Tallaght results: 49.6% (27,547)
Test centre in County Dublin, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 27,547car tests
- 45 of 57car rank
- 23weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Tallaght compares
Tallaght recorded a 49.6% car pass rate on 27,547 tests, 2.8 points below the national 52.4%. The County Dublin car rate was 47.9%, within 1.7 points of this centre.
Car driving test pass rate at Tallaght, month by month
Tallaght held close to 49.8% in both halves of the period, with 13,553 tests in the first six months and 13,994 in the last six. Monthly rates ran from 46.7% in May 2026 to 51.7% in January 2026.
Above the national car rate of 52.4%Below it
- Sep 202438.2%2,044 tests
- Oct 202438.7%1,919 tests
- Nov 202436.5%1,789 tests
- Dec 202440.7%952 tests
- Jan 202540.8%1,213 tests
- Feb 202539.4%1,278 tests
- Mar 202539.6%1,417 tests
- Apr 202550.2%1,199 tests
- May 202542.8%1,518 tests
- Jun 202549.3%1,075 tests
- Jul 202546.7%2,151 tests
- Aug 202548.0%2,132 tests
- Sep 202551.2%2,624 tests
- Oct 202551.2%2,728 tests
- Nov 202548.5%2,149 tests
- Dec 202548.3%1,490 tests
- Jan 202651.7%2,187 tests
- Feb 202646.9%2,375 tests
- Mar 202650.2%2,424 tests
- Apr 202650.5%2,378 tests
- May 202646.7%2,107 tests
- Jun 202650.9%2,538 tests
- Jul 202648.5%2,463 tests
- Aug 202649.7%2,084 tests
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 2,044 | 38.2% |
| October 2024 | 1,919 | 38.7% |
| November 2024 | 1,789 | 36.5% |
| December 2024 | 952 | 40.7% |
| January 2025 | 1,213 | 40.8% |
| February 2025 | 1,278 | 39.4% |
| March 2025 | 1,417 | 39.6% |
| April 2025 | 1,199 | 50.2% |
| May 2025 | 1,518 | 42.8% |
| June 2025 | 1,075 | 49.3% |
| July 2025 | 2,151 | 46.7% |
| August 2025 | 2,132 | 48.0% |
| September 2025 | 2,624 | 51.2% |
| October 2025 | 2,728 | 51.2% |
| November 2025 | 2,149 | 48.5% |
| December 2025 | 1,490 | 48.3% |
| January 2026 | 2,187 | 51.7% |
| February 2026 | 2,375 | 46.9% |
| March 2026 | 2,424 | 50.2% |
| April 2026 | 2,378 | 50.5% |
| May 2026 | 2,107 | 46.7% |
| June 2026 | 2,538 | 50.9% |
| July 2026 | 2,463 | 48.5% |
| August 2026 | 2,084 | 49.7% |
Tallaght pass rates by year
Tallaght's car rate rose 7.1 points from 42.5% in September 2024 to August 2025 to 49.6% in the latest period. Volume grew too, from 18,687 car tests to 27,547, so the two rates rest on different sized groups.
| 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 | 13,878 | 48.6% | 13,477 | 48.4% | 371 | 1,220 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 14,063 | 47.7% | 13,695 | 47.5% | 316 | 1,266 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 18,036 | 46.4% | 17,539 | 46.2% | 550 | 1,317 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 23,691 | 42.2% | 23,275 | 42.0% | 932 | 1,986 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 21,449 | 47.2% | 20,974 | 47.1% | 796 | 1,814 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 18,900 | 49.6% | 18,556 | 49.4% | 762 | 2,169 | 52.3% |
Tallaght by licence category
Tallaght also delivered 581 tests in other licence categories, led by motorcycle (A) with 404. Its 61.9% pass rate was 7.5 points below the national figure for that category. The remaining 3 categories are listed in the table below.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 27,547 | 49.6% | 52.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 404 | 61.9% | 69.4% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 121 | 50.1% | 62.0% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 53 | 54.6% | 45.6% |
| Category AM (Moped / light quadricycle) | 3 | not published | 100.0% |
Tallaght waiting times and capacity
Tallaght's estimated invitation wait was 23 weeks at the end of August 2026, 11.4 weeks longer than the national 11.6 weeks. For comparison, Raheny published 1 week for the same invitation estimate. 2,182 test slots were listed here in August 2026, with 98.3% filled.
- 23 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 16Driver testers assigned
- 2,182Test slots in the latest month
- 98.3%Slots used
- 6,681Applicants waiting at the end of August 2026, all test categories
- 1,527Applicants scheduled for a test at the end of August 2026, all test categories
- 6,554Applicants waiting at the end of August 2026, Category B (Car or light van)
- 1,467Applicants scheduled for a test at the end of August 2026, Category B (Car or light van)
Tallaght: no shows and tests not conducted
Tallaght's 49.6% pass rate uses the 27,547 car tests delivered, with 13,671 passes. Of 31,592 recorded outcomes, 1,146 were no shows and 2,899 were not conducted or abandoned.
27,547 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.Tallaght and County Dublin
Tallaght's invitation estimate was 23 weeks, compared with 1 week at Raheny. Its car pass rate stood at 50.0% across 7,917 tests, close to the rate here.
- 1Raheny7,917 car tests50.0%
- 2Tallaght27,547 car tests49.6%
- 3Killester4,067 car tests48.0%
- 4Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange16,585 car tests47.8%
- 5Mulhuddart Maple House4,216 car tests47.0%
- 6Mulhuddart5,713 car tests45.9%
- 7Finglas15,601 car tests45.0%
Driving test centres in the counties next to Dublin
County Dublin borders Meath, Kildare and Wicklow. If a test centre over the county line is closer to where you live or learn, these are the car driving test pass rates there for September 2025 to August 2026.
County Meath55.9% on 11,277 car tests
- Navan55.9%, 11,277 tests
County Kildare54.9% on 15,492 car tests
- Naas54.9%, 15,492 tests
County Wicklow47.1% on 3,835 car tests
- Wicklow47.1%, 3,835 tests