Test Centres in Dublin

Dublin is one of Ireland's busiest counties for driving tests, with 9 RSA centres handling thousands of candidates each year. Average county pass rate: 45.4%.

Centres in Dublin
9
Region: Leinster
Average Pass Rate
45.4%
Across all centres
Best Centre
Dún Laoghaire / Deansgrange
53.2% pass rate
vs National
-6.9 pp
National avg: 52.3%

All driving test centres in Dublin

Dublin is one of Ireland's busiest counties for driving tests, with 9 RSA centres handling thousands of candidates each year. Listed below in order of pass rate, highest first. Click any centre for detailed information including address, map, pass rate history, common routes, and tips for passing.

Dún Laoghaire / Deansgrange

53.2%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. Average difficulty test centre.

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Churchtown

48.2%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. Below average difficulty test centre.

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Raheny

47.5%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. Below average difficulty test centre.

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Killester

47.3%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. Below average difficulty test centre.

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Tallaght

46.2%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. Below average difficulty test centre.

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Mulhuddart

45.3%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. Below average difficulty test centre.

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Mulhuddart (Maple House)

44.1%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. One of Ireland's harder difficulty test centre.

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Finglas

38.6%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. One of Ireland's harder difficulty test centre.

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Charlestown

38.2%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. One of Ireland's harder difficulty test centre.

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Churchtown

48.2%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. Below average difficulty test centre.

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Raheny

47.5%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. Below average difficulty test centre.

Pass rate Wait time

Killester

47.3%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. Below average difficulty test centre.

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Tallaght

46.2%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. Below average difficulty test centre.

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Mulhuddart

45.3%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. Below average difficulty test centre.

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Mulhuddart (Maple House)

44.1%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. One of Ireland's harder difficulty test centre.

Pass rate Wait time

Finglas

38.6%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. One of Ireland's harder difficulty test centre.

Pass rate Wait time

Charlestown

38.2%

Located in Dublin, Leinster. One of Ireland's harder difficulty test centre.

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The best and hardest centres in Dublin

Among the 9 centres in Dublin, there's a meaningful spread in pass rates. Dún Laoghaire / Deansgrange has the highest pass rate at 53.2%, while Charlestown has the lowest at 38.2% — a difference of 15.0 percentage points.

If you're flexible on location within Dublin, you can meaningfully improve your odds by choosing carefully. See each centre's page for details on routes, preparation, and current waiting times.

How Dublin compares to other counties

With an average pass rate of 45.4%, Dublin underperforms the national average of 52.3% by 6.9 percentage points. Dublin sits in the Leinster province, which includes centres across 25 test centres in total.

For a full breakdown of pass rates by county, see our national pass rates comparison. For current waiting times, see the waiting times dashboard.

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