Test Centre Stats

Co. Clare · RSA driving test centre

Kilrush driving test centre

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

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

8 weeks

−3.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

59.8%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

2 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

849

3.1% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 8 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Kilrush would be invited to book a date, 3.9 weeks less than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 11 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 849 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 59.8% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 62.0%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Kilrush
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Kilrush, October 2024 to September 2026Kilrush: 8 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 268.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 268.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Kilrush, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthKilrushAll Irish centres
September 20268.011.9
August 20268.011.6
July 202612.012.1
June 202612.011.8
May 202613.012.3
April 202611.011.9
March 202610.011.9
February 202611.011.5
January 20269.010.7
December 20257.010.6
November 202511.011.4
October 202510.011.5
September 202511.09.8
August 202516.010.2
July 202510.014.4
June 202514.016.8
May 202521.020.8
April 202523.027.3
March 202524.024.1
February 202525.022.9
January 202523.022.0
December 202416.020.8
November 202415.020.6
October 202416.019.3

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 Kilrush ranks 11th highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Kilrush
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Kilrush, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Kilrush: 59.8%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2659.8%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2659.8%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Kilrush, rolling 12 months
MonthKilrushAll Irish centres
September 202659.8%52.3%
August 202659.3%52.4%
July 202659.6%52.4%
June 202659.0%52.4%
May 202659.9%52.3%
April 202660.4%52.3%
March 202659.3%52.2%
February 202659.1%52.1%
January 202660.9%52.0%
December 202562.2%51.8%
November 202561.6%51.7%
October 202561.5%51.5%
September 202562.0%51.0%
August 202563.2%50.5%
July 202560.4%50.2%
June 202560.4%49.8%
May 202560.4%49.6%
April 202560.3%49.2%
March 202560.9%49.1%
February 202561.1%49.0%
January 202560.7%48.9%
December 202459.7%49.0%
November 202459.8%49.0%
October 202459.5%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 97 tests. Peak in the last two years: 102.

Nearby centres

No nearby centre had an estimate at least a week shorter. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Kilrush
Centre
Newcastle West22 mi14 weeks67.2%
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)22 mi–71.4%
Ennis25 mi10 weeks55.5%
Shannon26 mi8 weeks58.2%
Tralee27 mi13 weeks55.9%
Limerick - Castlemungret33 mi13 weeks56.8%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Newcastle WestNewcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)EnnisShannonTraleeLimerick - CastlemungretKilrush

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 Kilrush), not the test centre's door.
  • With 849 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.