Galway (Carnmore) results: 55.7% (3,219)
Test centre in County Galway, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,219car tests
- 23 of 57car rank
- 7weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Galway (Carnmore) compares
Galway (Carnmore) passed 55.7% of 3,219 car tests (1,792 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 3.3 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Galway (Carnmore) ranks 23rd highest. Above Galway (Carnmore): Navan (0.2 higher) and Tipperary (0.2 higher). Below Galway (Carnmore): Dundalk (0.1 lower) and Skibbereen (0.1 lower). Galway (Carnmore)'s 3,219 car tests: 28th quietest of 57. Galway (Carnmore)'s closest in size: Clonmel with 40 more tests, 5.1 lower; Sligo with 90 more tests, 3.7 lower; Carlow Talbot Hotel with 169 fewer tests, 7.5 lower and Tullamore with 176 fewer tests, 2.9 lower.
Galway (Carnmore) across all categories: 62.8% of 4,556 tests (54.8% nationally), 1,337 in other licence categories. Galway (Carnmore) took 23.6% of the 13,636 car tests at 5 County Galway centres. Galway (Carnmore)'s 55.7%, county 59.8%: 4.1 points below.
Car driving test pass rate at Galway (Carnmore), month by month
Galway (Carnmore)'s best month: 63.2% of 334 tests, August 2026. Worst: 46.5% of 238, March 2026, a 16.7 point gap. Galway (Carnmore)'s quietest month: 193 tests, February 2026; busiest: 334, August 2026. Galway (Carnmore), first 6 months: 56.3% of 1,566; last 6: 55.0% of 1,653, so Galway (Carnmore) weakened 1.3 points. Latest at Galway (Carnmore), August 2026: 63.2% of 334. A year earlier: 54.7% of 276, so Galway (Carnmore) is 8.5 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 250 | 51.3% |
| October 2024 | 151 | 41.9% |
| November 2024 | 107 | 46.2% |
| December 2024 | 115 | 59.2% |
| January 2025 | 156 | 53.4% |
| February 2025 | 185 | 46.7% |
| March 2025 | 132 | 51.3% |
| April 2025 | 114 | 61.9% |
| May 2025 | 141 | 60.3% |
| June 2025 | 312 | 59.4% |
| July 2025 | 283 | 53.2% |
| August 2025 | 276 | 54.7% |
| September 2025 | 323 | 60.2% |
| October 2025 | 270 | 57.6% |
| November 2025 | 262 | 56.8% |
| December 2025 | 251 | 57.1% |
| January 2026 | 267 | 52.8% |
| February 2026 | 193 | 51.4% |
| March 2026 | 238 | 46.5% |
| April 2026 | 246 | 57.9% |
| May 2026 | 288 | 50.0% |
| June 2026 | 284 | 51.4% |
| July 2026 | 263 | 59.1% |
| August 2026 | 334 | 63.2% |
Galway (Carnmore) pass rates by year
Galway (Carnmore), September 2024 to August 2025: 53.5% of 2,222 car tests. Since then Galway (Carnmore) rose 2.2 points on 3,219 car tests against 2,222, up 997 (44.9%). Galway (Carnmore) went from 25th highest of 57 to 23rd highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Galway (Carnmore)'s 2.2 point rise ranks 21st largest. Galway (Carnmore) added 997 car tests, the 13th largest of 49 increases. Galway (Carnmore) kept pace with County Galway, which went from 57.2% to 59.8%.
Galway (Carnmore) by calendar year: 46.3% of 1,190 car tests in 2021, 56.3% of 2,705 in 2025, up 10.0 points (national down 1.5). Galway (Carnmore), 2024 to 2025: 51.9% of 2,394 to 56.3%, a gain of 4.4 points for Galway (Carnmore). Best full year: 56.3% in 2025; worst: 46.3% in 2021; busiest: 2,705 car tests in 2025. Galway (Carnmore)'s car no shows: 19 in 2021, 101 in 2025; not conducted: 86, then 174. Galway (Carnmore), 2026 to date: 54.4% of 2,113 in 8 months, 2.1 points over national at Galway (Carnmore).
| 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 | 1,770 | 60.4% | 1,190 | 46.3% | 19 | 86 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 2,515 | 67.6% | 1,504 | 52.1% | 37 | 122 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 3,017 | 66.0% | 1,887 | 53.1% | 54 | 99 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 3,616 | 63.4% | 2,394 | 51.9% | 72 | 115 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 3,981 | 64.3% | 2,705 | 56.3% | 101 | 174 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 2,941 | 61.7% | 2,113 | 54.4% | 72 | 152 | 52.3% |
Galway (Carnmore) by licence category
Galway (Carnmore) beyond cars: 285 car and trailer (BE), 89.0%, 3.6 points above national; 193 bus (D), 63.4%, 2.3 points below national; 178 truck (C), 71.2%, 3.2 points below national; 167 bus CPC practical, 100.0%, 1.3 points above national; 160 motorcycle (A), 79.8%, 10.4 points above national; 115 articulated truck (CE), 68.8%, 2.1 points above national and 115 truck CPC practical, 100.0%, 1.3 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Galway (Carnmore), under 100 tests each: 50 medium power motorcycle (A2); 36 minibus (D1); 17 low power motorcycle (A1); 17 small truck (C1); 3 moped (AM) and 1 small truck and trailer (C1E). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 3,219 | 55.7% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 285 | 89.0% | 85.4% |
| Category D (Bus) | 193 | 63.4% | 65.7% |
| Category C (Truck) | 178 | 71.2% | 74.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 167 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 160 | 79.8% | 69.4% |
| Category CE (Articulated Truck) | 115 | 68.8% | 66.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 115 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 50 | 61.2% | 62.0% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 36 | 61.9% | 68.1% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 17 | 36.4% | 45.6% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 17 | 86.7% | 76.5% |
| Category AM (Moped / light quadricycle) | 3 | not published | 100.0% |
| Category C1E (Small truck / large van with trailer) | 1 | 100.0% | 92.6% |
Galway (Carnmore) waiting times and capacity
Galway (Carnmore)'s estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 7 weeks at Galway (Carnmore). Longer waits than Galway (Carnmore): 55 centres. Shorter than Galway (Carnmore): 2, of 57 others with a published wait. Galway (Carnmore): shortest wait in County Galway; Clifden the longest, 9 weeks more than Galway (Carnmore). Driver testers assigned to Galway (Carnmore) in July 2026: 3. In August 2026, 99.1% of the 437 test slots at Galway (Carnmore) were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Galway (Carnmore)'s 437 test slots: 17th most of 59 centres.
- 7 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 3Driver testers assigned
- 437Test slots in the latest month
- 99.1%Slots used
Galway (Carnmore): no shows and tests not conducted
Galway (Carnmore) counted 3,559 car tests: 3,219 delivered, 119 no shows and 221 not conducted or abandoned. Galway (Carnmore)'s shares of those 3,559: 3.3% no shows and 6.2% not conducted at Galway (Carnmore). Of 57 centres, Galway (Carnmore)'s 3.3% no show share ranks joint 13th highest. Neither count moves Galway (Carnmore)'s 55.7% pass rate: 1,792 passes over 3,219 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,219 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.Galway (Carnmore) and County Galway
Galway (Carnmore) trails Clifden by 18.7 points (460 tests at 74.4%); Galway (Carnmore) waits 9 weeks less than Clifden; Galway (Carnmore) trails Loughrea by 9.3 points (3,004 tests at 65.0%); Galway (Carnmore) waits 3 weeks less than Loughrea; Galway (Carnmore) trails Tuam by 6.4 points (2,579 tests at 62.1%); Galway (Carnmore) waits 5 weeks less than Tuam and Galway (Carnmore) trails Galway (Clybaun Hotel) by 0.6 points (4,374 tests at 56.3%); Galway (Carnmore) waits 3 weeks less than Galway (Clybaun Hotel). No other County Galway centre beat Galway (Carnmore) on both rate and wait. Clifden rests on fewer than 500 car tests, so a handful of results moves that rate further than Galway (Carnmore)'s 3,219.
Galway (Westside) and Loughrea (Lough Rea Hotel & Spa) delivered no car tests over September 2025 to August 2026, so they have no car rate to set against Galway (Carnmore).