Limerick - Castlemungret results: 56.3% (4,434)
Test centre in County Limerick, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 4,434car tests
- 17 of 57car rank
- 10weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Limerick - Castlemungret compares
Limerick - Castlemungret passed 56.3% of 4,434 car tests (2,497 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 3.9 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Limerick - Castlemungret ranks joint 16th highest, level with Galway (Clybaun Hotel). Above Limerick - Castlemungret: Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) (0.7 higher) and Longford (1.9 higher). Below Limerick - Castlemungret: Ballina (0.1 lower) and Castlebar (0.1 lower). Limerick - Castlemungret's 4,434 car tests: 14th busiest of 57. Limerick - Castlemungret's closest in size: Limerick - Woodview with 161 more tests, 2.1 higher; Wexford with 231 more tests, 9.9 lower; Galway (Clybaun Hotel) with 60 fewer tests, same rate and Mulhuddart Maple House with 218 fewer tests, 9.3 lower.
Limerick - Castlemungret across all categories: 63.3% of 6,091 tests (54.8% nationally), 1,657 in other licence categories. Limerick - Castlemungret took 38.1% of the 11,645 car tests at 4 County Limerick centres. Limerick - Castlemungret's 56.3%, county 59.8%: 3.5 points below.
Car driving test pass rate at Limerick - Castlemungret, month by month
Limerick - Castlemungret's best month: 60.2% of 475 tests, May 2026. Worst: 51.9% of 287, October 2025, an 8.3 point gap. Limerick - Castlemungret's quietest month: 234 tests, December 2025; busiest: 475, May 2026. Limerick - Castlemungret, first 6 months: 53.4% of 1,856; last 6: 58.4% of 2,578, so Limerick - Castlemungret improved 5.0 points. Latest at Limerick - Castlemungret, August 2026: 58.6% of 411. A year earlier: 50.9% of 382, so Limerick - Castlemungret is 7.7 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 236 | 59.4% |
| October 2024 | 433 | 50.5% |
| November 2024 | 444 | 50.4% |
| December 2024 | 305 | 42.5% |
| January 2025 | 355 | 55.6% |
| February 2025 | 206 | 53.0% |
| March 2025 | 339 | 57.1% |
| April 2025 | 301 | 54.3% |
| May 2025 | 268 | 57.7% |
| June 2025 | 375 | 55.3% |
| July 2025 | 469 | 62.4% |
| August 2025 | 382 | 50.9% |
| September 2025 | 374 | 53.1% |
| October 2025 | 287 | 51.9% |
| November 2025 | 273 | 52.1% |
| December 2025 | 234 | 59.2% |
| January 2026 | 307 | 52.9% |
| February 2026 | 381 | 52.5% |
| March 2026 | 413 | 57.7% |
| April 2026 | 397 | 59.4% |
| May 2026 | 475 | 60.2% |
| June 2026 | 427 | 56.7% |
| July 2026 | 455 | 57.9% |
| August 2026 | 411 | 58.6% |
Limerick - Castlemungret pass rates by year
Limerick - Castlemungret, September 2024 to August 2025: 54.1% of 4,113 car tests. Since then Limerick - Castlemungret rose 2.2 points on 4,434 car tests against 4,113, up 321 (7.8%). Limerick - Castlemungret went from 19th highest of 57 to 16th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Limerick - Castlemungret's 2.2 point rise ranks 21st largest. Limerick - Castlemungret added 321 car tests, the 32nd largest of 49 increases. Limerick - Castlemungret lost 3.9 points on County Limerick, which went from 53.7% to 59.8%.
Limerick - Castlemungret by calendar year: 53.3% of 2,809 car tests in 2021, 55.4% of 3,863 in 2025, up 2.1 points (national down 1.5). Limerick - Castlemungret, 2024 to 2025: 54.1% of 5,063 to 55.4%, a gain of 1.3 points for Limerick - Castlemungret. Best full year: 55.4% in 2025; worst: 50.1% in 2022; busiest: 5,063 car tests in 2024. Limerick - Castlemungret's car no shows: 55 in 2021, 129 in 2025; not conducted: 203, then 294. Limerick - Castlemungret, 2026 to date: 57.2% of 3,266 in 8 months, 4.9 points over national at Limerick - Castlemungret.
| 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 | 3,512 | 57.2% | 2,809 | 53.3% | 55 | 203 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 4,215 | 54.9% | 3,174 | 50.1% | 59 | 154 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 5,795 | 57.0% | 4,406 | 52.5% | 100 | 355 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 6,363 | 58.3% | 5,063 | 54.1% | 150 | 404 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 5,470 | 61.9% | 3,863 | 55.4% | 129 | 294 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 4,296 | 63.7% | 3,266 | 57.2% | 91 | 309 | 52.3% |
Limerick - Castlemungret by licence category
Limerick - Castlemungret beyond cars: 292 bus (D), 66.3%, 0.6 points above national; 268 truck (C), 79.3%, 4.9 points above national; 233 articulated truck (CE), 72.8%, 6.1 points above national; 205 motorcycle (A), 73.3%, 3.9 points above national; 181 bus CPC practical, 98.9%, level with national; 174 truck CPC practical, 100.0%, 1.3 points above national and 170 car and trailer (BE), 93.5%, 8.1 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Limerick - Castlemungret, under 100 tests each: 57 medium power motorcycle (A2); 52 minibus (D1); 13 small truck (C1); 8 low power motorcycle (A1) and 4 small truck and trailer (C1E). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 4,434 | 56.3% | 52.4% |
| Category D (Bus) | 292 | 66.3% | 65.7% |
| Category C (Truck) | 268 | 79.3% | 74.4% |
| Category CE (Articulated Truck) | 233 | 72.8% | 66.7% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 205 | 73.3% | 69.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 181 | 98.9% | 98.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 174 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 170 | 93.5% | 85.4% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 57 | 62.6% | 62.0% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 52 | 84.6% | 68.1% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 13 | 100.0% | 76.5% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 8 | 54.2% | 45.6% |
| Category C1E (Small truck / large van with trailer) | 4 | 100.0% | 92.6% |
Limerick - Castlemungret waiting times and capacity
Limerick - Castlemungret's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 10 weeks at Limerick - Castlemungret. Longer waits than Limerick - Castlemungret: 31 centres. Shorter than Limerick - Castlemungret: 9, of 57 others with a published wait. Limerick - Castlemungret: shortest wait in County Limerick; Newcastle West the longest, 1 week more than Limerick - Castlemungret. Driver testers assigned to Limerick - Castlemungret in July 2026: 4. In August 2026, 97.7% of the 554 test slots at Limerick - Castlemungret were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Limerick - Castlemungret's 554 test slots: 10th most of 59 centres.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 4Driver testers assigned
- 554Test slots in the latest month
- 97.7%Slots used
Limerick - Castlemungret: no shows and tests not conducted
Limerick - Castlemungret counted 4,954 car tests: 4,434 delivered, 130 no shows and 390 not conducted or abandoned. Limerick - Castlemungret's shares of those 4,954: 2.6% no shows and 7.9% not conducted at Limerick - Castlemungret. Of 57 centres, Limerick - Castlemungret's 2.6% no show share ranks joint 18th lowest. Neither count moves Limerick - Castlemungret's 56.3% pass rate: 2,497 passes over 4,434 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
4,434 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.Limerick - Castlemungret and County Limerick
Limerick - Castlemungret trails Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel) by 14.6 points (774 tests at 70.9%); Limerick - Castlemungret trails Newcastle West by 10.9 points (1,842 tests at 67.2%); Limerick - Castlemungret waits 1 week less than Newcastle West and Limerick - Castlemungret trails Limerick - Woodview by 2.1 points (4,595 tests at 58.4%); Limerick - Castlemungret has the same wait as Limerick - Woodview.
Limerick (Roxboro) delivered no car tests over September 2025 to August 2026, so it has no car rate to set against Limerick - Castlemungret.