Wicklow results: 47.1% (3,835)
Test centre in County Wicklow, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,835car tests
- 50 of 57car rank
- 13weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Wicklow compares
Wicklow passed 47.1% of 3,835 car tests (1,808 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 5.3 points below the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Wicklow ranks 8th lowest. Above Wicklow: Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange (0.7 higher) and Killester (0.9 higher). Below Wicklow: Mulhuddart Maple House (0.1 lower) and Wexford (0.7 lower). Wicklow's 3,835 car tests: 20th busiest of 57. Wicklow's closest in size: Mullingar with 157 more tests, 3.6 higher; Killester with 232 more tests, 0.9 higher; Letterkenny with 90 fewer tests, 12.0 higher and Cavan with 114 fewer tests, 6.5 higher.
Wicklow across all categories: 48.6% of 3,948 tests (54.8% nationally), 113 in other licence categories. Wicklow was County Wicklow's only centre testing cars: Wicklow's 47.1% is the county car rate.
Car driving test pass rate at Wicklow, month by month
Wicklow's best month: 63.2% of 326 tests, November 2025. Worst: 35.8% of 332, May 2026, a 27.4 point gap. Wicklow's quietest month: 172 tests, August 2026; busiest: 360, January 2026. Wicklow, first 6 months: 52.8% of 2,006; last 6: 40.9% of 1,829, so Wicklow weakened 11.9 points. Latest at Wicklow, August 2026: 46.3% of 172. A year earlier: 39.3% of 336, so Wicklow is 7.0 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 121 | 67.7% |
| October 2024 | 177 | 61.0% |
| November 2024 | 157 | 57.4% |
| December 2024 | 128 | 59.7% |
| January 2025 | 192 | 61.6% |
| February 2025 | 159 | 65.2% |
| March 2025 | 233 | 64.2% |
| April 2025 | 223 | 55.2% |
| May 2025 | 227 | 56.4% |
| June 2025 | 205 | 60.0% |
| July 2025 | 465 | 44.4% |
| August 2025 | 336 | 39.3% |
| September 2025 | 333 | 38.8% |
| October 2025 | 323 | 51.4% |
| November 2025 | 326 | 63.2% |
| December 2025 | 339 | 52.3% |
| January 2026 | 360 | 57.0% |
| February 2026 | 325 | 54.2% |
| March 2026 | 297 | 45.1% |
| April 2026 | 354 | 45.6% |
| May 2026 | 332 | 35.8% |
| June 2026 | 328 | 37.5% |
| July 2026 | 346 | 37.8% |
| August 2026 | 172 | 46.3% |
Wicklow pass rates by year
Wicklow, September 2024 to August 2025: 54.9% of 2,623 car tests. Since then Wicklow dropped 7.8 points on 3,835 car tests against 2,623, up 1,212 (46.2%). Wicklow went from 17th highest of 57 to 8th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Wicklow's 7.8 point fall is the largest. Wicklow added 1,212 car tests, the 11th largest of 49 increases.
Wicklow by calendar year: 55.6% of 1,348 car tests in 2021, 52.4% of 3,361 in 2025, down 3.2 points (national down 1.5). Wicklow, 2024 to 2025: 57.4% of 2,683 to 52.4%, a loss of 5.0 points for Wicklow. Best full year: 57.4% in 2024; worst: 52.4% in 2025; busiest: 3,361 car tests in 2025. Wicklow's car no shows: 20 in 2021, 119 in 2025; not conducted: 107, then 277. Wicklow, 2026 to date: 44.9% of 2,514 in 8 months, 7.4 points under national at Wicklow.
| 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 | 1,439 | 57.7% | 1,348 | 55.6% | 20 | 107 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,993 | 57.4% | 1,832 | 54.4% | 44 | 161 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 2,018 | 56.0% | 1,890 | 53.4% | 62 | 158 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 2,835 | 59.5% | 2,683 | 57.4% | 98 | 185 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 3,530 | 54.6% | 3,361 | 52.4% | 119 | 277 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 2,577 | 46.2% | 2,514 | 44.9% | 89 | 270 | 52.3% |
Wicklow by licence category
Wicklow, under 100 tests each: 62 car and trailer (BE); 31 truck (C); 18 truck CPC practical and 2 bus CPC practical. Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 3,835 | 47.1% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 62 | 94.6% | 85.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 31 | 96.8% | 74.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 18 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 2 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
Wicklow waiting times and capacity
Wicklow's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 13 weeks at Wicklow. Longer waits than Wicklow: 14 centres. Shorter than Wicklow: 39, of 57 others with a published wait. Driver testers assigned to Wicklow in July 2026: 3. In August 2026, 99.4% of the 173 test slots at Wicklow were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Wicklow's 173 test slots: 14th fewest of 59 centres.
- 13 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 3Driver testers assigned
- 173Test slots in the latest month
- 99.4%Slots used
Wicklow: no shows and tests not conducted
Wicklow counted 4,366 car tests: 3,835 delivered, 135 no shows and 396 not conducted or abandoned. Wicklow's shares of those 4,366: 3.1% no shows and 9.1% not conducted at Wicklow. Of 57 centres, Wicklow's 3.1% no show share ranks joint 17th highest. Neither count moves Wicklow's 47.1% pass rate: 1,808 passes over 3,835 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,835 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.