Navan results: 55.9% (11,277)
Test centre in County Meath, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 11,277car tests
- 21 of 57car rank
- 12weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Navan compares
Navan passed 55.9% of 11,277 car tests (6,308 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 3.5 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Navan ranks joint 21st highest, level with Tipperary. Above Navan: Roscommon (0.1 higher) and Ballina (0.3 higher). Below Navan: Galway (Carnmore) (0.2 lower) and Dundalk (0.3 lower). Navan's 11,277 car tests: 6th busiest of 57. Navan's closest in size: Naas with 4,215 more tests, 1.0 lower; Finglas with 4,324 more tests, 10.9 lower; Dundalk with 2,686 fewer tests, 0.3 lower and Raheny with 3,360 fewer tests, 5.9 lower.
Navan across all categories: 56.6% of 11,665 tests (54.8% nationally), 388 in other licence categories. Navan was County Meath's only centre testing cars: Navan's 55.9% is the county car rate.
Car driving test pass rate at Navan, month by month
Navan's best month: 60.3% of 1,412 tests, October 2025. Worst: 49.7% of 702, December 2025, a 10.6 point gap. Navan's quietest month: 643 tests, August 2026; busiest: 1,412, October 2025. Navan, first 6 months: 56.1% of 6,458; last 6: 55.7% of 4,819, so Navan held steady. Latest at Navan, August 2026: 57.8% of 643. A year earlier: 57.7% of 1,061, so Navan is about level.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 662 | 53.2% |
| October 2024 | 565 | 58.1% |
| November 2024 | 591 | 58.4% |
| December 2024 | 337 | 54.8% |
| January 2025 | 611 | 58.3% |
| February 2025 | 507 | 54.9% |
| March 2025 | 677 | 55.0% |
| April 2025 | 452 | 56.3% |
| May 2025 | 614 | 61.6% |
| June 2025 | 737 | 55.5% |
| July 2025 | 1,208 | 69.5% |
| August 2025 | 1,061 | 57.7% |
| September 2025 | 1,289 | 59.3% |
| October 2025 | 1,412 | 60.3% |
| November 2025 | 1,113 | 57.9% |
| December 2025 | 702 | 49.7% |
| January 2026 | 968 | 52.0% |
| February 2026 | 974 | 52.3% |
| March 2026 | 900 | 54.7% |
| April 2026 | 986 | 54.4% |
| May 2026 | 658 | 58.2% |
| June 2026 | 757 | 54.8% |
| July 2026 | 875 | 55.8% |
| August 2026 | 643 | 57.8% |
Navan pass rates by year
Navan, September 2024 to August 2025: 58.7% of 8,022 car tests. Since then Navan fell 2.8 points on 11,277 car tests against 8,022, up 3,255 (40.6%). Navan went from 7th highest of 57 to 21st highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Navan's 2.8 point fall ranks 11th largest. Navan added 3,255 car tests, the 6th largest of 49 increases.
Navan by calendar year: 59.4% of 4,301 car tests in 2021, 58.8% of 10,383 in 2025, down 0.6 points (national down 1.5). Navan, 2024 to 2025: 52.5% of 7,921 to 58.8%, a gain of 6.3 points for Navan. Best full year: 59.4% in 2021; worst: 50.2% in 2022; busiest: 10,383 car tests in 2025. Navan's car no shows: 97 in 2021, 407 in 2025; not conducted: 312, then 616. Navan, 2026 to date: 54.7% of 6,761 in 8 months, 2.4 points over national at Navan.
| 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 | 4,448 | 59.9% | 4,301 | 59.4% | 97 | 312 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 4,641 | 51.5% | 4,337 | 50.2% | 108 | 315 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 7,760 | 55.5% | 7,390 | 54.9% | 238 | 418 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 8,149 | 53.0% | 7,921 | 52.5% | 279 | 469 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 10,687 | 59.2% | 10,383 | 58.8% | 407 | 616 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 6,981 | 55.3% | 6,761 | 54.7% | 225 | 567 | 52.3% |
Navan by licence category
Navan beyond cars: 212 motorcycle (A), 73.7%, 4.3 points above national and 110 car and trailer (BE), 86.3%, 0.9 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Navan, under 100 tests each: 56 medium power motorcycle (A2); 9 low power motorcycle (A1) and 1 moped (AM). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 11,277 | 55.9% | 52.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 212 | 73.7% | 69.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 110 | 86.3% | 85.4% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 56 | 75.9% | 62.0% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 9 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| Category AM (Moped / light quadricycle) | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Navan waiting times and capacity
Navan's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 12 weeks at Navan. Longer waits than Navan: 19 centres. Shorter than Navan: 35, of 57 others with a published wait. Driver testers assigned to Navan in July 2026: 8. In August 2026, 97.9% of the 661 test slots at Navan were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Navan's 661 test slots: 7th most of 59 centres.
- 12 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 8Driver testers assigned
- 661Test slots in the latest month
- 97.9%Slots used
Navan: no shows and tests not conducted
Navan counted 12,537 car tests: 11,277 delivered, 409 no shows and 851 not conducted or abandoned. Navan's shares of those 12,537: 3.3% no shows and 6.8% not conducted at Navan. Of 57 centres, Navan's 3.3% no show share ranks joint 13th highest. Neither count moves Navan's 55.9% pass rate: 6,308 passes over 11,277 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
11,277 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.