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) passed 51.4% of 5,206 car tests (2,675 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 1.0 point below the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) ranks 20th lowest. Above Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow): Sligo (0.6 higher) and Tullamore (1.4 higher). Below Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow): Mullingar (0.7 lower) and Clonmel (0.8 lower). Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s 5,206 car tests: 11th busiest of 57. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s closest in size: Mulhuddart with 507 more tests, 5.5 lower; Waterford with 1,599 more tests, 9.3 lower; Wexford with 541 fewer tests, 5.0 lower and Limerick - Woodview with 611 fewer tests, 7.0 higher.
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) across all categories: 53.3% of 5,627 tests (54.8% nationally), 421 in other licence categories. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) took 18.8% of the 27,688 car tests at 4 County Cork centres. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s 51.4%, county 53.6%: 2.2 points below.
Car driving test pass rate at Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow), month by month
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s best month: 57.1% of 482 tests, August 2026. Worst: 43.3% of 520, April 2026, a 13.8 point gap. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s quietest month: 304 tests, May 2026; busiest: 533, September 2025. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow), first 6 months: 52.5% of 2,566; last 6: 50.3% of 2,640, so Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) weakened 2.2 points. Latest at Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow), August 2026: 57.1% of 482. A year earlier: 58.2% of 423, so Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) is 1.1 points down.
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), September 2024 to August 2025: 57.0% of 4,159 car tests. Since then Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) dropped 5.6 points on 5,206 car tests against 4,159, up 1,047 (25.2%). Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) went from 12th highest of 57 to 20th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s 5.6 point fall ranks 3rd largest. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) added 1,047 car tests, the 12th largest of 49 increases. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) lost 6.1 points on County Cork, which went from 53.1% to 53.6%.
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) by calendar year: 51.0% of 3,137 car tests in 2022, 55.3% of 4,567 in 2025, up 4.3 points (national up 1.6). Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow), 2024 to 2025: 56.5% of 4,341 to 55.3%, a loss of 1.2 points for Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow). Best full year: 56.5% in 2024; worst: 51.0% in 2022; busiest: 4,567 car tests in 2025. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s car no shows: 94 in 2022, 149 in 2025; not conducted: 304, then 328. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow), 2026 to date: 50.7% of 3,543 in 8 months, 1.6 points under national at Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow).
| 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) beyond cars: 219 car and trailer (BE), 82.8%, 2.6 points below national, each with 100 or more tests. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow), under 100 tests each: 77 motorcycle (A); 54 truck (C); 32 truck CPC practical; 23 medium power motorcycle (A2); 8 minibus (D1); 4 bus CPC practical; 3 low power motorcycle (A1) and 1 small truck (C1). Too few for a steady rate.
| 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 time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 10 weeks at Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow). Longer waits than Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow): 31 centres. Shorter than Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow): 9, of 57 others with a published wait. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow): shortest wait in County Cork; Cork (Wilton) and Mitchelstown the longest, 1 week more than Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow). Driver testers assigned to Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) in July 2026: 4. In August 2026, 99.1% of the 535 test slots at Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s 535 test slots: 12th most of 59 centres.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 4Driver testers assigned
- 535Test slots in the latest month
- 99.1%Slots used
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow): no shows and tests not conducted
Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) counted 5,886 car tests: 5,206 delivered, 146 no shows and 534 not conducted or abandoned. Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s shares of those 5,886: 2.5% no shows and 9.1% not conducted at Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow). Of 57 centres, Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s 2.5% no show share ranks joint 13th lowest. Neither count moves Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)'s 51.4% pass rate: 2,675 passes over 5,206 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
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) trails Skibbereen by 4.2 points (2,923 tests at 55.6%); Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) has the same wait as Skibbereen; Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) trails Mitchelstown by 3.8 points (1,428 tests at 55.2%); Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) waits 1 week less than Mitchelstown and Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) trails Cork (Wilton) by 2.3 points (18,131 tests at 53.7%); Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) waits 1 week less than Cork (Wilton). No other County Cork centre beat Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) on both rate and wait.
Cork (Ballincollig); Cork (St. Finbarr's GAA Club Togher) and Mallow delivered no car tests over September 2025 to August 2026, so they have no car rate to set against Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow).