Naas results: 54.9% (15,492)
Test centre in County Kildare, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 15,492car tests
- 30 of 57car rank
- 8weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Naas compares
Naas passed 54.9% of 15,492 car tests (8,506 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 2.5 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Naas ranks 28th lowest. Above Naas: Gorey (0.2 higher) and Nenagh (0.2 higher). Below Naas: Tralee (0.4 lower) and Dungarvan (0.5 lower). Naas's 15,492 car tests: 5th busiest of 57. Naas's closest in size: Finglas with 109 more tests, 9.9 lower; Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange with 1,093 more tests, 7.1 lower; Navan with 4,215 fewer tests, 1.0 higher and Dundalk with 6,901 fewer tests, 0.7 higher.
Naas across all categories: 57.1% of 17,168 tests (54.8% nationally), 1,676 in other licence categories. Naas was County Kildare's only centre testing cars: Naas's 54.9% is the county car rate.
Car driving test pass rate at Naas, month by month
Naas's best month: 62.7% of 1,532 tests, September 2025. Worst: 48.5% of 1,295, February 2026, a 14.2 point gap. Naas's quietest month: 1,004 tests, December 2025; busiest: 1,816, October 2025. Naas, first 6 months: 56.2% of 8,244; last 6: 53.5% of 7,248, so Naas weakened 2.7 points. Latest at Naas, August 2026: 52.6% of 1,210. A year earlier: 51.1% of 1,265, so Naas is 1.5 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 739 | 48.3% |
| October 2024 | 773 | 51.6% |
| November 2024 | 638 | 48.4% |
| December 2024 | 547 | 49.5% |
| January 2025 | 1,069 | 48.5% |
| February 2025 | 1,023 | 49.0% |
| March 2025 | 984 | 49.7% |
| April 2025 | 939 | 50.3% |
| May 2025 | 677 | 57.4% |
| June 2025 | 1,219 | 51.1% |
| July 2025 | 1,432 | 54.4% |
| August 2025 | 1,265 | 51.1% |
| September 2025 | 1,532 | 62.7% |
| October 2025 | 1,816 | 59.2% |
| November 2025 | 1,423 | 55.5% |
| December 2025 | 1,004 | 53.4% |
| January 2026 | 1,174 | 54.7% |
| February 2026 | 1,295 | 48.5% |
| March 2026 | 1,144 | 53.7% |
| April 2026 | 1,146 | 52.8% |
| May 2026 | 1,043 | 54.7% |
| June 2026 | 1,291 | 54.1% |
| July 2026 | 1,414 | 53.0% |
| August 2026 | 1,210 | 52.6% |
Naas pass rates by year
Naas, September 2024 to August 2025: 50.9% of 11,305 car tests. Since then Naas rose 4.0 points on 15,492 car tests against 11,305, up 4,187 (37.0%). Naas went from 18th lowest of 57 to 28th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Naas's 4.0 point rise ranks 16th largest. Naas added 4,187 car tests, the 4th largest of 49 increases.
Naas by calendar year: 52.2% of 7,045 car tests in 2021, 54.1% of 14,383 in 2025, up 1.9 points (national down 1.5). Naas, 2024 to 2025: 50.9% of 9,627 to 54.1%, a gain of 3.2 points for Naas. Best full year: 54.1% in 2025; worst: 49.5% in 2022; busiest: 14,383 car tests in 2025. Naas's car no shows: 150 in 2021, 474 in 2025; not conducted: 414, then 1,011. Naas, 2026 to date: 52.9% of 9,717 in 8 months, 0.6 points over national at Naas.
| 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 | 7,833 | 54.0% | 7,045 | 52.2% | 150 | 414 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 9,052 | 52.9% | 7,790 | 49.5% | 180 | 599 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 9,861 | 54.0% | 8,640 | 51.0% | 228 | 582 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 10,691 | 53.3% | 9,627 | 50.9% | 292 | 620 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 15,721 | 55.8% | 14,383 | 54.1% | 474 | 1,011 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 10,741 | 55.4% | 9,717 | 52.9% | 337 | 909 | 52.3% |
Naas by licence category
Naas beyond cars: 536 motorcycle (A), 77.1%, 7.7 points above national; 436 car and trailer (BE), 80.1%, 5.3 points below national; 349 truck (C), 63.7%, 10.7 points below national and 155 truck CPC practical, 93.3%, 5.4 points below national, each with 100 or more tests. Naas, under 100 tests each: 80 medium power motorcycle (A2); 53 small truck (C1); 22 low power motorcycle (A1); 20 minibus (D1); 19 bus CPC practical; 3 moped (AM) and 3 small truck and trailer (C1E). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 15,492 | 54.9% | 52.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 536 | 77.1% | 69.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 436 | 80.1% | 85.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 349 | 63.7% | 74.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 155 | 93.3% | 98.7% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 80 | 77.8% | 62.0% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 53 | 81.9% | 76.5% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 22 | 73.5% | 45.6% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 20 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 19 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category AM (Moped / light quadricycle) | 3 | not published | 100.0% |
| Category C1E (Small truck / large van with trailer) | 3 | 100.0% | 92.6% |
Naas waiting times and capacity
Naas's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 8 weeks at Naas. Longer waits than Naas: 53 centres. Shorter than Naas: 3, of 57 others with a published wait. Driver testers assigned to Naas in July 2026: 13. In August 2026, 98.7% of the 1,317 test slots at Naas were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Naas's 1,317 test slots: 5th most of 59 centres.
- 8 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 13Driver testers assigned
- 1,317Test slots in the latest month
- 98.7%Slots used
Naas: no shows and tests not conducted
Naas counted 17,302 car tests: 15,492 delivered, 541 no shows and 1,269 not conducted or abandoned. Naas's shares of those 17,302: 3.1% no shows and 7.3% not conducted at Naas. Of 57 centres, Naas's 3.1% no show share ranks joint 17th highest. Neither count moves Naas's 54.9% pass rate: 8,506 passes over 15,492 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
15,492 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.