Letterkenny results: 59.1% (3,745)
Test centre in County Donegal, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,745car tests
- 12 of 57car rank
- 13weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Letterkenny compares
Letterkenny passed 59.1% of 3,745 car tests (2,214 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 6.7 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Letterkenny ranks 12th highest. Above Letterkenny: Shannon (0.1 higher) and Kilrush (0.2 higher). Below Letterkenny: Limerick - Woodview (0.7 lower) and Longford (0.9 lower). Letterkenny's 3,745 car tests: 21st busiest of 57. Letterkenny's closest in size: Wicklow with 90 more tests, 12.0 lower; Mullingar with 247 more tests, 8.4 lower; Cavan with 24 fewer tests, 5.5 lower and Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) with 94 fewer tests, 2.1 lower.
Letterkenny across all categories: 65.1% of 4,565 tests (54.8% nationally), 820 in other licence categories. Letterkenny took 52.2% of the 7,170 car tests at 3 County Donegal centres. Letterkenny's 59.1%, county 59.9%: 0.8 points below.
Car driving test pass rate at Letterkenny, month by month
Letterkenny's best month: 63.9% of 140 tests, December 2025. Worst: 50.3% of 214, November 2025, a 13.6 point gap. Letterkenny's quietest month: 140 tests, December 2025; busiest: 568, September 2025. Letterkenny, first 6 months: 56.3% of 1,837; last 6: 61.8% of 1,908, so Letterkenny improved 5.5 points. Latest at Letterkenny, August 2026: 60.6% of 223. A year earlier: 60.3% of 252, so Letterkenny is about level.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 304 | 54.9% |
| October 2024 | 235 | 55.7% |
| November 2024 | 223 | 59.2% |
| December 2024 | 115 | 53.0% |
| January 2025 | 316 | 49.0% |
| February 2025 | 307 | 48.5% |
| March 2025 | 261 | 45.2% |
| April 2025 | 160 | 54.4% |
| May 2025 | 287 | 59.7% |
| June 2025 | 345 | 61.0% |
| July 2025 | 538 | 65.1% |
| August 2025 | 252 | 60.3% |
| September 2025 | 568 | 56.7% |
| October 2025 | 367 | 55.8% |
| November 2025 | 214 | 50.3% |
| December 2025 | 140 | 63.9% |
| January 2026 | 301 | 54.2% |
| February 2026 | 247 | 59.7% |
| March 2026 | 315 | 58.9% |
| April 2026 | 239 | 62.6% |
| May 2026 | 267 | 62.6% |
| June 2026 | 349 | 63.1% |
| July 2026 | 515 | 62.4% |
| August 2026 | 223 | 60.6% |
Letterkenny pass rates by year
Letterkenny, September 2024 to August 2025: 56.3% of 3,343 car tests. Since then Letterkenny rose 2.8 points on 3,745 car tests against 3,343, up 402 (12.0%). Letterkenny went from 13th highest of 57 to 12th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Letterkenny's 2.8 point rise ranks 19th largest. Letterkenny added 402 car tests, the 31st largest of 49 increases. Letterkenny gained 0.5 points on County Donegal, which went from 57.6% to 59.9%.
Letterkenny by calendar year: 59.2% of 2,356 car tests in 2021, 56.4% of 3,755 in 2025, down 2.8 points (national down 1.5). Letterkenny, 2024 to 2025: 55.3% of 3,438 to 56.4%, a gain of 1.1 points for Letterkenny. Best full year: 59.2% in 2021; worst: 53.8% in 2022; busiest: 3,755 car tests in 2025. Letterkenny's car no shows: 34 in 2021, 99 in 2025; not conducted: 148, then 233. Letterkenny, 2026 to date: 60.7% of 2,456 in 8 months, 8.4 points over national at Letterkenny.
| 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 | 2,862 | 65.0% | 2,356 | 59.2% | 34 | 148 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 3,935 | 60.8% | 3,197 | 53.8% | 52 | 206 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 3,647 | 61.3% | 2,949 | 54.3% | 59 | 188 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 4,121 | 61.2% | 3,438 | 55.3% | 96 | 229 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 4,586 | 62.6% | 3,755 | 56.4% | 99 | 233 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 2,895 | 65.5% | 2,456 | 60.7% | 56 | 134 | 52.3% |
Letterkenny by licence category
Letterkenny beyond cars: 186 truck (C), 88.4%, 14.0 points above national; 127 bus (D), 87.6%, 21.9 points above national; 112 articulated truck (CE), 94.6%, 27.9 points above national and 112 truck CPC practical, 100.0%, 1.3 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Letterkenny, under 100 tests each: 97 car and trailer (BE); 88 bus CPC practical; 72 motorcycle (A); 12 medium power motorcycle (A2); 7 small truck (C1); 5 minibus (D1); 1 low power motorcycle (A1) 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) | 3,745 | 59.1% | 52.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 186 | 88.4% | 74.4% |
| Category D (Bus) | 127 | 87.6% | 65.7% |
| Category CE (Articulated Truck) | 112 | 94.6% | 66.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 112 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 97 | 88.2% | 85.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 88 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 72 | 79.1% | 69.4% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 12 | 70.8% | 62.0% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 7 | 100.0% | 76.5% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 5 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 1 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| Category C1E (Small truck / large van with trailer) | 1 | 100.0% | 92.6% |
Letterkenny waiting times and capacity
Letterkenny's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 13 weeks at Letterkenny. Longer waits than Letterkenny: 14 centres. Shorter than Letterkenny: 39, of 57 others with a published wait. Letterkenny: longest wait in County Donegal; Donegal the shortest, 3 weeks less than Letterkenny. Driver testers assigned to Letterkenny in July 2026: 4. In August 2026, 99.4% of the 308 test slots at Letterkenny were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Letterkenny's 308 test slots: 23rd most of 59 centres.
- 13 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 4Driver testers assigned
- 308Test slots in the latest month
- 99.4%Slots used
Letterkenny: no shows and tests not conducted
Letterkenny counted 4,047 car tests: 3,745 delivered, 95 no shows and 207 not conducted or abandoned. Letterkenny's shares of those 4,047: 2.3% no shows and 5.1% not conducted at Letterkenny. Of 57 centres, Letterkenny's 2.3% no show share ranks joint 6th lowest. Neither count moves Letterkenny's 59.1% pass rate: 2,214 passes over 3,745 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,745 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.Letterkenny and County Donegal
Letterkenny trails Buncrana by 3.8 points (1,342 tests at 62.9%); Letterkenny has the same wait as Buncrana and Letterkenny trails Donegal by 0.3 points (2,083 tests at 59.4%); Letterkenny waits 3 weeks more than Donegal. Donegal beat Letterkenny on both rate and wait.