | 38.0% |
| June 2025 | 897 | 42.0% |
| July 2025 | 1,595 | 39.6% |
| August 2025 | 1,265 | 43.5% |
| September 2025 | 1,240 | 40.0% |
| October 2025 | 1,600 | 44.3% |
| November 2025 | 1,322 | 48.6% |
| December 2025 | 1,139 | 44.4% |
| January 2026 | 1,234 | 45.9% |
| February 2026 | 1,356 | 42.4% |
| March 2026 | 1,418 | 44.9% |
| April 2026 | 1,365 | 45.8% |
| May 2026 | 1,226 | 43.7% |
| June 2026 | 1,179 | 43.1% |
| July 2026 | 1,443 | 48.1% |
| August 2026 | 1,079 | 48.7% |
Finglas pass rates by year
Finglas, September 2024 to August 2025: 40.2% of 11,616 car tests. Since then Finglas rose 4.8 points on 15,601 car tests against 11,616, up 3,985 (34.3%). Finglas stayed 3rd lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Finglas's 4.8 point rise ranks 10th largest. Finglas added 3,985 car tests, the 5th largest of 49 increases. Finglas gained 1.9 points on County Dublin, which went from 45.0% to 47.9%.
Finglas by calendar year: 42.4% of 9,172 car tests in 2021, 42.4% of 13,582 in 2025, up 0.0 points (national down 1.5). Finglas, 2024 to 2025: 36.9% of 13,131 to 42.4%, a gain of 5.5 points for Finglas. Best full year: 42.4% in 2021; worst: 35.9% in 2022; busiest: 13,582 car tests in 2025. Finglas's car no shows: 287 in 2021, 585 in 2025; not conducted: 822, then 958. Finglas, 2026 to date: 45.3% of 10,300 in 8 months, 7.0 points under national at Finglas.
| 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 | 11,785 | 48.5% | 9,172 | 42.4% | 287 | 822 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 12,725 | 46.3% | 8,779 | 35.9% | 262 | 853 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 15,786 | 46.9% | 11,241 | 38.2% | 408 | 783 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 18,218 | 46.0% | 13,131 | 36.9% | 585 | 1,005 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 17,714 | 49.4% | 13,582 | 42.4% | 585 | 958 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 13,081 | 50.9% | 10,300 | 45.3% | 474 | 982 | 52.3% |
Finglas by licence category
Finglas beyond cars: 1,346 bus (D), 57.8%, 7.9 points below national; 880 truck (C), 60.1%, 14.3 points below national; 780 bus CPC practical, 98.7%, level with national; 392 articulated truck (CE), 52.4%, 14.3 points below national; 330 truck CPC practical, 99.3%, 0.6 points above national; 245 car and trailer (BE), 76.2%, 9.2 points below national and 148 minibus (D1), 64.2%, 3.9 points below national, each with 100 or more tests. Finglas, under 100 tests each: 83 small truck (C1) and 11 small truck and trailer (C1E). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 15,601 | 45.0% | 52.4% |
| Category D (Bus) | 1,346 | 57.8% | 65.7% |
| Category C (Truck) | 880 | 60.1% | 74.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 780 | 98.7% | 98.7% |
| Category CE (Articulated Truck) | 392 | 52.4% | 66.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 330 | 99.3% | 98.7% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 245 | 76.2% | 85.4% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 148 | 64.2% | 68.1% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 83 | 68.0% | 76.5% |
| Category C1E (Small truck / large van with trailer) | 11 | 100.0% | 92.6% |
Finglas waiting times and capacity
Finglas's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 10 weeks at Finglas. Longer waits than Finglas: 31 centres. Shorter than Finglas: 9, of 57 others with a published wait. County Dublin waits ran from 1 week at Raheny to 23 weeks at Tallaght, with Finglas between. Driver testers assigned to Finglas in July 2026: 14. In August 2026, 98.6% of the 1,365 test slots at Finglas were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Finglas's 1,365 test slots: 4th most of 59 centres.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 14Driver testers assigned
- 1,365Test slots in the latest month
- 98.6%Slots used
Finglas: no shows and tests not conducted
Finglas counted 17,636 car tests: 15,601 delivered, 725 no shows and 1,310 not conducted or abandoned. Finglas's shares of those 17,636: 4.1% no shows and 7.4% not conducted at Finglas. Of 57 centres, Finglas's 4.1% no show share ranks joint 3rd highest. Neither count moves Finglas's 45.0% pass rate: 7,020 passes over 15,601 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
15,601 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.Finglas and County Dublin
Finglas trails Raheny by 5.0 points (7,917 tests at 50.0%); Finglas waits 9 weeks more than Raheny; Finglas trails Tallaght by 4.6 points (27,547 tests at 49.6%); Finglas waits 13 weeks less than Tallaght; Finglas trails Killester by 3.0 points (4,067 tests at 48.0%); Finglas waits 6 weeks less than Killester; Finglas trails Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange by 2.8 points (16,585 tests at 47.8%); Finglas waits 7 weeks less than Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange; Finglas trails Mulhuddart Maple House by 2.0 points (4,216 tests at 47.0%); Finglas has the same wait as Mulhuddart Maple House and Finglas trails Mulhuddart by 0.9 points (5,713 tests at 45.9%); Finglas waits 7 weeks less than Mulhuddart. Raheny beat Finglas on both rate and wait.
Leixlip - Springfield Hotel; Mulhuddart (Carlton Hotel) and Sandyford delivered no car tests over September 2025 to August 2026, so they have no car rate to set against Finglas.
Charlestown (Dublin)
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange
Killester
Leixlip - Springfield Hotel
Mulhuddart (Carlton Hotel)
Mulhuddart Maple House
Mulhuddart
Raheny
Sandyford
Tallaght