Carlow Talbot Hotel results: 48.2% (3,050)
Test centre in County Carlow, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,050car tests
- 46 of 57car rank
- 10weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Carlow Talbot Hotel compares
Carlow Talbot Hotel passed 48.2% of 3,050 car tests (1,469 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 4.2 points below the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Carlow Talbot Hotel ranks 12th lowest. Above Carlow Talbot Hotel: Tallaght (1.4 higher) and Raheny (1.8 higher). Below Carlow Talbot Hotel: Killarney (0.1 lower) and Killester (0.2 lower). Carlow Talbot Hotel's 3,050 car tests: 27th quietest of 57. Carlow Talbot Hotel's closest in size: Galway (Carnmore) with 169 more tests, 7.5 higher; Clonmel with 209 more tests, 2.4 higher; Tullamore with 7 fewer tests, 4.6 higher and Loughrea with 46 fewer tests, 16.8 higher.
Carlow Talbot Hotel across all categories: 52.1% of 3,428 tests (54.8% nationally), 378 in other licence categories. Carlow Talbot Hotel took 55.4% of the 5,502 car tests at 2 County Carlow centres. Carlow Talbot Hotel's 48.2%, county 45.5%: 2.7 points above.
Car driving test pass rate at Carlow Talbot Hotel, month by month
Carlow Talbot Hotel's best month: 54.1% of 148 tests, December 2025. Worst: 40.6% of 420, July 2026, a 13.5 point gap. Carlow Talbot Hotel's quietest month: 148 tests, December 2025; busiest: 420, July 2026. Carlow Talbot Hotel, first 6 months: 49.7% of 1,384; last 6: 46.9% of 1,666, so Carlow Talbot Hotel weakened 2.8 points. Latest at Carlow Talbot Hotel, August 2026: 51.3% of 226. A year earlier: 40.4% of 242, so Carlow Talbot Hotel is 10.9 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 263 | 61.9% |
| October 2024 | 191 | 58.1% |
| November 2024 | 105 | 55.3% |
| December 2024 | 129 | 38.8% |
| January 2025 | 223 | 45.1% |
| February 2025 | 209 | 41.1% |
| March 2025 | 225 | 46.3% |
| April 2025 | 142 | 44.6% |
| May 2025 | 201 | 36.3% |
| June 2025 | 229 | 47.9% |
| July 2025 | 331 | 47.6% |
| August 2025 | 242 | 40.4% |
| September 2025 | 221 | 49.5% |
| October 2025 | 242 | 46.5% |
| November 2025 | 188 | 49.4% |
| December 2025 | 148 | 54.1% |
| January 2026 | 254 | 51.8% |
| February 2026 | 331 | 48.9% |
| March 2026 | 239 | 43.5% |
| April 2026 | 282 | 48.7% |
| May 2026 | 235 | 52.7% |
| June 2026 | 264 | 48.9% |
| July 2026 | 420 | 40.6% |
| August 2026 | 226 | 51.3% |
Carlow Talbot Hotel pass rates by year
Carlow Talbot Hotel, September 2024 to August 2025: 47.1% of 2,490 car tests. Since then Carlow Talbot Hotel edged up 1.1 points on 3,050 car tests against 2,490, up 560 (22.5%). Carlow Talbot Hotel went from 13th lowest of 57 to 12th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Carlow Talbot Hotel's 1.1 point rise ranks 29th largest. Carlow Talbot Hotel added 560 car tests, the 22nd largest of 49 increases. Carlow Talbot Hotel gained 0.6 points on County Carlow, which went from 45.0% to 45.5%.
Carlow Talbot Hotel by calendar year: 43.5% of 3,179 car tests in 2022, 45.6% of 2,601 in 2025, up 2.1 points (national up 1.6). Carlow Talbot Hotel, 2024 to 2025: 58.0% of 2,255 to 45.6%, a loss of 12.4 points for Carlow Talbot Hotel. Best full year: 60.8% in 2023; worst: 43.5% in 2022; busiest: 3,949 car tests in 2023. Carlow Talbot Hotel's car no shows: 88 in 2022, 73 in 2025; not conducted: 334, then 190. Carlow Talbot Hotel, 2026 to date: 47.7% of 2,251 in 8 months, 4.6 points under national at Carlow Talbot Hotel.
| Year | All tests | Pass rate, all tests | Car tests here | Car pass rate here | Car no shows | Car tests not conducted | Car pass rate nationally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (9 months) | 2,053 | 52.2% | 1,922 | 50.5% | 45 | 192 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 3,502 | 46.6% | 3,179 | 43.5% | 88 | 334 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 4,283 | 62.1% | 3,949 | 60.8% | 163 | 247 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 2,575 | 60.1% | 2,255 | 58.0% | 91 | 133 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 2,975 | 49.8% | 2,601 | 45.6% | 73 | 190 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 2,456 | 50.7% | 2,251 | 47.7% | 58 | 233 | 52.3% |
Carlow Talbot Hotel by licence category
Carlow Talbot Hotel beyond cars: 116 truck (C), 71.8%, 2.6 points below national and 101 car and trailer (BE), 82.3%, 3.1 points below national, each with 100 or more tests. Carlow Talbot Hotel, under 100 tests each: 83 motorcycle (A); 37 truck CPC practical; 17 medium power motorcycle (A2); 10 bus CPC practical; 7 bus (D); 4 minibus (D1) and 3 small truck (C1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 3,050 | 48.2% | 52.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 116 | 71.8% | 74.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 101 | 82.3% | 85.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 83 | 88.9% | 69.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 37 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 17 | 75.0% | 62.0% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 10 | 90.0% | 98.7% |
| Category D (Bus) | 7 | 100.0% | 65.7% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 4 | 75.0% | 68.1% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 3 | 100.0% | 76.5% |
Carlow Talbot Hotel waiting times and capacity
Carlow Talbot Hotel's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 10 weeks at Carlow Talbot Hotel. Longer waits than Carlow Talbot Hotel: 31 centres. Shorter than Carlow Talbot Hotel: 9, of 57 others with a published wait. Every County Carlow centre with a published wait, Carlow Talbot Hotel included, showed 10 weeks. Driver testers assigned to Carlow Talbot Hotel in July 2026: 2. In August 2026, 97.5% of the 237 test slots at Carlow Talbot Hotel were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Carlow Talbot Hotel's 237 test slots: 25th fewest of 59 centres.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 2Driver testers assigned
- 237Test slots in the latest month
- 97.5%Slots used
Carlow Talbot Hotel: no shows and tests not conducted
Carlow Talbot Hotel counted 3,422 car tests: 3,050 delivered, 82 no shows and 290 not conducted or abandoned. Carlow Talbot Hotel's shares of those 3,422: 2.4% no shows and 8.5% not conducted at Carlow Talbot Hotel. Of 57 centres, Carlow Talbot Hotel's 2.4% no show share ranks joint 9th lowest. Neither count moves Carlow Talbot Hotel's 48.2% pass rate: 1,469 passes over 3,050 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,050 car tests is enough for the car figure to be stable from month to month, but it still reflects who sat the test here, how much they had practised and the local roads, not only how strict a tester is.
How to read a centre's figures beside the national picture, and what the test checks, is in the driving test pass rates guide.
Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.Carlow Talbot Hotel and County Carlow
Carlow Talbot Hotel leads Carlow by 6.1 points (2,452 tests at 42.1%); Carlow Talbot Hotel has the same wait as Carlow. No other County Carlow centre beat Carlow Talbot Hotel on both rate and wait.