Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) results: 51.4% (5,206)
Test centre in County Cork, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 5,206car tests
- 38 of 57car rank
- 10weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) compares
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) recorded a 51.4% car pass rate on 5,206 tests, 1.0 point below the national 52.4%. Compared with the County Cork car rate of 53.6%, the figure here is 2.2 points lower.
Car driving test pass rate at Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow), month by month
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) fell 2.2 points between the first and last six months, from 52.5% to 50.3%. Monthly rates ran from 43.3% in April 2026 to 57.1% in August 2026.
Above the national car rate of 52.4%Below it
- Sep 202458.6%348 tests
- Oct 202457.6%367 tests
- Nov 202459.2%386 tests
- Dec 202453.2%154 tests
- Jan 202553.4%136 tests
- Feb 202553.5%387 tests
- Mar 202545.9%238 tests
- Apr 202556.2%391 tests
- May 202563.6%318 tests
- Jun 202562.7%526 tests
- Jul 202553.3%485 tests
- Aug 202558.2%423 tests
- Sep 202553.3%533 tests
- Oct 202552.8%383 tests
- Nov 202552.5%402 tests
- Dec 202553.0%345 tests
- Jan 202654.0%417 tests
- Feb 202649.7%486 tests
- Mar 202649.8%490 tests
- Apr 202643.3%520 tests
- May 202652.8%304 tests
- Jun 202644.3%442 tests
- Jul 202656.6%402 tests
- Aug 202657.1%482 tests
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 348 | 58.6% |
| October 2024 | 367 | 57.6% |
| November 2024 | 386 | 59.2% |
| December 2024 | 154 | 53.2% |
| January 2025 | 136 | 53.4% |
| February 2025 | 387 | 53.5% |
| March 2025 | 238 | 45.9% |
| April 2025 | 391 | 56.2% |
| May 2025 | 318 | 63.6% |
| June 2025 | 526 | 62.7% |
| July 2025 | 485 | 53.3% |
| August 2025 | 423 | 58.2% |
| September 2025 | 533 | 53.3% |
| October 2025 | 383 | 52.8% |
| November 2025 | 402 | 52.5% |
| December 2025 | 345 | 53.0% |
| January 2026 | 417 | 54.0% |
| February 2026 | 486 | 49.7% |
| March 2026 | 490 | 49.8% |
| April 2026 | 520 | 43.3% |
| May 2026 | 304 | 52.8% |
| June 2026 | 442 | 44.3% |
| July 2026 | 402 | 56.6% |
| August 2026 | 482 | 57.1% |
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) pass rates by year
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s car rate fell 5.6 points from 57.0% in September 2024 to August 2025 to 51.4% in the latest period. Volume grew too, from 4,159 car tests to 5,206, so the two rates rest on different sized groups.
| 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 (10 months) | 2,124 | 56.7% | 2,007 | 55.6% | 57 | 127 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 3,450 | 53.9% | 3,137 | 51.0% | 94 | 304 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 4,118 | 56.0% | 3,748 | 53.3% | 125 | 265 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 4,660 | 58.1% | 4,341 | 56.5% | 156 | 271 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 4,796 | 56.0% | 4,567 | 55.3% | 149 | 328 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 3,902 | 53.1% | 3,543 | 50.7% | 94 | 400 | 52.3% |
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) by licence category
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) also delivered 421 tests in other licence categories, led by car and trailer (BE) with 219. Its 82.8% pass rate was 2.6 points below the national figure for that category. The remaining 8 categories are listed in the table below.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 5,206 | 51.4% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 219 | 82.8% | 85.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 77 | 51.5% | 69.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 54 | 80.5% | 74.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 32 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 23 | 42.1% | 62.0% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 8 | 75.0% | 68.1% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 4 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 3 | not published | 45.6% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 1 | not published | 76.5% |
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) waiting times and capacity
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s estimated invitation wait was 10 weeks at the end of August 2026, close to the national 11.6 weeks. 535 test slots were listed here in August 2026, with 99.1% filled.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 4Driver testers assigned
- 535Test slots in the latest month
- 99.1%Slots used
- 1,286Applicants waiting at the end of August 2026, all test categories
- 416Applicants scheduled for a test at the end of August 2026, all test categories
- 1,147Applicants waiting at the end of August 2026, Category B (Car or light van)
- 416Applicants scheduled for a test at the end of August 2026, Category B (Car or light van)
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow): no shows and tests not conducted
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s 51.4% pass rate uses the 5,206 car tests delivered, with 2,675 passes. Of 5,886 recorded outcomes, 146 were no shows and 534 were not conducted or abandoned.
5,206 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.Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) and County Cork
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s car rate was 4.2 points below Skibbereen, which recorded 55.6% on 2,923 tests. Past pass rates cannot tell you how you would do at either centre.
- 1Skibbereen2,923 car tests55.6%
- 2Mitchelstown1,428 car tests55.2%
- 3Cork (Wilton)18,131 car tests53.7%
- 4Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)5,206 car tests51.4%
Driving test centres in the counties next to Cork
County Cork borders Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. If a test centre over the county line is closer to where you live or learn, these are the car driving test pass rates there for September 2025 to August 2026.
County Limerick59.8% on 11,645 car tests
- Limerick - Woodview58.4%, 4,595 tests
- Limerick - Castlemungret56.3%, 4,434 tests
- Newcastle West67.2%, 1,842 tests
- Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)70.9%, 774 tests