Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) results: 50.1% (2,731)
Test centre in County Kilkenny, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 2,731car tests
- 43 of 57car rank
- 9weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) compares
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) passed 50.1% of 2,731 car tests (1,368 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 2.3 points below the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) ranks 15th lowest. Above Kilkenny (Govt Buildings): Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) (0.3 higher) and Birr (0.4 higher). Below Kilkenny (Govt Buildings): Raheny (0.1 lower) and Tallaght (0.5 lower). Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s 2,731 car tests: 21st quietest of 57. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s closest in size: Birr with 27 more tests, 0.4 higher; Skibbereen with 192 more tests, 5.5 higher; Tuam with 152 fewer tests, 12.0 higher and Carlow with 279 fewer tests, 8.0 lower.
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) across all categories: 50.1% of 2,731 tests (54.8% nationally), all of them car tests. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) took 62.4% of the 4,374 car tests at 2 County Kilkenny centres. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s 50.1%, county 50.2%: level.
Car driving test pass rate at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings), month by month
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s best month: 54.9% of 160 tests, November 2025. Worst: 44.7% of 340, October 2025, a 10.2 point gap. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s quietest month: 67 tests, December 2025; busiest: 406, July 2026. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings), first 6 months: 48.7% of 1,212; last 6: 51.2% of 1,519, so Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) improved 2.5 points. Latest at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings), August 2026: 47.4% of 267. A year earlier: 52.1% of 267, so Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) is 4.7 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 111 | 45.2% |
| October 2024 | 102 | 50.0% |
| November 2024 | 136 | 49.1% |
| December 2024 | 145 | 43.1% |
| January 2025 | 147 | 47.9% |
| February 2025 | 270 | 42.0% |
| March 2025 | 293 | 44.8% |
| April 2025 | 119 | 55.1% |
| May 2025 | 83 | 41.3% |
| June 2025 | 117 | 62.1% |
| July 2025 | 301 | 68.2% |
| August 2025 | 267 | 52.1% |
| September 2025 | 226 | 49.3% |
| October 2025 | 340 | 44.7% |
| November 2025 | 160 | 54.9% |
| December 2025 | 67 | 48.4% |
| January 2026 | 248 | 51.5% |
| February 2026 | 171 | 46.1% |
| March 2026 | 196 | 54.0% |
| April 2026 | 173 | 50.4% |
| May 2026 | 196 | 49.4% |
| June 2026 | 281 | 53.6% |
| July 2026 | 406 | 52.0% |
| August 2026 | 267 | 47.4% |
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) pass rates by year
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings), September 2024 to August 2025: 50.8% of 2,091 car tests. Since then Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) slipped 0.7 points on 2,731 car tests against 2,091, up 640 (30.6%). Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) went from 17th lowest of 57 to 15th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s 0.7 point fall ranks 15th largest. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) added 640 car tests, the 18th largest of 49 increases. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) kept pace with County Kilkenny, which went from 51.1% to 50.2%.
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) by calendar year: 52.3% of 1,928 car tests in 2021, 50.9% of 2,390 in 2025, down 1.4 points (national down 1.5). Kilkenny (Govt Buildings), 2024 to 2025: 51.1% of 1,949 to 50.9%, barely moving for Kilkenny (Govt Buildings). Best full year: 52.8% in 2022; worst: 50.9% in 2025; busiest: 2,390 car tests in 2025. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s car no shows: 28 in 2021, 76 in 2025; not conducted: 129, then 143. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings), 2026 to date: 50.8% of 1,938 in 8 months, 1.5 points under national at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings).
| 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 | 1,928 | 52.3% | 1,928 | 52.3% | 28 | 129 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,756 | 52.8% | 1,756 | 52.8% | 44 | 169 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 1,546 | 51.3% | 1,546 | 51.3% | 28 | 92 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 1,952 | 51.1% | 1,949 | 51.1% | 58 | 136 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 2,390 | 50.9% | 2,390 | 50.9% | 76 | 143 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 1,938 | 50.8% | 1,938 | 50.8% | 65 | 231 | 52.3% |
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) by licence category
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) tested cars only over September 2025 to August 2026; no other licence category had a test at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings).
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 2,731 | 50.1% | 52.4% |
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) waiting times and capacity
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 9 weeks at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings). Longer waits than Kilkenny (Govt Buildings): 49 centres. Shorter than Kilkenny (Govt Buildings): 5, of 57 others with a published wait. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings): shortest wait in County Kilkenny; Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) the longest, 1 week more than Kilkenny (Govt Buildings). Driver testers assigned to Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) in July 2026: 5. In August 2026, 99.3% of the 269 test slots at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s 269 test slots: 30th most of 59 centres.
- 9 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 5Driver testers assigned
- 269Test slots in the latest month
- 99.3%Slots used
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings): no shows and tests not conducted
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) counted 3,096 car tests: 2,731 delivered, 89 no shows and 276 not conducted or abandoned. Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s shares of those 3,096: 2.9% no shows and 8.9% not conducted at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings). Of 57 centres, Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s 2.9% no show share ranks joint 26th highest. Neither count moves Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)'s 50.1% pass rate: 1,368 passes over 2,731 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
2,731 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.Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) and County Kilkenny
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) trails Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) by 0.3 points (1,643 tests at 50.4%); Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) waits 1 week less than Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels). No other County Kilkenny centre beat Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) on both rate and wait.