Figures: Tralee: 54.5% (3,613)
Test centre in County Kerry, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,613car tests
- 31 of 57car rank
- 15weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Tralee compares
Tralee passed 54.5% of 3,613 car tests (1,968 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 2.1 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Tralee ranks 27th lowest. Above Tralee: Naas (0.4 higher) and Gorey (0.6 higher). Below Tralee: Dungarvan (0.1 lower) and Drogheda - Southgate (0.3 lower). Tralee's 3,613 car tests: 24th busiest of 57. Tralee's closest in size: Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) with 38 more tests, 2.5 higher; Cavan with 108 more tests, 0.9 lower; Castlebar with 122 fewer tests, 1.7 higher and Athlone with 144 fewer tests, 8.2 lower.
Tralee across all categories: 55.5% of 3,774 tests (54.8% nationally), 161 in other licence categories. Tralee took 51.2% of the 7,050 car tests at 2 County Kerry centres. Tralee's 54.5%, county 51.4%: 3.1 points above.
Car driving test pass rate at Tralee, month by month
Tralee's best month: 60.9% of 291 tests, October 2025. Worst: 48.2% of 460, September 2025, a 12.7 point gap. Tralee's quietest month: 143 tests, August 2026; busiest: 460, September 2025. Tralee, first 6 months: 54.0% of 1,947; last 6: 55.0% of 1,666, so Tralee improved 1.0 point. Latest at Tralee, August 2026: 57.5% of 143. A year earlier: 51.6% of 168, so Tralee is 5.9 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 321 | 52.1% |
| October 2024 | 256 | 49.4% |
| November 2024 | 327 | 51.1% |
| December 2024 | 232 | 52.6% |
| January 2025 | 383 | 57.0% |
| February 2025 | 314 | 57.1% |
| March 2025 | 245 | 53.1% |
| April 2025 | 260 | 54.9% |
| May 2025 | 336 | 58.6% |
| June 2025 | 241 | 51.1% |
| July 2025 | 315 | 52.7% |
| August 2025 | 168 | 51.6% |
| September 2025 | 460 | 48.2% |
| October 2025 | 291 | 60.9% |
| November 2025 | 299 | 55.7% |
| December 2025 | 267 | 54.4% |
| January 2026 | 315 | 55.2% |
| February 2026 | 315 | 53.2% |
| March 2026 | 361 | 50.2% |
| April 2026 | 293 | 56.9% |
| May 2026 | 281 | 51.2% |
| June 2026 | 275 | 60.6% |
| July 2026 | 313 | 56.0% |
| August 2026 | 143 | 57.5% |
Tralee pass rates by year
Tralee, September 2024 to August 2025: 53.7% of 3,398 car tests. Since then Tralee edged up 0.8 points on 3,613 car tests against 3,398, up 215 (6.3%). Tralee went from 24th highest of 57 to 27th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Tralee's 0.8 point rise ranks 32nd largest. Tralee added 215 car tests, the 41st largest of 49 increases. Tralee kept pace with County Kerry, which went from 50.8% to 51.4%.
Tralee by calendar year: 50.9% of 2,573 car tests in 2021, 54.6% of 3,579 in 2025, up 3.7 points (national down 1.5). Tralee, 2024 to 2025: 50.9% of 3,531 to 54.6%, a gain of 3.7 points for Tralee. Best full year: 54.6% in 2025; worst: 46.0% in 2023; busiest: 3,579 car tests in 2025. Tralee's car no shows: 37 in 2021, 133 in 2025; not conducted: 135, then 225. Tralee, 2026 to date: 54.8% of 2,296 in 8 months, 2.5 points over national at Tralee.
| 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 | 2,947 | 55.0% | 2,573 | 50.9% | 37 | 135 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 3,094 | 53.6% | 2,697 | 49.9% | 54 | 135 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 3,054 | 49.7% | 2,719 | 46.0% | 89 | 132 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 3,698 | 52.4% | 3,531 | 50.9% | 121 | 206 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 3,736 | 55.9% | 3,579 | 54.6% | 133 | 225 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 2,380 | 55.5% | 2,296 | 54.8% | 74 | 189 | 52.3% |
Tralee by licence category
Tralee, under 100 tests each: 94 car and trailer (BE); 49 motorcycle (A); 13 medium power motorcycle (A2) and 5 low power motorcycle (A1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 3,613 | 54.5% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 94 | 87.2% | 85.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 49 | 72.7% | 69.4% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 13 | 54.2% | 62.0% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 5 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
Tralee waiting times and capacity
Tralee's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 15 weeks at Tralee. Longer waits than Tralee: 8 centres. Shorter than Tralee: 47, of 57 others with a published wait. Tralee: shortest wait in County Kerry; Killarney the longest, 1 week more than Tralee. Driver testers assigned to Tralee in July 2026: 3. In August 2026, 99.3% of the 144 test slots at Tralee were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Tralee's 144 test slots: 9th fewest of 59 centres.
- 15 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 3Driver testers assigned
- 144Test slots in the latest month
- 99.3%Slots used
Tralee: no shows and tests not conducted
Tralee counted 4,010 car tests: 3,613 delivered, 131 no shows and 266 not conducted or abandoned. Tralee's shares of those 4,010: 3.3% no shows and 6.6% not conducted at Tralee. Of 57 centres, Tralee's 3.3% no show share ranks joint 13th highest. Neither count moves Tralee's 54.5% pass rate: 1,968 passes over 3,613 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,613 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.Tralee and County Kerry
Tralee leads Killarney by 6.4 points (3,437 tests at 48.1%); Tralee waits 1 week less than Killarney. No other County Kerry centre beat Tralee on both rate and wait.
Tralee (HGV's) delivered no car tests over September 2025 to August 2026, so it has no car rate to set against Tralee.