Carrick On Shannon results: 61.4% (2,004)
Test centre in County Leitrim, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 2,004car tests
- 8 of 57car rank
- 12weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Carrick On Shannon compares
Carrick On Shannon passed 61.4% of 2,004 car tests (1,231 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 9.0 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Carrick On Shannon ranks 8th highest. Above Carrick On Shannon: Monaghan (0.6 higher) and Tuam (0.7 higher). Below Carrick On Shannon: Donegal (2.0 lower) and Kilrush (2.1 lower). Carrick On Shannon's 2,004 car tests: 14th quietest of 57. Carrick On Shannon's closest in size: Donegal with 79 more tests, 2.0 lower; Longford with 140 more tests, 3.2 lower; Monaghan with 5 fewer tests, 0.6 higher and Newcastle West with 162 fewer tests, 5.8 higher.
Carrick On Shannon across all categories: 62.7% of 2,071 tests (54.8% nationally), 67 in other licence categories. Carrick On Shannon was County Leitrim's only centre testing cars: Carrick On Shannon's 61.4% is the county car rate.
Car driving test pass rate at Carrick On Shannon, month by month
Carrick On Shannon's best month: 71.1% of 162 tests, March 2026. Worst: 51.5% of 152, December 2025, a 19.6 point gap. Carrick On Shannon's quietest month: 119 tests, November 2025; busiest: 219, August 2026. Carrick On Shannon, first 6 months: 57.0% of 970; last 6: 65.5% of 1,034, so Carrick On Shannon improved 8.5 points. Latest at Carrick On Shannon, August 2026: 63.3% of 219. A year earlier: 52.0% of 145, so Carrick On Shannon is 11.3 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 117 | 48.1% |
| October 2024 | 87 | 57.3% |
| November 2024 | 165 | 61.0% |
| December 2024 | 66 | 58.6% |
| January 2025 | 174 | 55.4% |
| February 2025 | 28 | 54.2% |
| March 2025 | 131 | 53.3% |
| April 2025 | 122 | 64.3% |
| May 2025 | 213 | 53.7% |
| June 2025 | 203 | 41.0% |
| July 2025 | 266 | 52.9% |
| August 2025 | 145 | 52.0% |
| September 2025 | 164 | 57.1% |
| October 2025 | 176 | 58.5% |
| November 2025 | 119 | 53.7% |
| December 2025 | 152 | 51.5% |
| January 2026 | 157 | 52.6% |
| February 2026 | 202 | 65.3% |
| March 2026 | 162 | 71.1% |
| April 2026 | 200 | 68.9% |
| May 2026 | 160 | 65.5% |
| June 2026 | 130 | 68.4% |
| July 2026 | 163 | 56.7% |
| August 2026 | 219 | 63.3% |
Carrick On Shannon pass rates by year
Carrick On Shannon, September 2024 to August 2025: 53.5% of 1,717 car tests. Since then Carrick On Shannon climbed 7.9 points on 2,004 car tests against 1,717, up 287 (16.7%). Carrick On Shannon went from 25th highest of 57 to 8th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Carrick On Shannon's 7.9 point rise ranks 6th largest. Carrick On Shannon added 287 car tests, the 34th largest of 49 increases.
Carrick On Shannon by calendar year: 62.3% of 958 car tests in 2021, 53.5% of 1,893 in 2025, down 8.8 points (national down 1.5). Carrick On Shannon, 2024 to 2025: 61.8% of 1,532 to 53.5%, a loss of 8.3 points for Carrick On Shannon. Best full year: 62.3% in 2021; worst: 53.5% in 2025; busiest: 1,893 car tests in 2025. Carrick On Shannon's car no shows: 21 in 2021, 81 in 2025; not conducted: 40, then 128. Carrick On Shannon, 2026 to date: 64.1% of 1,393 in 8 months, 11.8 points over national at Carrick On Shannon.
| 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 | 1,034 | 63.2% | 958 | 62.3% | 21 | 40 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,282 | 60.7% | 1,210 | 59.0% | 41 | 72 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 1,502 | 57.7% | 1,390 | 55.5% | 38 | 81 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 1,574 | 62.6% | 1,532 | 61.8% | 60 | 85 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 1,962 | 54.8% | 1,893 | 53.5% | 81 | 128 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 1,432 | 65.0% | 1,393 | 64.1% | 29 | 87 | 52.3% |
Carrick On Shannon by licence category
Carrick On Shannon, under 100 tests each: 67 car and trailer (BE). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 2,004 | 61.4% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 67 | 97.0% | 85.4% |
Carrick On Shannon waiting times and capacity
Carrick On Shannon's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 12 weeks at Carrick On Shannon. Longer waits than Carrick On Shannon: 19 centres. Shorter than Carrick On Shannon: 35, of 57 others with a published wait. Driver testers assigned to Carrick On Shannon in July 2026: 1. In August 2026, 97.8% of the 224 test slots at Carrick On Shannon were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Carrick On Shannon's 224 test slots: 22nd fewest of 59 centres.
- 12 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 1Driver testers assigned
- 224Test slots in the latest month
- 97.8%Slots used
Carrick On Shannon: no shows and tests not conducted
Carrick On Shannon counted 2,179 car tests: 2,004 delivered, 56 no shows and 119 not conducted or abandoned. Carrick On Shannon's shares of those 2,179: 2.6% no shows and 5.5% not conducted at Carrick On Shannon. Of 57 centres, Carrick On Shannon's 2.6% no show share ranks joint 18th lowest. Neither count moves Carrick On Shannon's 61.4% pass rate: 1,231 passes over 2,004 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
2,004 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.