Roscommon results: 56% (2,323)
Test centre in County Roscommon, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 2,323car tests
- 20 of 57car rank
- 9weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Roscommon compares
Roscommon passed 56.0% of 2,323 car tests (1,301 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 3.6 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Roscommon ranks 20th highest. Above Roscommon: Ballina (0.2 higher) and Castlebar (0.2 higher). Below Roscommon: Navan (0.1 lower) and Tipperary (0.1 lower). Roscommon's 2,323 car tests: 18th quietest of 57. Roscommon's closest in size: Carlow with 129 more tests, 13.9 lower; Tuam with 256 more tests, 6.1 higher; Dungarvan with 93 fewer tests, 1.6 lower and Longford with 179 fewer tests, 2.2 higher.
Roscommon across all categories: 58.2% of 2,628 tests (54.8% nationally), 305 in other licence categories. Roscommon was County Roscommon's only centre testing cars: Roscommon's 56.0% is the county car rate.
Car driving test pass rate at Roscommon, month by month
Roscommon's best month: 66.0% of 159 tests, August 2026. Worst: 51.6% of 202, November 2025, a 14.4 point gap. Roscommon's quietest month: 159 tests, August 2026; busiest: 224, January 2026. Roscommon, first 6 months: 54.6% of 1,216; last 6: 57.5% of 1,107, so Roscommon improved 2.9 points. Latest at Roscommon, August 2026: 66.0% of 159. A year earlier: 62.3% of 115, so Roscommon is 3.7 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 184 | 49.1% |
| October 2024 | 213 | 44.3% |
| November 2024 | 184 | 46.0% |
| December 2024 | 89 | 44.2% |
| January 2025 | 101 | 44.4% |
| February 2025 | 166 | 47.7% |
| March 2025 | 168 | 58.6% |
| April 2025 | 142 | 62.2% |
| May 2025 | 173 | 44.2% |
| June 2025 | 243 | 48.5% |
| July 2025 | 392 | 62.5% |
| August 2025 | 115 | 62.3% |
| September 2025 | 217 | 59.1% |
| October 2025 | 205 | 54.5% |
| November 2025 | 202 | 51.6% |
| December 2025 | 168 | 58.0% |
| January 2026 | 224 | 53.4% |
| February 2026 | 200 | 51.6% |
| March 2026 | 206 | 54.9% |
| April 2026 | 184 | 56.6% |
| May 2026 | 189 | 55.3% |
| June 2026 | 177 | 53.3% |
| July 2026 | 192 | 59.9% |
| August 2026 | 159 | 66.0% |
Roscommon pass rates by year
Roscommon, September 2024 to August 2025: 52.1% of 2,170 car tests. Since then Roscommon rose 3.9 points on 2,323 car tests against 2,170, up 153 (7.1%). Roscommon went from 27th lowest of 57 to 20th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Roscommon's 3.9 point rise ranks 17th largest. Roscommon added 153 car tests, the 47th largest of 49 increases.
Roscommon by calendar year: 57.7% of 1,695 car tests in 2021, 55.1% of 2,292 in 2025, down 2.6 points (national down 1.5). Roscommon, 2024 to 2025: 45.0% of 2,225 to 55.1%, a gain of 10.1 points for Roscommon. Best full year: 57.7% in 2021; worst: 45.0% in 2024; busiest: 2,292 car tests in 2025. Roscommon's car no shows: 28 in 2021, 65 in 2025; not conducted: 87, then 94. Roscommon, 2026 to date: 56.1% of 1,531 in 8 months, 3.8 points over national at Roscommon.
| 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 | 1,814 | 58.8% | 1,695 | 57.7% | 28 | 87 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,835 | 54.3% | 1,607 | 51.6% | 32 | 132 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 2,261 | 55.3% | 2,040 | 51.8% | 47 | 111 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 2,456 | 48.7% | 2,225 | 45.0% | 59 | 130 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 2,549 | 57.7% | 2,292 | 55.1% | 65 | 94 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 1,728 | 58.6% | 1,531 | 56.1% | 32 | 72 | 52.3% |
Roscommon by licence category
Roscommon, under 100 tests each: 91 truck (C); 83 car and trailer (BE); 77 motorcycle (A); 31 truck CPC practical; 15 medium power motorcycle (A2); 3 low power motorcycle (A1); 2 minibus (D1); 1 small truck (C1); 1 tractor (W) and 1 bus CPC practical. Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 2,323 | 56.0% | 52.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 91 | 78.8% | 74.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 83 | 93.5% | 85.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 77 | 46.1% | 69.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 31 | 93.2% | 98.7% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 15 | 82.1% | 62.0% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 3 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 2 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 1 | 100.0% | 76.5% |
| Category W (Tractor) | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 1 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
Roscommon waiting times and capacity
Roscommon's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 9 weeks at Roscommon. Longer waits than Roscommon: 49 centres. Shorter than Roscommon: 5, of 57 others with a published wait. Driver testers assigned to Roscommon in July 2026: 2. In August 2026, 98.8% of the 162 test slots at Roscommon were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Roscommon's 162 test slots: 11th fewest of 59 centres.
- 9 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 2Driver testers assigned
- 162Test slots in the latest month
- 98.8%Slots used
Roscommon: no shows and tests not conducted
Roscommon counted 2,472 car tests: 2,323 delivered, 54 no shows and 95 not conducted or abandoned. Roscommon's shares of those 2,472: 2.2% no shows and 3.8% not conducted at Roscommon. Of 57 centres, Roscommon's 2.2% no show share ranks joint 4th lowest. Neither count moves Roscommon's 56.0% pass rate: 1,301 passes over 2,323 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
2,323 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.