Cavan results: 53.6% (3,721)
Test centre in County Cavan, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,721car tests
- 35 of 57car rank
- 10weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Cavan compares
Cavan passed 53.6% of 3,721 car tests (1,995 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 1.2 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Cavan ranks 23rd lowest. Above Cavan: Cork (Wilton) (0.1 higher) and Drogheda - Southgate (0.6 higher). Below Cavan: Tullamore (0.8 lower) and Sligo (1.6 lower). Cavan's 3,721 car tests: 22nd busiest of 57. Cavan's closest in size: Letterkenny with 24 more tests, 5.5 higher; Wicklow with 114 more tests, 6.5 lower; Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) with 70 fewer tests, 3.4 higher and Tralee with 108 fewer tests, 0.9 higher.
Cavan across all categories: 57.8% of 4,217 tests (54.8% nationally), 496 in other licence categories. Cavan was County Cavan's only centre testing cars: Cavan's 53.6% is the county car rate.
Car driving test pass rate at Cavan, month by month
Cavan's best month: 59.9% of 337 tests, April 2026. Worst: 41.6% of 293, September 2025, an 18.3 point gap. Cavan's quietest month: 211 tests, June 2026; busiest: 479, July 2026. Cavan, first 6 months: 49.7% of 1,685; last 6: 56.9% of 2,036, so Cavan improved 7.2 points. Latest at Cavan, August 2026: 58.9% of 358. A year earlier: 52.8% of 319, so Cavan is 6.1 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 305 | 57.4% |
| October 2024 | 316 | 50.7% |
| November 2024 | 306 | 58.6% |
| December 2024 | 186 | 53.9% |
| January 2025 | 352 | 51.1% |
| February 2025 | 308 | 49.3% |
| March 2025 | 248 | 55.3% |
| April 2025 | 323 | 49.8% |
| May 2025 | 223 | 54.0% |
| June 2025 | 311 | 54.5% |
| July 2025 | 446 | 52.0% |
| August 2025 | 319 | 52.8% |
| September 2025 | 293 | 41.6% |
| October 2025 | 259 | 51.7% |
| November 2025 | 219 | 53.7% |
| December 2025 | 293 | 46.1% |
| January 2026 | 254 | 51.6% |
| February 2026 | 367 | 53.8% |
| March 2026 | 311 | 54.5% |
| April 2026 | 337 | 59.9% |
| May 2026 | 340 | 56.6% |
| June 2026 | 211 | 51.1% |
| July 2026 | 479 | 57.6% |
| August 2026 | 358 | 58.9% |
Cavan pass rates by year
Cavan, September 2024 to August 2025: 53.1% of 3,643 car tests. Since then Cavan edged up 0.5 points on 3,721 car tests against 3,643, up 78 (2.1%). Cavan went from 28th highest of 57 to 23rd lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Cavan's 0.5 point rise ranks 35th largest. Cavan added 78 car tests, the 48th largest of 49 increases.
Cavan by calendar year: 66.4% of 2,036 car tests in 2021, 50.9% of 3,594 in 2025, down 15.5 points (national down 1.5). Cavan, 2024 to 2025: 55.3% of 3,451 to 50.9%, a loss of 4.4 points for Cavan. Best full year: 66.4% in 2021; worst: 50.9% in 2025; busiest: 3,594 car tests in 2025. Cavan's car no shows: 29 in 2021, 103 in 2025; not conducted: 154, then 229. Cavan, 2026 to date: 56.0% of 2,657 in 8 months, 3.7 points over national at Cavan.
| 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 | 2,202 | 67.9% | 2,036 | 66.4% | 29 | 154 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 2,730 | 60.0% | 2,354 | 56.6% | 50 | 213 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 3,179 | 60.8% | 2,747 | 57.1% | 74 | 175 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 3,868 | 59.0% | 3,451 | 55.3% | 102 | 261 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 4,082 | 55.6% | 3,594 | 50.9% | 103 | 229 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 3,017 | 59.8% | 2,657 | 56.0% | 71 | 156 | 52.3% |
Cavan by licence category
Cavan beyond cars: 156 truck (C), 85.5%, 11.1 points above national; 121 truck CPC practical, 98.3%, level with national and 110 car and trailer (BE), 87.5%, 2.1 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Cavan, under 100 tests each: 89 motorcycle (A); 18 medium power motorcycle (A2); 1 low power motorcycle (A1) and 1 bus CPC practical. Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 3,721 | 53.6% | 52.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 156 | 85.5% | 74.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 121 | 98.3% | 98.7% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 110 | 87.5% | 85.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 89 | 79.6% | 69.4% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 18 | 83.3% | 62.0% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 1 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 1 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
Cavan waiting times and capacity
Cavan's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 10 weeks at Cavan. Longer waits than Cavan: 31 centres. Shorter than Cavan: 9, of 57 others with a published wait. Driver testers assigned to Cavan in July 2026: 4. In August 2026, 98.5% of the 406 test slots at Cavan were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Cavan's 406 test slots: 19th most of 59 centres.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 4Driver testers assigned
- 406Test slots in the latest month
- 98.5%Slots used
Cavan: no shows and tests not conducted
Cavan counted 4,031 car tests: 3,721 delivered, 111 no shows and 199 not conducted or abandoned. Cavan's shares of those 4,031: 2.8% no shows and 4.9% not conducted at Cavan. Of 57 centres, Cavan's 2.8% no show share ranks joint 27th lowest. Neither count moves Cavan's 53.6% pass rate: 1,995 passes over 3,721 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,721 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.