# Best Driving Test Centre in Dublin 2026: Pass Rates & Wait Times | Test Centres Ireland

> Compare all 7 RSA driving test centres in Dublin. Highest pass rate: Mulhuddart Maple House (51.7%). Shortest wait: Raheny (1wk). Live CSO data 2026.

Source: https://testcentres.ie/guides/best-driving-test-centre-dublin/

Dublin Guide · Updated August 2026

# Best Driving Test Centre in Dublin 2026

Dublin has more RSA driving test centres than any other county in Ireland — and also the longest waiting lists on average. Choosing the right one can save you months and meaningfully change your odds of passing.

Centres

7

in Co. Dublin

Avg Pass Rate

48.1%

across all centres

Avg Wait

13.4wk

across all centres

Top Pass Rate

51.7%

Mulhuddart Maple House

Our Pick

## Best Overall: [Mulhuddart Maple House](https://testcentres.ie/mulhuddart-maple-house)

Mulhuddart Maple House combines a strong **51.7% pass rate** with a relatively short **10-week waiting list** — the best balance of the two among Co. Dublin centres with current data. Address: Maple House, N3 Business Park, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15.

The "best" centre is whichever combination of pass rate and waiting time fits your timeline. The full ranking below lets you weight the trade-off yourself.

## All Driving Test Centres in Dublin, Ranked by Pass Rate

Every active RSA test centre in Co. Dublin, sorted by current Category B (car) pass rate. Click any centre for monthly trends, route maps, and full statistics.

Centre

Pass Rate

Wait

[

Mulhuddart Maple House In City

Maple House, N3 Business Park, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15

51.7%

10wk

›

](https://testcentres.ie/mulhuddart-maple-house)[

Tallaght In City

Premier Business Park, 52 Broomhill Road, Tallaght

49.7%

23wk

›

](https://testcentres.ie/tallaght)[

Finglas In City

Jamestown Business Park, Finglas, Dublin 11

48.7%

10wk

›

](https://testcentres.ie/finglas)[

Raheny In City

4 All Saints Park, Raheny, Dublin 5

48.6%

1wk

›

](https://testcentres.ie/raheny)[

Dún Laoghaire In City

Loughlinstown Drive, Deansgrange

48.6%

17wk

›

](https://testcentres.ie/dun-laoghaire)[

Killester In City

Killester, Dublin 5

47.4%

16wk

›

](https://testcentres.ie/killester)[

Mulhuddart In City

Unit 8, N3 Business Park, Mulhuddart

41.8%

17wk

›

](https://testcentres.ie/mulhuddart)

## How to Choose the Right Dublin Test Centre

Three factors should drive your choice, roughly in this order:

1.  **Waiting time** — if you need to drive for work or college, waiting an extra 3 months is rarely worth a few extra percentage points of pass rate. Check the wait column in the table above.
2.  **Pass rate** — within centres that have a workable wait, lean toward the one with a higher pass rate. The differences between centres are real and persistent over time.
3.  **Familiarity with the routes** — this is the single biggest thing you can directly control. Each centre uses a fixed set of test routes around it. Practising those exact routes is the closest thing to a sure-fire preparation step. The **Driving Test Routes Ireland** app maps every active route at all 60 centres.

Many learners pick the centre nearest home. That's reasonable, but if your local centre has a 6-month wait and a 40% pass rate while a centre an hour away has a 6-week wait and a 65% pass rate, the maths is straightforward.

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Which driving test centre in Dublin has the highest pass rate?

[Mulhuddart Maple House](https://testcentres.ie/mulhuddart-maple-house) currently has the highest Category B pass rate in Co. Dublin at **51.7%**, based on the latest monthly CSO data (August 2026).

### Which Dublin test centre has the shortest wait?

[Raheny](https://testcentres.ie/raheny) currently has the shortest waiting time at approximately **1 weeks**.

### How many driving test centres are in Dublin?

Co. Dublin has **7 RSA driving test centres** in total. Of these, 7 are in Dublin city itself and 0 are elsewhere in the county.

### Should I drive to a test centre outside Dublin for a shorter wait?

Often yes. Irish learners frequently choose centres an hour or two from home to skip months of waiting. The trade-off: each centre uses different test routes, so you'll need to practise the actual routes used there before turning up. See [all driving test waiting times by centre](https://testcentres.ie/waiting-times) to compare.

### How are these pass rates and wait times calculated?

All figures come live from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) datasets ROA30 (per-centre Category B pass rates) and ROA36 (per-centre wait times). The data is published monthly and refreshed on this page on every site rebuild. See [national pass rate ranking](https://testcentres.ie/pass-rates) for full methodology.
