Castlebar results: 56.2% (3,491)
Test centre in County Mayo, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,491car tests
- 19 of 57car rank
- 12weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Castlebar compares
Castlebar passed 56.2% of 3,491 car tests (1,962 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 3.8 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Castlebar ranks joint 18th highest, level with Ballina. Above Castlebar: Galway (Clybaun Hotel) (0.1 higher) and Limerick - Castlemungret (0.1 higher). Below Castlebar: Roscommon (0.2 lower) and Navan (0.3 lower). Castlebar's 3,491 car tests: 25th busiest of 57. Castlebar's closest in size: Tralee with 122 more tests, 1.7 lower; Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) with 160 more tests, 0.8 higher; Athlone with 22 fewer tests, 9.9 lower and Killarney with 54 fewer tests, 8.1 lower.
Castlebar across all categories: 63.1% of 4,221 tests (54.8% nationally), 730 in other licence categories. Castlebar took 70.4% of the 4,961 car tests at 2 County Mayo centres. Castlebar's 56.2%, county 56.2%: level.
Car driving test pass rate at Castlebar, month by month
Castlebar's best month: 66.8% of 322 tests, August 2026. Worst: 50.2% of 295, September 2025, a 16.6 point gap. Castlebar's quietest month: 171 tests, July 2026; busiest: 410, November 2025. Castlebar, first 6 months: 55.3% of 1,880; last 6: 57.2% of 1,611, so Castlebar improved 1.9 points. Latest at Castlebar, August 2026: 66.8% of 322. A year earlier: 59.7% of 135, so Castlebar is 7.1 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 288 | 57.4% |
| October 2024 | 290 | 51.6% |
| November 2024 | 430 | 54.6% |
| December 2024 | 242 | 49.3% |
| January 2025 | 277 | 47.2% |
| February 2025 | 293 | 55.1% |
| March 2025 | 234 | 55.7% |
| April 2025 | 200 | 44.1% |
| May 2025 | 250 | 49.6% |
| June 2025 | 350 | 46.3% |
| July 2025 | 332 | 46.3% |
| August 2025 | 135 | 59.7% |
| September 2025 | 295 | 50.2% |
| October 2025 | 284 | 55.9% |
| November 2025 | 410 | 54.8% |
| December 2025 | 250 | 58.2% |
| January 2026 | 323 | 58.2% |
| February 2026 | 318 | 55.2% |
| March 2026 | 307 | 55.2% |
| April 2026 | 347 | 56.0% |
| May 2026 | 279 | 52.8% |
| June 2026 | 185 | 55.2% |
| July 2026 | 171 | 54.2% |
| August 2026 | 322 | 66.8% |
Castlebar pass rates by year
Castlebar, September 2024 to August 2025: 51.2% of 3,321 car tests. Since then Castlebar climbed 5.0 points on 3,491 car tests against 3,321, up 170 (5.1%). Castlebar went from 19th lowest of 57 to 18th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Castlebar's 5.0 point rise ranks 9th largest. Castlebar added 170 car tests, the 44th largest of 49 increases. Castlebar gained 1.5 points on County Mayo, which went from 52.7% to 56.2%.
Castlebar by calendar year: 59.8% of 2,166 car tests in 2021, 51.6% of 3,310 in 2025, down 8.2 points (national down 1.5). Castlebar, 2024 to 2025: 54.0% of 3,573 to 51.6%, a loss of 2.4 points for Castlebar. Best full year: 59.8% in 2021; worst: 51.6% in 2025; busiest: 3,573 car tests in 2024. Castlebar's car no shows: 24 in 2021, 101 in 2025; not conducted: 115, then 222. Castlebar, 2026 to date: 57.0% of 2,252 in 8 months, 4.7 points over national at Castlebar.
| 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 | 2,390 | 62.9% | 2,166 | 59.8% | 24 | 115 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 2,996 | 60.1% | 2,611 | 55.3% | 34 | 128 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 3,565 | 62.0% | 3,063 | 58.0% | 72 | 121 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 4,232 | 59.9% | 3,573 | 54.0% | 103 | 194 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 4,048 | 59.3% | 3,310 | 51.6% | 101 | 222 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 2,646 | 63.1% | 2,252 | 57.0% | 71 | 159 | 52.3% |
Castlebar by licence category
Castlebar beyond cars: 190 truck (C), 97.2%, 22.8 points above national; 179 car and trailer (BE), 93.4%, 8.0 points above national; 119 bus (D), 92.0%, 26.3 points above national; 117 truck CPC practical, 100.0%, 1.3 points above national and 104 bus CPC practical, 98.8%, level with national, each with 100 or more tests. Castlebar, under 100 tests each: 11 minibus (D1) and 10 small truck (C1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 3,491 | 56.2% | 52.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 190 | 97.2% | 74.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 179 | 93.4% | 85.4% |
| Category D (Bus) | 119 | 92.0% | 65.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 117 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 104 | 98.8% | 98.7% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 11 | 71.4% | 68.1% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 10 | 90.0% | 76.5% |
Castlebar waiting times and capacity
Castlebar's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 12 weeks at Castlebar. Longer waits than Castlebar: 19 centres. Shorter than Castlebar: 35, of 57 others with a published wait. Castlebar: longest wait in County Mayo; Ballina the shortest, 1 week less than Castlebar. Driver testers assigned to Castlebar in July 2026: 3. In August 2026, 99.2% of the 355 test slots at Castlebar were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Castlebar's 355 test slots: 21st most of 59 centres.
- 12 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 3Driver testers assigned
- 355Test slots in the latest month
- 99.2%Slots used
Castlebar: no shows and tests not conducted
Castlebar counted 3,816 car tests: 3,491 delivered, 114 no shows and 211 not conducted or abandoned. Castlebar's shares of those 3,816: 3.0% no shows and 5.5% not conducted at Castlebar. Of 57 centres, Castlebar's 3.0% no show share ranks joint 23rd highest. Neither count moves Castlebar's 56.2% pass rate: 1,962 passes over 3,491 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,491 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.Castlebar and County Mayo
Castlebar matches Ballina (1,470 tests at 56.2%); Castlebar waits 1 week more than Ballina. No other County Mayo centre beat Castlebar on both rate and wait.