Mullingar results: 50.7% (3,992)
Test centre in County Westmeath, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,992car tests
- 39 of 57car rank
- 13weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Mullingar compares
Mullingar passed 50.7% of 3,992 car tests (2,026 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 1.7 points below the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Mullingar ranks 19th lowest. Above Mullingar: Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) (0.7 higher) and Sligo (1.3 higher). Below Mullingar: Clonmel (0.1 lower) and Birr (0.2 lower). Mullingar's 3,992 car tests: 19th busiest of 57. Mullingar's closest in size: Killester with 75 more tests, 2.7 lower; Gorey with 119 more tests, 4.4 higher; Wicklow with 157 fewer tests, 3.6 lower and Letterkenny with 247 fewer tests, 8.4 higher.
Mullingar across all categories: 55.5% of 4,671 tests (54.8% nationally), 679 in other licence categories. Mullingar took 53.5% of the 7,461 car tests at 2 County Westmeath centres. Mullingar's 50.7%, county 48.7%: 2.0 points above.
Car driving test pass rate at Mullingar, month by month
Mullingar's best month: 57.4% of 245 tests, December 2025. Worst: 43.3% of 403, April 2026, a 14.1 point gap. Mullingar's quietest month: 171 tests, November 2025; busiest: 485, February 2026. Mullingar, first 6 months: 53.1% of 1,834; last 6: 48.8% of 2,158, so Mullingar weakened 4.3 points. Latest at Mullingar, August 2026: 48.0% of 349. A year earlier: 45.8% of 288, so Mullingar is 2.2 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 268 | 46.2% |
| October 2024 | 239 | 45.4% |
| November 2024 | 271 | 43.9% |
| December 2024 | 192 | 49.7% |
| January 2025 | 312 | 44.3% |
| February 2025 | 298 | 42.8% |
| March 2025 | 212 | 43.5% |
| April 2025 | 357 | 44.7% |
| May 2025 | 248 | 45.3% |
| June 2025 | 366 | 39.9% |
| July 2025 | 327 | 37.5% |
| August 2025 | 288 | 45.8% |
| September 2025 | 322 | 53.7% |
| October 2025 | 313 | 55.6% |
| November 2025 | 171 | 53.6% |
| December 2025 | 245 | 57.4% |
| January 2026 | 298 | 53.3% |
| February 2026 | 485 | 48.5% |
| March 2026 | 290 | 53.0% |
| April 2026 | 403 | 43.3% |
| May 2026 | 349 | 49.8% |
| June 2026 | 383 | 52.1% |
| July 2026 | 384 | 47.8% |
| August 2026 | 349 | 48.0% |
Mullingar pass rates by year
Mullingar, September 2024 to August 2025: 43.7% of 3,378 car tests. Since then Mullingar climbed 7.0 points on 3,992 car tests against 3,378, up 614 (18.2%). Mullingar went from 7th lowest of 57 to 19th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Mullingar's 7.0 point rise ranks 8th largest. Mullingar added 614 car tests, the 19th largest of 49 increases. Mullingar gained 2.8 points on County Westmeath, which went from 44.5% to 48.7%.
Mullingar by calendar year: 58.0% of 2,441 car tests in 2021, 46.5% of 3,459 in 2025, down 11.5 points (national down 1.5). Mullingar, 2024 to 2025: 47.3% of 3,506 to 46.5%, a loss of 0.8 points for Mullingar. Best full year: 58.0% in 2021; worst: 46.5% in 2025; busiest: 3,506 car tests in 2024. Mullingar's car no shows: 44 in 2021, 121 in 2025; not conducted: 183, then 292. Mullingar, 2026 to date: 49.2% of 2,941 in 8 months, 3.1 points under national at Mullingar.
| 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 | 2,695 | 60.5% | 2,441 | 58.0% | 44 | 183 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 2,837 | 59.3% | 2,426 | 55.4% | 68 | 162 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 3,403 | 51.5% | 2,977 | 46.9% | 94 | 221 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 4,036 | 51.7% | 3,506 | 47.3% | 123 | 263 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 4,000 | 51.1% | 3,459 | 46.5% | 121 | 292 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 3,345 | 53.5% | 2,941 | 49.2% | 82 | 252 | 52.3% |
Mullingar by licence category
Mullingar beyond cars: 154 car and trailer (BE), 85.4%, level with national; 133 truck (C), 86.5%, 12.1 points above national and 114 motorcycle (A), 69.2%, level with national, each with 100 or more tests. Mullingar, under 100 tests each: 89 truck CPC practical; 65 bus (D); 53 articulated truck (CE); 39 bus CPC practical; 22 medium power motorcycle (A2); 5 small truck (C1); 4 minibus (D1) and 1 low power motorcycle (A1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 3,992 | 50.7% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 154 | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 133 | 86.5% | 74.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 114 | 69.2% | 69.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 89 | 98.9% | 98.7% |
| Category D (Bus) | 65 | 62.9% | 65.7% |
| Category CE (Articulated Truck) | 53 | 69.4% | 66.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 39 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 22 | 81.3% | 62.0% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 5 | 100.0% | 76.5% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 4 | 75.0% | 68.1% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 1 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
Mullingar waiting times and capacity
Mullingar's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 13 weeks at Mullingar. Longer waits than Mullingar: 14 centres. Shorter than Mullingar: 39, of 57 others with a published wait. Mullingar: longest wait in County Westmeath; Athlone the shortest, 3 weeks less than Mullingar. Driver testers assigned to Mullingar in July 2026: 3. In August 2026, 99.7% of the 392 test slots at Mullingar were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Mullingar's 392 test slots: 20th most of 59 centres.
- 13 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 3Driver testers assigned
- 392Test slots in the latest month
- 99.7%Slots used
Mullingar: no shows and tests not conducted
Mullingar counted 4,423 car tests: 3,992 delivered, 121 no shows and 310 not conducted or abandoned. Mullingar's shares of those 4,423: 2.7% no shows and 7.0% not conducted at Mullingar. Of 57 centres, Mullingar's 2.7% no show share ranks joint 23rd lowest. Neither count moves Mullingar's 50.7% pass rate: 2,026 passes over 3,992 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,992 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.Mullingar and County Westmeath
Mullingar leads Athlone by 4.4 points (3,469 tests at 46.3%); Mullingar waits 3 weeks more than Athlone. No other County Westmeath centre beat Mullingar on both rate and wait.