Cork (Wilton) results: 53.7% (18,131)
Test centre in County Cork, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 18,131car tests
- 34 of 57car rank
- 11weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Cork (Wilton) compares
Cork (Wilton) passed 53.7% of 18,131 car tests (9,744 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 1.3 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Cork (Wilton) ranks 24th lowest. Above Cork (Wilton): Drogheda - Southgate (0.5 higher) and Dungarvan (0.7 higher). Below Cork (Wilton): Cavan (0.1 lower) and Tullamore (0.9 lower). Cork (Wilton)'s 18,131 car tests: 2nd busiest of 57. Cork (Wilton)'s closest in size: Tallaght with 9,416 more tests, 4.1 lower; Dun Laoghaire / Deansgrange with 1,546 fewer tests, 5.9 lower and Finglas with 2,530 fewer tests, 8.7 lower.
Cork (Wilton) across all categories: 53.7% of 18,131 tests (54.8% nationally), all of them car tests. Cork (Wilton) took 65.5% of the 27,688 car tests at 4 County Cork centres. Cork (Wilton)'s 53.7%, county 53.6%: level.
Car driving test pass rate at Cork (Wilton), month by month
Cork (Wilton)'s best month: 56.1% of 1,544 tests, October 2025. Worst: 51.6% of 1,172, December 2025, a 4.5 point gap. Cork (Wilton)'s quietest month: 1,172 tests, December 2025; busiest: 1,699, February 2026. Cork (Wilton), first 6 months: 53.8% of 8,657; last 6: 53.7% of 9,474, so Cork (Wilton) held steady. Latest at Cork (Wilton), August 2026: 51.6% of 1,477. A year earlier: 55.3% of 1,579, so Cork (Wilton) is 3.7 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1,398 | 45.5% |
| October 2024 | 1,321 | 41.6% |
| November 2024 | 972 | 45.1% |
| December 2024 | 582 | 43.9% |
| January 2025 | 734 | 51.8% |
| February 2025 | 686 | 53.6% |
| March 2025 | 645 | 53.5% |
| April 2025 | 770 | 48.7% |
| May 2025 | 1,512 | 62.8% |
| June 2025 | 1,505 | 55.2% |
| July 2025 | 1,533 | 53.3% |
| August 2025 | 1,579 | 55.3% |
| September 2025 | 1,543 | 52.0% |
| October 2025 | 1,544 | 56.1% |
| November 2025 | 1,213 | 54.4% |
| December 2025 | 1,172 | 51.6% |
| January 2026 | 1,486 | 55.6% |
| February 2026 | 1,699 | 52.7% |
| March 2026 | 1,648 | 54.8% |
| April 2026 | 1,642 | 52.9% |
| May 2026 | 1,607 | 54.3% |
| June 2026 | 1,411 | 55.8% |
| July 2026 | 1,689 | 53.0% |
| August 2026 | 1,477 | 51.6% |
Cork (Wilton) pass rates by year
Cork (Wilton), September 2024 to August 2025: 51.5% of 13,237 car tests. Since then Cork (Wilton) rose 2.2 points on 18,131 car tests against 13,237, up 4,894 (37.0%). Cork (Wilton) went from 22nd lowest of 57 to 24th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Cork (Wilton)'s 2.2 point rise ranks 21st largest. Cork (Wilton) added 4,894 car tests, the 2nd largest of 49 increases. Cork (Wilton) gained 1.7 points on County Cork, which went from 53.1% to 53.6%.
Cork (Wilton) by calendar year: 53.4% of 8,728 car tests in 2021, 54.5% of 14,436 in 2025, up 1.1 points (national down 1.5). Cork (Wilton), 2024 to 2025: 44.5% of 15,736 to 54.5%, a gain of 10.0 points for Cork (Wilton). Best full year: 54.5% in 2025; worst: 44.5% in 2024; busiest: 15,736 car tests in 2024. Cork (Wilton)'s car no shows: 187 in 2021, 506 in 2025; not conducted: 618, then 802. Cork (Wilton), 2026 to date: 53.8% of 12,659 in 8 months, 1.5 points over national at Cork (Wilton).
| 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 | 8,728 | 53.4% | 8,728 | 53.4% | 187 | 618 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 8,185 | 48.0% | 8,185 | 48.0% | 167 | 561 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 12,350 | 45.1% | 12,349 | 45.1% | 373 | 960 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 15,736 | 44.5% | 15,736 | 44.5% | 568 | 1,094 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 14,436 | 54.5% | 14,436 | 54.5% | 506 | 802 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 12,659 | 53.8% | 12,659 | 53.8% | 420 | 1,163 | 52.3% |
Cork (Wilton) by licence category
Cork (Wilton) tested cars only over September 2025 to August 2026; no other licence category had a test at Cork (Wilton).
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 18,131 | 53.7% | 52.4% |
Cork (Wilton) waiting times and capacity
Cork (Wilton)'s estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 11 weeks at Cork (Wilton). Longer waits than Cork (Wilton): 23 centres. Shorter than Cork (Wilton): 27, of 57 others with a published wait. Cork (Wilton): longest wait in County Cork; Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) and Skibbereen the shortest, 1 week less than Cork (Wilton). Driver testers assigned to Cork (Wilton) in July 2026: 13. In August 2026, 98.8% of the 1,495 test slots at Cork (Wilton) were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Cork (Wilton)'s 1,495 test slots: 3rd most of 59 centres.
- 11 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 13Driver testers assigned
- 1,495Test slots in the latest month
- 98.8%Slots used
Cork (Wilton): no shows and tests not conducted
Cork (Wilton) counted 20,240 car tests: 18,131 delivered, 625 no shows and 1,484 not conducted or abandoned. Cork (Wilton)'s shares of those 20,240: 3.1% no shows and 7.3% not conducted at Cork (Wilton). Of 57 centres, Cork (Wilton)'s 3.1% no show share ranks joint 17th highest. Neither count moves Cork (Wilton)'s 53.7% pass rate: 9,744 passes over 18,131 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
18,131 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.Cork (Wilton) and County Cork
Cork (Wilton) trails Skibbereen by 1.9 points (2,923 tests at 55.6%); Cork (Wilton) waits 1 week more than Skibbereen; Cork (Wilton) trails Mitchelstown by 1.5 points (1,428 tests at 55.2%); Cork (Wilton) has the same wait as Mitchelstown and Cork (Wilton) leads Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) by 2.3 points (5,206 tests at 51.4%); Cork (Wilton) waits 1 week more than Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow). Skibbereen beat Cork (Wilton) on both rate and wait.
Cork (Ballincollig); Cork (St. Finbarr's GAA Club Togher) and Mallow delivered no car tests over September 2025 to August 2026, so they have no car rate to set against Cork (Wilton).
Cork (Ballincollig)
Cork (St. Finbarr's GAA Club Togher)
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)
Mallow
Mitchelstown
Skibbereen