Test Centre Stats

Co. Kerry · RSA driving test centre

Killarney driving test centre

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

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

12 weeks

+4.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

47.8%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

28 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

3,493

2.6% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 12 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Killarney would be invited to book a date, about the same as the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 8 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 3,493 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 47.8% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 47.8%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Killarney
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Killarney, October 2024 to September 2026Killarney: 12 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2612.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2612.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Killarney, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthKillarneyAll Irish centres
September 202612.011.9
August 202616.011.6
July 202616.012.1
June 202616.011.8
May 202615.012.3
April 202615.011.9
March 202614.011.9
February 202610.011.5
January 20268.010.7
December 20257.010.6
November 202510.011.4
October 202512.011.5
September 20258.09.8
August 20258.010.2
July 202510.014.4
June 202514.016.8
May 202516.020.8
April 202526.027.3
March 202521.024.1
February 202519.022.9
January 202518.022.0
December 202414.020.8
November 202417.020.6
October 202419.019.3

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 Killarney ranks joint 49th highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Killarney
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Killarney, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Killarney: 47.8%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2647.8%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2647.8%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Killarney, rolling 12 months
MonthKillarneyAll Irish centres
September 202647.8%52.3%
August 202648.1%52.4%
July 202648.0%52.4%
June 202648.1%52.4%
May 202647.6%52.3%
April 202648.1%52.3%
March 202649.0%52.2%
February 202649.5%52.1%
January 202648.9%52.0%
December 202548.5%51.8%
November 202549.1%51.7%
October 202548.7%51.5%
September 202547.8%51.0%
August 202547.7%50.5%
July 202547.7%50.2%
June 202547.9%49.8%
May 202548.4%49.6%
April 202548.4%49.2%
March 202548.0%49.1%
February 202547.1%49.0%
January 202547.4%48.9%
December 202448.0%49.0%
November 202447.8%49.0%
October 202447.9%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 337 tests. Peak in the last two years: 404.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Skibbereen (37 mi), at 8 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Killarney
Centre
Tralee17 mi13 weeks55.9%
Newcastle West33 mi14 weeks67.2%
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)33 mi–71.4%
SkibbereenShorter wait37 mi8 weeks55.6%
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)Shorter wait37 mi11 weeks51.7%
KilrushShorter wait40 mi8 weeks59.8%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
TraleeNewcastle WestNewcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)SkibbereenMallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)KilrushKillarney

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 Killarney), 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.