Donegal results: 59.4% (2,083)
Test centre in County Donegal, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 2,083car tests
- 9 of 57car rank
- 10weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Donegal compares
Donegal passed 59.4% of 2,083 car tests (1,237 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 7.0 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Donegal ranks 9th highest. Above Donegal: Carrick On Shannon (2.0 higher) and Monaghan (2.6 higher). Below Donegal: Kilrush (0.1 lower) and Shannon (0.2 lower). Donegal's 2,083 car tests: 15th quietest of 57. Donegal's closest in size: Longford with 61 more tests, 1.2 lower; Dungarvan with 147 more tests, 5.0 lower; Carrick On Shannon with 79 fewer tests, 2.0 higher and Monaghan with 84 fewer tests, 2.6 higher.
Donegal across all categories: 60.0% of 2,138 tests (54.8% nationally), 55 in other licence categories. Donegal took 29.1% of the 7,170 car tests at 3 County Donegal centres. Donegal's 59.4%, county 59.9%: 0.5 points below.
Car driving test pass rate at Donegal, month by month
Donegal's best month: 63.6% of 193 tests, August 2026. Worst: 51.6% of 107, December 2025, a 12.0 point gap. Donegal's quietest month: 100 tests, May 2026; busiest: 286, July 2026. Donegal, first 6 months: 57.2% of 955; last 6: 61.2% of 1,128, so Donegal improved 4.0 points. Latest at Donegal, August 2026: 63.6% of 193. A year earlier: 65.8% of 120, so Donegal is 2.2 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 143 | 59.9% |
| October 2024 | 42 | 70.7% |
| November 2024 | 80 | 62.2% |
| December 2024 | 96 | 55.6% |
| January 2025 | 158 | 59.8% |
| February 2025 | 118 | 61.8% |
| March 2025 | 222 | 58.9% |
| April 2025 | 115 | 57.3% |
| May 2025 | 130 | 53.7% |
| June 2025 | 214 | 63.7% |
| July 2025 | 149 | 51.1% |
| August 2025 | 120 | 65.8% |
| September 2025 | 230 | 57.1% |
| October 2025 | 120 | 59.3% |
| November 2025 | 187 | 60.4% |
| December 2025 | 107 | 51.6% |
| January 2026 | 149 | 61.1% |
| February 2026 | 162 | 52.3% |
| March 2026 | 126 | 60.0% |
| April 2026 | 170 | 59.2% |
| May 2026 | 100 | 60.2% |
| June 2026 | 253 | 63.2% |
| July 2026 | 286 | 59.8% |
| August 2026 | 193 | 63.6% |
Donegal pass rates by year
Donegal, September 2024 to August 2025: 59.5% of 1,587 car tests. Since then Donegal held within 0.1 points on 2,083 car tests against 1,587, up 496 (31.3%). Donegal went from 6th highest of 57 to 9th highest of 57. Donegal added 496 car tests, the 26th largest of 49 increases. Donegal lost 2.4 points on County Donegal, which went from 57.6% to 59.9%.
Donegal by calendar year: 60.1% of 1,149 car tests in 2021, 58.6% of 1,870 in 2025, down 1.5 points (national down 1.5). Donegal, 2024 to 2025: 58.6% of 1,683 to 58.6%, barely moving for Donegal. Best full year: 60.6% in 2023; worst: 58.6% in 2024; busiest: 1,870 car tests in 2025. Donegal's car no shows: 14 in 2021, 54 in 2025; not conducted: 75, then 103. Donegal, 2026 to date: 60.2% of 1,439 in 8 months, 7.9 points over national at Donegal.
| 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 | 1,180 | 60.9% | 1,149 | 60.1% | 14 | 75 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,487 | 61.3% | 1,452 | 60.5% | 37 | 73 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 1,361 | 61.2% | 1,330 | 60.6% | 40 | 78 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 1,737 | 59.5% | 1,683 | 58.6% | 53 | 75 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 1,930 | 59.4% | 1,870 | 58.6% | 54 | 103 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 1,467 | 60.6% | 1,439 | 60.2% | 26 | 74 | 52.3% |
Donegal by licence category
Donegal, under 100 tests each: 54 car and trailer (BE) and 1 tractor (W). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 2,083 | 59.4% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 54 | 84.4% | 85.4% |
| Category W (Tractor) | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Donegal waiting times and capacity
Donegal's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 10 weeks at Donegal. Longer waits than Donegal: 31 centres. Shorter than Donegal: 9, of 57 others with a published wait. Donegal: shortest wait in County Donegal; Buncrana and Letterkenny the longest, 3 weeks more than Donegal. Driver testers assigned to Donegal in July 2026: 1. In August 2026, 99.0% of the 194 test slots at Donegal were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Donegal's 194 test slots: 18th fewest of 59 centres.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 1Driver testers assigned
- 194Test slots in the latest month
- 99.0%Slots used
Donegal: no shows and tests not conducted
Donegal counted 2,238 car tests: 2,083 delivered, 46 no shows and 109 not conducted or abandoned. Donegal's shares of those 2,238: 2.1% no shows and 4.9% not conducted at Donegal. Of 57 centres, Donegal's 2.1% no show share ranks joint 2nd lowest. Neither count moves Donegal's 59.4% pass rate: 1,237 passes over 2,083 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
2,083 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.Donegal and County Donegal
Donegal trails Buncrana by 3.5 points (1,342 tests at 62.9%); Donegal waits 3 weeks less than Buncrana and Donegal leads Letterkenny by 0.3 points (3,745 tests at 59.1%); Donegal waits 3 weeks less than Letterkenny. No other County Donegal centre beat Donegal on both rate and wait.