Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel) results: 70.9% (774)
Test centre in County Limerick, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 774car tests
- 1 of 57car rank
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How Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel) compares
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel) finished 18.5 points above the national car rate of 52.4%, with 70.9% across 774 tests. That puts the centre among the five highest rates of 57 centres with at least 500 car tests, at 1st highest. Compared with the County Limerick car rate of 59.8%, the figure here is 11.1 points higher.
Car driving test pass rate at Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel), month by month
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel) recorded car tests in 6 of the 12 months, from September 2025 to February 2026. There were no car tests here after February 2026 in this period. The 77.3% recorded in October 2025 came from just 92 tests, so a few different results would move that month's rate.
Above the national car rate of 52.4%Below it
- Sep 202452.2%72 tests
- Oct 202454.7%86 tests
- Nov 202455.7%65 tests
- Dec 202444.4%28 tests
- Jan 202555.6%57 tests
- Feb 202538.2%63 tests
- Mar 202548.6%189 tests
- Apr 202549.7%192 tests
- May 202559.5%97 tests
- Jun 202547.6%154 tests
- Jul 202557.1%157 tests
- Aug 202572.6%101 tests
- Sep 202569.3%174 tests
- Oct 202577.3%92 tests
- Nov 202563.0%132 tests
- Dec 202572.0%89 tests
- Jan 202675.6%128 tests
- Feb 202671.2%159 tests
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 72 | 52.2% |
| October 2024 | 86 | 54.7% |
| November 2024 | 65 | 55.7% |
| December 2024 | 28 | 44.4% |
| January 2025 | 57 | 55.6% |
| February 2025 | 63 | 38.2% |
| March 2025 | 189 | 48.6% |
| April 2025 | 192 | 49.7% |
| May 2025 | 97 | 59.5% |
| June 2025 | 154 | 47.6% |
| July 2025 | 157 | 57.1% |
| August 2025 | 101 | 72.6% |
| September 2025 | 174 | 69.3% |
| October 2025 | 92 | 77.3% |
| November 2025 | 132 | 63.0% |
| December 2025 | 89 | 72.0% |
| January 2026 | 128 | 75.6% |
| February 2026 | 159 | 71.2% |
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel) pass rates by year
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)'s car rate rose 17.7 points from 53.2% in September 2024 to August 2025 to 70.9% in the latest period. Fewer cars were tested this time, 774 against 1,261, which leaves the latest rate more open to swings. The last car tests in the series were recorded in February 2026.
| 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) | 720 | 59.3% | 720 | 59.3% | 10 | 31 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 821 | 59.5% | 821 | 59.5% | 15 | 57 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 912 | 51.5% | 912 | 51.5% | 20 | 33 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 946 | 46.9% | 946 | 46.9% | 36 | 72 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 1,497 | 58.5% | 1,497 | 58.5% | 44 | 85 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (2 months) | 287 | 73.2% | 287 | 73.2% | 7 | 4 | 52.3% |
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel) by licence category
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel) recorded only car tests over September 2025 to August 2026. 70.9% in the all-category row therefore matches the car figure.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 774 | 70.9% | 52.4% |
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel): no shows and tests not conducted
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)'s 70.9% pass rate uses the 774 car tests delivered, with 549 passes. Of 812 recorded outcomes, 19 were no shows and 19 were not conducted or abandoned. Tests not conducted or abandoned made up 2.3% here, against 7.4% nationally.
774 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.Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel) and County Limerick
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)'s car rate was 3.7 points above Newcastle West at 67.2%. 1,842 car tests were delivered there, compared with 774 here.
- 1Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)774 car tests70.9%
- 2Newcastle West1,842 car tests67.2%
- 3Limerick - Woodview4,595 car tests58.4%
- 4Limerick - Castlemungret4,434 car tests56.3%
Driving test centres in the counties next to Limerick
County Limerick borders Clare, Tipperary, Cork and Kerry. 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 Clare57.0% on 5,448 car tests
County Tipperary55.8% on 7,538 car tests
County Cork53.6% on 27,688 car tests
- Cork (Wilton)53.7%, 18,131 tests
- Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow)51.4%, 5,206 tests
- Skibbereen55.6%, 2,923 tests
- Mitchelstown55.2%, 1,428 tests