Longford results: 58.2% (2,144)
Test centre in County Longford, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 2,144car tests
- 14 of 57car rank
- 15weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Longford compares
Longford passed 58.2% of 2,144 car tests (1,247 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 5.8 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Longford ranks 14th highest. Above Longford: Limerick - Woodview (0.2 higher) and Letterkenny (0.9 higher). Below Longford: Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) (1.2 lower) and Galway (Clybaun Hotel) (1.9 lower). Longford's 2,144 car tests: 16th quietest of 57. Longford's closest in size: Dungarvan with 86 more tests, 3.8 lower; Roscommon with 179 more tests, 2.2 lower; Donegal with 61 fewer tests, 1.2 higher and Carrick On Shannon with 140 fewer tests, 3.2 higher.
Longford across all categories: 59.9% of 2,293 tests (54.8% nationally), 149 in other licence categories. Longford was County Longford's only centre testing cars: Longford's 58.2% is the county car rate.
Car driving test pass rate at Longford, month by month
Longford's best month: 64.7% of 145 tests, November 2025. Worst: 52.7% of 165, June 2026, a 12.0 point gap. Longford's quietest month: 97 tests, December 2025; busiest: 282, September 2025. Longford, first 6 months: 58.7% of 1,085; last 6: 57.6% of 1,059, so Longford weakened 1.1 points. Latest at Longford, August 2026: 57.7% of 181. A year earlier: 55.7% of 194, so Longford is 2.0 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 104 | 41.2% |
| October 2024 | 43 | 44.1% |
| November 2024 | 91 | 51.3% |
| December 2024 | 135 | 53.3% |
| January 2025 | 185 | 58.6% |
| February 2025 | 109 | 59.8% |
| March 2025 | 114 | 60.8% |
| April 2025 | 91 | 59.0% |
| May 2025 | 166 | 51.0% |
| June 2025 | 124 | 58.9% |
| July 2025 | 241 | 51.3% |
| August 2025 | 194 | 55.7% |
| September 2025 | 282 | 55.3% |
| October 2025 | 190 | 59.2% |
| November 2025 | 145 | 64.7% |
| December 2025 | 97 | 57.7% |
| January 2026 | 191 | 58.6% |
| February 2026 | 180 | 59.4% |
| March 2026 | 179 | 59.3% |
| April 2026 | 210 | 56.5% |
| May 2026 | 183 | 59.2% |
| June 2026 | 165 | 52.7% |
| July 2026 | 141 | 60.6% |
| August 2026 | 181 | 57.7% |
Longford pass rates by year
Longford, September 2024 to August 2025: 54.3% of 1,597 car tests. Since then Longford rose 3.9 points on 2,144 car tests against 1,597, up 547 (34.3%). Longford went from 18th highest of 57 to 14th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Longford's 3.9 point rise ranks 17th largest. Longford added 547 car tests, the 23rd largest of 49 increases.
Longford by calendar year: 58.7% of 1,106 car tests in 2021, 57.0% of 1,938 in 2025, down 1.7 points (national down 1.5). Longford, 2024 to 2025: 44.7% of 1,591 to 57.0%, a gain of 12.3 points for Longford. Best full year: 58.7% in 2021; worst: 43.8% in 2023; busiest: 1,938 car tests in 2025. Longford's car no shows: 16 in 2021, 81 in 2025; not conducted: 78, then 99. Longford, 2026 to date: 58.0% of 1,430 in 8 months, 5.7 points over national at Longford.
| 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 | 1,197 | 60.3% | 1,106 | 58.7% | 16 | 78 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,573 | 56.0% | 1,389 | 53.0% | 32 | 80 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 1,837 | 45.9% | 1,716 | 43.8% | 56 | 104 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 1,742 | 48.2% | 1,591 | 44.7% | 57 | 97 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 2,064 | 59.0% | 1,938 | 57.0% | 81 | 99 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 1,520 | 59.5% | 1,430 | 58.0% | 40 | 82 | 52.3% |
Longford by licence category
Longford, under 100 tests each: 62 car and trailer (BE); 55 truck (C); 22 truck CPC practical; 4 small truck (C1); 3 minibus (D1) and 3 bus CPC practical. Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 2,144 | 58.2% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 62 | 85.3% | 85.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 55 | 76.7% | 74.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 22 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 4 | 75.0% | 76.5% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 3 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 3 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
Longford waiting times and capacity
Longford's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 15 weeks at Longford. Longer waits than Longford: 8 centres. Shorter than Longford: 47, of 57 others with a published wait. Driver testers assigned to Longford in July 2026: 1. In August 2026, 98.4% of the 184 test slots at Longford were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Longford's 184 test slots: joint 15th fewest of 59 centres.
- 15 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 1Driver testers assigned
- 184Test slots in the latest month
- 98.4%Slots used
Longford: no shows and tests not conducted
Longford counted 2,331 car tests: 2,144 delivered, 74 no shows and 113 not conducted or abandoned. Longford's shares of those 2,331: 3.2% no shows and 4.8% not conducted at Longford. Of 57 centres, Longford's 3.2% no show share ranks 16th highest. Neither count moves Longford's 58.2% pass rate: 1,247 passes over 2,144 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
2,144 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.