Mulhuddart results: 45.9% (5,713)
Test centre in County Dublin, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 5,713car tests
- 54 of 57car rank
- 17weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Mulhuddart compares
Mulhuddart passed 45.9% of 5,713 car tests (2,621 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 6.5 points below the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Mulhuddart ranks 4th lowest. Above Mulhuddart: Athlone (0.4 higher) and Wexford (0.5 higher). Below Mulhuddart: Finglas (0.9 lower) and Carlow (3.8 lower). Mulhuddart's 5,713 car tests: 10th busiest of 57. Mulhuddart's closest in size: Waterford with 1,092 more tests, 3.8 lower; Raheny with 2,204 more tests, 4.1 higher; Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) with 507 fewer tests, 5.5 higher and Wexford with 1,048 fewer tests, 0.5 higher.
Mulhuddart across all categories: 46.0% of 5,732 tests (54.8% nationally), 19 in other licence categories. Mulhuddart took 7.0% of the 81,647 car tests at 8 County Dublin centres. Mulhuddart's 45.9%, county 47.9%: 2.0 points below.
Car driving test pass rate at Mulhuddart, month by month
Mulhuddart's best month: 51.7% of 553 tests, March 2026. Worst: 39.2% of 776, July 2026, a 12.5 point gap. Mulhuddart's quietest month: 210 tests, December 2025; busiest: 776, July 2026. Mulhuddart, first 6 months: 48.7% of 2,146; last 6: 44.2% of 3,567, so Mulhuddart weakened 4.5 points. Latest at Mulhuddart, August 2026: 41.8% of 607. A year earlier: 50.2% of 646, so Mulhuddart is 8.4 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 622 | 40.0% |
| October 2024 | 612 | 41.8% |
| November 2024 | 536 | 47.3% |
| December 2024 | 361 | 36.1% |
| January 2025 | 582 | 44.9% |
| February 2025 | 520 | 43.2% |
| March 2025 | 390 | 41.2% |
| April 2025 | 296 | 47.0% |
| May 2025 | 511 | 40.2% |
| June 2025 | 595 | 44.9% |
| July 2025 | 615 | 47.9% |
| August 2025 | 646 | 50.2% |
| September 2025 | 478 | 48.8% |
| October 2025 | 409 | 50.1% |
| November 2025 | 332 | 46.1% |
| December 2025 | 210 | 44.6% |
| January 2026 | 343 | 51.2% |
| February 2026 | 374 | 49.4% |
| March 2026 | 553 | 51.7% |
| April 2026 | 518 | 46.2% |
| May 2026 | 524 | 44.8% |
| June 2026 | 589 | 43.8% |
| July 2026 | 776 | 39.2% |
| August 2026 | 607 | 41.8% |
Mulhuddart pass rates by year
Mulhuddart, September 2024 to August 2025: 44.0% of 6,286 car tests. Since then Mulhuddart edged up 1.9 points on 5,713 car tests against 6,286, down 573 (9.1%). Mulhuddart went from 8th lowest of 57 to 4th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Mulhuddart's 1.9 point rise ranks 25th largest. Mulhuddart lost 573 car tests, the 2nd largest of 6 drops. Mulhuddart lost 1.0 point on County Dublin, which went from 45.0% to 47.9%.
Mulhuddart by calendar year: 44.4% of 3,615 car tests in 2021, 45.9% of 5,584 in 2025, up 1.5 points (national down 1.5). Mulhuddart, 2024 to 2025: 42.8% of 6,859 to 45.9%, a gain of 3.1 points for Mulhuddart. Best full year: 45.9% in 2025; worst: 42.8% in 2024; busiest: 6,859 car tests in 2024. Mulhuddart's car no shows: 92 in 2021, 270 in 2025; not conducted: 389, then 428. Mulhuddart, 2026 to date: 45.2% of 4,284 in 8 months, 7.1 points under national at Mulhuddart.
| 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 | 3,837 | 45.1% | 3,615 | 44.4% | 92 | 389 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 4,480 | 43.7% | 4,467 | 43.5% | 154 | 531 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 5,035 | 45.1% | 4,983 | 44.8% | 197 | 410 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 6,876 | 42.9% | 6,859 | 42.8% | 300 | 499 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 5,613 | 46.1% | 5,584 | 45.9% | 270 | 428 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 4,303 | 45.4% | 4,284 | 45.2% | 215 | 489 | 52.3% |
Mulhuddart by licence category
Mulhuddart, under 100 tests each: 7 car and trailer (BE); 6 bus CPC practical; 2 small truck (C1); 2 minibus (D1) and 2 truck CPC practical. Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 5,713 | 45.9% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 7 | 100.0% | 85.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 6 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 2 | not published | 76.5% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 2 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 2 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
Mulhuddart waiting times and capacity
Mulhuddart's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 17 weeks at Mulhuddart. Longer waits than Mulhuddart: 1 centres. Shorter than Mulhuddart: 55, of 57 others with a published wait. County Dublin waits ran from 1 week at Raheny to 23 weeks at Tallaght, with Mulhuddart between. Driver testers assigned to Mulhuddart in July 2026: 3. In August 2026, 98.2% of the 615 test slots at Mulhuddart were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Mulhuddart's 615 test slots: 8th most of 59 centres.
- 17 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 3Driver testers assigned
- 615Test slots in the latest month
- 98.2%Slots used
Mulhuddart: no shows and tests not conducted
Mulhuddart counted 6,611 car tests: 5,713 delivered, 298 no shows and 600 not conducted or abandoned. Mulhuddart's shares of those 6,611: 4.5% no shows and 9.1% not conducted at Mulhuddart. Of 57 centres, Mulhuddart's 4.5% no show share ranks the highest. Neither count moves Mulhuddart's 45.9% pass rate: 2,621 passes over 5,713 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
5,713 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.Mulhuddart and County Dublin
Mulhuddart trails Raheny by 4.1 points (7,917 tests at 50.0%); Mulhuddart waits 16 weeks more than Raheny; Mulhuddart trails Tallaght by 3.7 points (27,547 tests at 49.6%); Mulhuddart waits 6 weeks less than Tallaght; Mulhuddart trails Killester by 2.1 points (4,067 tests at 48.0%); Mulhuddart waits 1 week more than Killester; Mulhuddart trails Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange by 1.9 points (16,585 tests at 47.8%); Mulhuddart has the same wait as Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange; Mulhuddart trails Mulhuddart Maple House by 1.1 points (4,216 tests at 47.0%); Mulhuddart waits 7 weeks more than Mulhuddart Maple House and Mulhuddart leads Finglas by 0.9 points (15,601 tests at 45.0%); Mulhuddart waits 7 weeks more than Finglas. Raheny; Killester and Mulhuddart Maple House beat Mulhuddart 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 Mulhuddart.
Charlestown (Dublin)
Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange
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Leixlip - Springfield Hotel
Mulhuddart (Carlton Hotel)
Mulhuddart Maple House
Raheny
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Tallaght