Results: Wexford: 46.4% (4,665)
Test centre in County Wexford, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 4,665car tests
- 52 of 57car rank
- 9weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Wexford compares
Wexford passed 46.4% of 4,665 car tests (2,163 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 6.0 points below the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Wexford ranks 6th lowest. Above Wexford: Mulhuddart Maple House (0.6 higher) and Wicklow (0.7 higher). Below Wexford: Athlone (0.1 lower) and Mulhuddart (0.5 lower). Wexford's 4,665 car tests: 12th busiest of 57. Wexford's closest in size: Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) with 541 more tests, 5.0 higher; Mulhuddart with 1,048 more tests, 0.5 lower; Limerick - Woodview with 70 fewer tests, 12.0 higher and Limerick - Castlemungret with 231 fewer tests, 9.9 higher.
Wexford across all categories: 48.7% of 5,035 tests (54.8% nationally), 370 in other licence categories. Wexford took 53.2% of the 8,776 car tests at 2 County Wexford centres. Wexford's 46.4%, county 50.5%: 4.1 points below.
Car driving test pass rate at Wexford, month by month
Wexford's best month: 52.2% of 412 tests, July 2026. Worst: 42.0% of 235, December 2025, a 10.2 point gap. Wexford's quietest month: 235 tests, December 2025; busiest: 533, October 2025. Wexford, first 6 months: 44.8% of 2,376; last 6: 47.9% of 2,289, so Wexford improved 3.1 points. Latest at Wexford, August 2026: 44.1% of 353. A year earlier: 49.6% of 269, so Wexford is 5.5 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 412 | 49.9% |
| October 2024 | 293 | 51.5% |
| November 2024 | 284 | 50.4% |
| December 2024 | 165 | 52.0% |
| January 2025 | 258 | 53.4% |
| February 2025 | 312 | 53.6% |
| March 2025 | 382 | 49.9% |
| April 2025 | 310 | 51.4% |
| May 2025 | 328 | 53.8% |
| June 2025 | 408 | 52.6% |
| July 2025 | 518 | 48.7% |
| August 2025 | 269 | 49.6% |
| September 2025 | 283 | 47.5% |
| October 2025 | 533 | 44.6% |
| November 2025 | 483 | 44.3% |
| December 2025 | 235 | 42.0% |
| January 2026 | 411 | 46.9% |
| February 2026 | 431 | 43.6% |
| March 2026 | 449 | 48.1% |
| April 2026 | 405 | 49.6% |
| May 2026 | 299 | 46.3% |
| June 2026 | 371 | 46.1% |
| July 2026 | 412 | 52.2% |
| August 2026 | 353 | 44.1% |
Wexford pass rates by year
Wexford, September 2024 to August 2025: 51.2% of 3,939 car tests. Since then Wexford fell 4.8 points on 4,665 car tests against 3,939, up 726 (18.4%). Wexford went from 19th lowest of 57 to 6th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Wexford's 4.8 point fall ranks 4th largest. Wexford added 726 car tests, the 17th largest of 49 increases. Wexford lost 0.7 points on County Wexford, which went from 54.6% to 50.5%.
Wexford by calendar year: 52.7% of 2,315 car tests in 2021, 49.0% of 4,319 in 2025, down 3.7 points (national down 1.5). Wexford, 2024 to 2025: 48.4% of 4,194 to 49.0%, a gain of 0.6 points for Wexford. Best full year: 52.7% in 2021; worst: 47.6% in 2023; busiest: 4,319 car tests in 2025. Wexford's car no shows: 43 in 2021, 139 in 2025; not conducted: 160, then 255. Wexford, 2026 to date: 47.2% of 3,131 in 8 months, 5.1 points under national at Wexford.
| 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 | 2,521 | 54.7% | 2,315 | 52.7% | 43 | 160 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 3,526 | 50.8% | 3,217 | 49.0% | 72 | 220 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 3,758 | 50.4% | 3,405 | 47.6% | 97 | 150 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 4,555 | 50.2% | 4,194 | 48.4% | 147 | 199 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 4,645 | 50.9% | 4,319 | 49.0% | 139 | 255 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 3,365 | 49.1% | 3,131 | 47.2% | 84 | 264 | 52.3% |
Wexford by licence category
Wexford beyond cars: 133 car and trailer (BE), 84.4%, 1.0 point below national, each with 100 or more tests. Wexford, under 100 tests each: 87 motorcycle (A); 58 truck (C); 35 truck CPC practical; 22 minibus (D1); 15 medium power motorcycle (A2); 14 bus CPC practical; 4 low power motorcycle (A1) and 2 small truck (C1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 4,665 | 46.4% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 133 | 84.4% | 85.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 87 | 69.2% | 69.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 58 | 74.2% | 74.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 35 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 22 | 66.7% | 68.1% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 15 | 72.6% | 62.0% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 14 | 84.6% | 98.7% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 4 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 2 | 100.0% | 76.5% |
Wexford waiting times and capacity
Wexford's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 9 weeks at Wexford. Longer waits than Wexford: 49 centres. Shorter than Wexford: 5, of 57 others with a published wait. Wexford: shortest wait in County Wexford; Gorey the longest, 1 week more than Wexford. Driver testers assigned to Wexford in July 2026: 3. In August 2026, 97.3% of the 407 test slots at Wexford were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Wexford's 407 test slots: 18th most of 59 centres.
- 9 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 3Driver testers assigned
- 407Test slots in the latest month
- 97.3%Slots used
Wexford: no shows and tests not conducted
Wexford counted 5,172 car tests: 4,665 delivered, 135 no shows and 372 not conducted or abandoned. Wexford's shares of those 5,172: 2.6% no shows and 7.2% not conducted at Wexford. Of 57 centres, Wexford's 2.6% no show share ranks joint 18th lowest. Neither count moves Wexford's 46.4% pass rate: 2,163 passes over 4,665 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
4,665 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.Wexford and County Wexford
Wexford trails Gorey by 8.7 points (4,111 tests at 55.1%); Wexford waits 1 week less than Gorey. No other County Wexford centre beat Wexford on both rate and wait.