Ennis results: 55.2% (2,993)
Test centre in County Clare, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 2,993car tests
- 26 of 57car rank
- 14weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Ennis compares
Ennis passed 55.2% of 2,993 car tests (1,652 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 2.8 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Ennis ranks joint 26th highest, level with Mitchelstown. Above Ennis: Dundalk (0.4 higher) and Skibbereen (0.4 higher). Below Ennis: Gorey (0.1 lower) and Nenagh (0.1 lower). Ennis's 2,993 car tests: 24th quietest of 57. Ennis's closest in size: Loughrea with 11 more tests, 9.8 higher; Tullamore with 50 more tests, 2.4 lower; Skibbereen with 70 fewer tests, 0.4 higher and Birr with 235 fewer tests, 4.7 lower.
Ennis across all categories: 57.8% of 3,273 tests (54.8% nationally), 280 in other licence categories. Ennis took 54.9% of the 5,448 car tests at 3 County Clare centres. Ennis's 55.2%, county 57.0%: 1.8 points below.
Car driving test pass rate at Ennis, month by month
Ennis's best month: 61.9% of 259 tests, July 2026. Worst: 50.3% of 189, April 2026, an 11.6 point gap. Ennis's quietest month: 166 tests, June 2026; busiest: 336, September 2025. Ennis, first 6 months: 54.0% of 1,660; last 6: 56.7% of 1,333, so Ennis improved 2.7 points. Latest at Ennis, August 2026: 53.2% of 211. A year earlier: 58.5% of 266, so Ennis is 5.3 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 274 | 54.6% |
| October 2024 | 312 | 55.9% |
| November 2024 | 129 | 66.4% |
| December 2024 | 137 | 59.0% |
| January 2025 | 233 | 60.8% |
| February 2025 | 202 | 58.5% |
| March 2025 | 193 | 58.0% |
| April 2025 | 127 | 53.9% |
| May 2025 | 224 | 58.1% |
| June 2025 | 191 | 61.6% |
| July 2025 | 169 | 55.8% |
| August 2025 | 266 | 58.5% |
| September 2025 | 336 | 55.6% |
| October 2025 | 251 | 56.3% |
| November 2025 | 248 | 55.8% |
| December 2025 | 290 | 50.6% |
| January 2026 | 260 | 51.7% |
| February 2026 | 275 | 54.3% |
| March 2026 | 269 | 58.2% |
| April 2026 | 189 | 50.3% |
| May 2026 | 239 | 54.2% |
| June 2026 | 166 | 61.3% |
| July 2026 | 259 | 61.9% |
| August 2026 | 211 | 53.2% |
Ennis pass rates by year
Ennis, September 2024 to August 2025: 58.1% of 2,457 car tests. Since then Ennis fell 2.9 points on 2,993 car tests against 2,457, up 536 (21.8%). Ennis went from 10th highest of 57 to 26th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Ennis's 2.9 point fall ranks 9th largest. Ennis added 536 car tests, the 24th largest of 49 increases. Ennis gained 0.9 points on County Clare, which went from 60.8% to 57.0%.
Ennis by calendar year: 59.1% of 1,888 car tests in 2021, 56.8% of 2,730 in 2025, down 2.3 points (national down 1.5). Ennis, 2024 to 2025: 56.6% of 2,938 to 56.8%, barely moving for Ennis. Best full year: 59.1% in 2021; worst: 54.8% in 2023; busiest: 2,938 car tests in 2024. Ennis's car no shows: 35 in 2021, 81 in 2025; not conducted: 93, then 169. Ennis, 2026 to date: 55.6% of 1,868 in 8 months, 3.3 points over national at Ennis.
| 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 | 2,015 | 60.4% | 1,888 | 59.1% | 35 | 93 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 2,409 | 61.6% | 2,027 | 57.3% | 36 | 104 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 2,920 | 57.3% | 2,635 | 54.8% | 49 | 115 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 3,187 | 58.2% | 2,938 | 56.6% | 93 | 147 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 3,003 | 59.2% | 2,730 | 56.8% | 81 | 169 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 2,088 | 58.9% | 1,868 | 55.6% | 58 | 170 | 52.3% |
Ennis by licence category
Ennis beyond cars: 140 car and trailer (BE), 88.5%, 3.1 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Ennis, under 100 tests each: 58 truck (C); 38 motorcycle (A); 20 truck CPC practical; 15 medium power motorcycle (A2); 5 low power motorcycle (A1); 2 small truck (C1) and 2 bus CPC practical. Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 2,993 | 55.2% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 140 | 88.5% | 85.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 58 | 87.9% | 74.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 38 | 62.1% | 69.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 20 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 15 | 75.0% | 62.0% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 5 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 2 | 100.0% | 76.5% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 2 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
Ennis waiting times and capacity
Ennis's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 14 weeks at Ennis. Longer waits than Ennis: 11 centres. Shorter than Ennis: 44, of 57 others with a published wait. Ennis: longest wait in County Clare; Kilrush the shortest, 6 weeks less than Ennis. Driver testers assigned to Ennis in July 2026: 3. In August 2026, 99.1% of the 229 test slots at Ennis were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Ennis's 229 test slots: 24th fewest of 59 centres.
- 14 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 3Driver testers assigned
- 229Test slots in the latest month
- 99.1%Slots used
Ennis: no shows and tests not conducted
Ennis counted 3,315 car tests: 2,993 delivered, 91 no shows and 231 not conducted or abandoned. Ennis's shares of those 3,315: 2.7% no shows and 7.0% not conducted at Ennis. Of 57 centres, Ennis's 2.7% no show share ranks joint 23rd lowest. Neither count moves Ennis's 55.2% pass rate: 1,652 passes over 2,993 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
2,993 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.Ennis and County Clare
Ennis trails Kilrush by 4.1 points (794 tests at 59.3%); Ennis waits 6 weeks more than Kilrush and Ennis trails Shannon by 4.0 points (1,661 tests at 59.2%); Ennis waits 3 weeks more than Shannon. Kilrush and Shannon beat Ennis on both rate and wait.