Test Centre Stats

Co. Mayo ยท RSA driving test centre

Castlebar 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

no change on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

56.7%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

15 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

3,632

3.2% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 11 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Castlebar would be invited to book a date, 0.9 weeks less than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). That's about where it was a year earlier. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 3,632 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 56.7% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 50.6%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Castlebar
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Castlebar, October 2024 to September 2026Castlebar: 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 Castlebar, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthCastlebarAll Irish centres
September 202611.011.9
August 202612.011.6
July 202614.012.1
June 202612.011.8
May 202613.012.3
April 20269.011.9
March 20269.011.9
February 202612.011.5
January 20269.010.7
December 20259.010.6
November 202511.011.4
October 202511.011.5
September 202511.09.8
August 20259.010.2
July 20259.014.4
June 202514.016.8
May 202517.020.8
April 202525.027.3
March 202523.024.1
February 202515.022.9
January 202518.022.0
December 202417.020.8
November 202416.020.6
October 202414.019.3

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 Castlebar ranks joint 18th highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Castlebar
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Castlebar, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Castlebar: 56.7%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2656.7%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2656.7%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Castlebar, rolling 12 months
MonthCastlebarAll Irish centres
September 202656.7%52.3%
August 202656.2%52.4%
July 202655.3%52.4%
June 202654.5%52.4%
May 202653.7%52.3%
April 202653.4%52.3%
March 202652.7%52.2%
February 202652.6%52.1%
January 202652.6%52.0%
December 202551.6%51.8%
November 202550.9%51.7%
October 202550.9%51.5%
September 202550.6%51.0%
August 202551.2%50.5%
July 202550.9%50.2%
June 202552.1%49.8%
May 202552.9%49.6%
April 202553.0%49.2%
March 202553.1%49.1%
February 202552.9%49.0%
January 202552.5%48.9%
December 202454.0%49.0%
November 202454.2%49.0%
October 202454.3%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 436 tests. Peak in the last two years: 436.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Galway (Carnmore) (41 mi), at 9 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Castlebar
Centre
Ballina19 mi11 weeks56.7%
Tuam30 mi11 weeks61.1%
Clifden39 mi15 weeks74.0%
Galway (Carnmore)Shorter wait41 mi9 weeks55.7%
Galway (Clybaun Hotel)Shorter wait41 mi9 weeks55.7%
Sligo44 mi12 weeks52.2%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
BallinaTuamClifdenGalway (Carnmore)Galway (Clybaun Hotel)SligoCastlebar

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 Castlebar), 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.