Test Centre Stats

Co. Galway · RSA driving test centre

Clifden driving test centre

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

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

15 weeks

−3.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

74.0%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

50 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

454

1.9% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 15 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Clifden would be invited to book a date, 3.1 weeks more than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 18 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 454 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 74.0% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 64.6%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Clifden
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Clifden, October 2024 to September 2026Clifden: 15 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2615.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2615.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Clifden, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthClifdenAll Irish centres
September 202615.011.9
August 202616.011.6
July 202613.012.1
June 202615.011.8
May 202613.012.3
April 20269.011.9
March 202613.011.9
February 202614.011.5
January 202615.010.7
December 202511.010.6
November 202515.011.4
October 20257.011.5
September 202518.09.8
August 202514.010.2
July 202520.014.4
June 202518.016.8
May 202522.020.8
April 202521.027.3
March 202522.024.1
February 202517.022.9
January 202515.022.0
December 202418.020.8
November 202418.020.6
October 202420.019.3

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 Clifden ranks 1st highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Clifden
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Clifden, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Clifden: 74.0%; all centres 52.3%.020406080100Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2674.0%Pass rate, %020406080100Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2674.0%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Clifden, rolling 12 months
MonthClifdenAll Irish centres
September 202674.0%52.3%
August 202674.4%52.4%
July 202674.9%52.4%
June 202673.9%52.4%
May 202672.2%52.3%
April 202668.7%52.3%
March 202667.8%52.2%
February 202668.7%52.1%
January 202667.9%52.0%
December 202568.5%51.8%
November 202568.5%51.7%
October 202566.9%51.5%
September 202564.6%51.0%
August 202563.2%50.5%
July 202563.2%50.2%
June 202564.0%49.8%
May 202565.2%49.6%
April 202566.0%49.2%
March 202565.3%49.1%
February 202565.1%49.0%
January 202565.0%48.9%
December 202465.8%49.0%
November 202466.3%49.0%
October 202467.6%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 40 tests. Peak in the last two years: 76.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Castlebar (39 mi), at 11 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Clifden
Centre
CastlebarShorter wait39 mi11 weeks56.7%
Galway (Clybaun Hotel)Shorter wait40 mi9 weeks55.7%
Galway (Carnmore)Shorter wait46 mi9 weeks55.7%
TuamShorter wait48 mi11 weeks61.1%
BallinaShorter wait56 mi11 weeks56.7%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
CastlebarGalway (Clybaun Hotel)Galway (Carnmore)TuamBallinaClifden

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 Clifden), not the test centre's door.
  • With 454 tests in a year, the pass rate can move by several points from chance alone.

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.