Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) results: 57% (3,651)
Test centre in County Laois, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,651car tests
- 15 of 57car rank
- 13weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) compares
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) passed 57.0% of 3,651 car tests (2,079 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 4.6 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) ranks 15th highest. Above Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel): Longford (1.2 higher) and Limerick - Woodview (1.4 higher). Below Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel): Galway (Clybaun Hotel) (0.7 lower) and Limerick - Castlemungret (0.7 lower). Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)'s 3,651 car tests: 23rd busiest of 57. Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)'s closest in size: Cavan with 70 more tests, 3.4 lower; Letterkenny with 94 more tests, 2.1 higher; Tralee with 38 fewer tests, 2.5 lower and Castlebar with 160 fewer tests, 0.8 lower.
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) across all categories: 57.3% of 3,728 tests (54.8% nationally), 77 in other licence categories. Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) was County Laois's only centre testing cars: Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)'s 57.0% is the county car rate.
Car driving test pass rate at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel), month by month
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)'s best month: 62.6% of 235 tests, May 2026. Worst: 51.0% of 325, October 2025, an 11.6 point gap. Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)'s quietest month: 147 tests, January 2026; busiest: 490, February 2026. Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel), first 6 months: 55.9% of 1,864; last 6: 58.1% of 1,787, so Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) improved 2.2 points. Latest at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel), August 2026: 57.2% of 250. A year earlier: 56.5% of 163, so Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) is 0.7 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 97 | 60.5% |
| November 2024 | 299 | 53.5% |
| December 2024 | 193 | 57.6% |
| January 2025 | 250 | 55.5% |
| February 2025 | 286 | 54.6% |
| March 2025 | 230 | 55.9% |
| April 2025 | 254 | 53.9% |
| May 2025 | 250 | 56.3% |
| June 2025 | 301 | 54.1% |
| July 2025 | 394 | 55.0% |
| August 2025 | 163 | 56.5% |
| September 2025 | 398 | 55.3% |
| October 2025 | 325 | 51.0% |
| November 2025 | 314 | 57.8% |
| December 2025 | 190 | 59.5% |
| January 2026 | 147 | 60.6% |
| February 2026 | 490 | 55.6% |
| March 2026 | 430 | 55.8% |
| April 2026 | 273 | 56.7% |
| May 2026 | 235 | 62.6% |
| June 2026 | 233 | 57.4% |
| July 2026 | 366 | 59.8% |
| August 2026 | 250 | 57.2% |
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) pass rates by year
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel), September 2024 to August 2025: 55.3% of 2,717 car tests in the 11 months it tested. Since then Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) edged up 1.7 points on 3,651 car tests against 2,717, up 934 (34.4%). Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) went from 16th highest of 57 to 15th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)'s 1.7 point rise ranks 26th largest. Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) added 934 car tests, the 15th largest of 49 increases.
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) has only one full calendar year of car tests, so there is no year on year reading yet. Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel), 2026 to date: 57.7% of 2,424 in 8 months, 5.4 points over national at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel).
| 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 (0 months) | n/a | not published | n/a | not published | n/a | n/a | 53.3% |
| 2022 (0 months) | n/a | not published | n/a | not published | n/a | n/a | 50.2% |
| 2023 (0 months) | n/a | not published | n/a | not published | n/a | n/a | 50.6% |
| 2024 (3 months) | 614 | 57.3% | 589 | 56.0% | 15 | 51 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 3,468 | 55.9% | 3,355 | 55.2% | 122 | 265 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 2,456 | 57.9% | 2,424 | 57.7% | 80 | 242 | 52.3% |
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) by licence category
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel), under 100 tests each: 21 car and trailer (BE); 19 motorcycle (A); 19 truck (C); 5 medium power motorcycle (A2); 5 bus CPC practical; 4 truck CPC practical; 3 low power motorcycle (A1) and 1 minibus (D1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 3,651 | 57.0% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 21 | 81.3% | 85.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 19 | 76.2% | 69.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 19 | 82.4% | 74.4% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 5 | 100.0% | 62.0% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 5 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 4 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 3 | 50.0% | 45.6% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 1 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) waiting times and capacity
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)'s estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 13 weeks at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel). Longer waits than Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel): 14 centres. Shorter than Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel): 39, of 57 others with a published wait. Driver testers assigned to Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) in July 2026: 2. In August 2026, 96.9% of the 258 test slots at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)'s 258 test slots: 27th fewest of 59 centres.
- 13 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 2Driver testers assigned
- 258Test slots in the latest month
- 96.9%Slots used
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel): no shows and tests not conducted
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) counted 4,098 car tests: 3,651 delivered, 123 no shows and 324 not conducted or abandoned. Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)'s shares of those 4,098: 3.0% no shows and 7.9% not conducted at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel). Of 57 centres, Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)'s 3.0% no show share ranks joint 23rd highest. Neither count moves Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)'s 57.0% pass rate: 2,079 passes over 3,651 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,651 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.Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) and County Laois
Portlaoise delivered no car tests over September 2025 to August 2026, so it has no car rate to set against Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel).