Test Centre Stats

Co. Kilkenny ยท RSA driving test centre

Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) driving test centre

Figures to September 2026, from Road Safety Authority tables on CSO PxStat updated .

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

11 weeks

+5.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

49.9%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

15 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

2,777

3.3% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 11 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) would be invited to book a date, 0.9 weeks less than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 6 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 2,777 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 49.9% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 50.9%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings), October 2024 to September 2026Kilkenny (Govt Buildings): 11 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2611.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2611.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings), October 2024 to September 2026
MonthKilkenny (Govt Buildings)All Irish centres
September 202611.011.9
August 20269.011.6
July 202610.012.1
June 202611.011.8
May 202616.012.3
April 202616.011.9
March 202614.011.9
February 202610.011.5
January 202611.010.7
December 20259.010.6
November 202511.011.4
October 20259.011.5
September 20256.09.8
August 20258.010.2
July 20257.014.4
June 202513.016.8
May 202519.020.8
April 202523.027.3
March 202517.024.1
February 202516.022.9
January 202523.022.0
December 202425.020.8
November 202424.020.6
October 202418.019.3

Pass rate

Each point is the pass rate over the 12 months to that month, which smooths out small monthly samples. Over the latest 12 months Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) ranks 43rd highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings), rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings): 49.9%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2649.9%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2649.9%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Kilkenny (Govt Buildings), rolling 12 months
MonthKilkenny (Govt Buildings)All Irish centres
September 202649.9%52.3%
August 202650.1%52.4%
July 202650.6%52.4%
June 202652.4%52.4%
May 202652.7%52.3%
April 202652.6%52.3%
March 202652.9%52.2%
February 202651.8%52.1%
January 202651.1%52.0%
December 202550.9%51.8%
November 202550.5%51.7%
October 202550.1%51.5%
September 202550.9%51.0%
August 202550.8%50.5%
July 202550.5%50.2%
June 202547.9%49.8%
May 202547.8%49.6%
April 202548.6%49.2%
March 202548.7%49.1%
February 202549.4%49.0%
January 202550.5%48.9%
December 202451.1%49.0%
November 202452.2%49.0%
October 202452.2%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 272 tests. Peak in the last two years: 406.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) (0.0 mi), at 10 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)
Centre
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)Shorter wait0.0 mi10 weeks50.8%
Carlow19 mi12 weeks43.7%
Carlow Talbot Hotel19 mi13 weeks47.6%
Thurles23 mi12 weeks68.0%
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)26 mi17 weeks57.4%
Waterford28 mi13 weeks42.9%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)CarlowCarlow Talbot HotelThurlesPortlaoise (Maldron Hotel)WaterfordKilkenny (Govt Buildings)

Reading these figures

  • The RSA's waiting figure is its estimate, at month end, of how long until an applicant is invited to choose a test date. It is not the same measure as DVSA's figure for Great Britain, so the two shouldn't be compared directly.
  • Pass rates are the RSA's monthly percentages for category B (car) tests; the 12-month figure here weights each month by the tests delivered.
  • Distances are between town centres (the centre is placed at Kilkenny), not the test centre's door.

Apply for or change a test through the RSA's driving test service. We have no link with the RSA.

Sources

Road Safety Authority, via CSO PxStat tables ROA30 (tests delivered, pass rate, no-shows) and ROA36 (estimated time to a test invite), CC BY 4.0. Town coordinates from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0.