Driving test pass rates by centre (Ireland)

Updated July 2026 · Written by Liam O'Connor · CSO / RSA ROA data

Every RSA Category B pass rate we could map from the latest CSO release, ranked highest to lowest, with a link into each DriveFlow centre guide.

How we source this: Source: CSO / RSA driving test statistics (ROA), Category B, July 2026. National average in this release: 52.3%. Figures are monthly and change; they are not a prediction for your test day.

Also see our waiting times by centre, easiest centres and hardest centres guides.

Category B pass rates by centre (July 2026)

56 centres with a published rate.

#	Centre	Pass rate
1	Thurles	86.8%
2	Monaghan	69.5%
3	Clifden	68.5%
4	Newcastle West	68.2%
5	Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)	66.4%
6	Kilrush	66.3%
7	Tipperary	65.9%
8	Letterkenny	62.4%
9	Loughrea	62.3%
10	Dundalk	62.2%
11	Ennis	61.9%
12	Longford	60.6%
13	Roscommon	59.9%
14	Donegal	59.8%
15	Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)	59.8%
16	Galway (Carnmore)	59.1%
17	Limerick Castlemungret	57.9%
18	Cavan	57.6%
19	Buncrana	57.5%
20	Carrick-on-Shannon	56.7%
21	Mallow	56.6%
22	Tullamore	56.6%
23	Skibbereen	56.3%
24	Tralee	56%
25	Navan	55.8%
26	Shannon	55.4%
27	Carlow	55.3%
28	Ballina	54.6%
29	Castlebar	54.2%
30	Galway (Clybaun)	54.2%
31	Tuam	54.1%
32	Mitchelstown	53.7%
33	Sligo	53.2%
34	Limerick Woodview	53.1%
35	Cork (Wilton)	53%
36	Naas	53%
37	Nenagh	52.7%
38	Dungarvan	52.3%
39	Wexford	52.2%
40	Kilkenny (Government Buildings)	52%
41	Raheny	51.8%
42	Clonmel	49.4%
43	Gorey	49.2%
44	Tallaght	48.5%
45	Waterford	48.5%
46	Finglas	48.1%
47	Drogheda (Southgate)	48%
48	Mullingar	47.8%
49	Killester	47.3%
50	Maple House (Mulhuddart)	46.7%
51	Athlone	45.2%
52	Killarney	44.6%
53	Dun Laoghaire	44%
54	Carlow Talbot Hotel	40.6%
55	Mulhuddart	39.2%
56	Wicklow	37.8%

Centres without a published rate this month

Ballincollig — not published in the July 2026 CSO release
Birr (County Arms Hotel) — not published in the July 2026 CSO release
Galway (Westside) — not published in the July 2026 CSO release
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel) — not published in the July 2026 CSO release
Portlaoise — not published in the July 2026 CSO release

How to use this ranking

A higher pass rate usually reflects a less demanding road environment, not a “softer” examiner. Familiarity still beats postcode: practise the corridors on your centre page before you chase a headline percentage.

Written by Liam O'Connor.

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