Shannon results: 59.2% (1,661)
Test centre in County Clare, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 1,661car tests
- 11 of 57car rank
- 11weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Shannon compares
Shannon passed 59.2% of 1,661 car tests (984 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 6.8 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Shannon ranks 11th highest. Above Shannon: Kilrush (0.1 higher) and Donegal (0.2 higher). Below Shannon: Letterkenny (0.1 lower) and Limerick - Woodview (0.8 lower). Shannon's 1,661 car tests: 9th quietest of 57. Shannon's closest in size: Drogheda - Southgate with 79 more tests, 5.0 lower; Thurles with 79 more tests, 6.8 higher; Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) with 18 fewer tests, 8.8 lower and Ballina with 191 fewer tests, 3.0 lower.
Shannon across all categories: 61.0% of 1,747 tests (54.8% nationally), 86 in other licence categories. Shannon took 30.5% of the 5,448 car tests at 3 County Clare centres. Shannon's 59.2%, county 57.0%: 2.2 points above.
Car driving test pass rate at Shannon, month by month
Shannon's best month: 64.2% of 62 tests, September 2025. Worst: 54.0% of 138, April 2026, a 10.2 point gap. Shannon's quietest month: 62 tests, September 2025; busiest: 212, July 2026. Shannon's 62 tests in September 2025 are few enough to swing a long way on a handful of results. Shannon, first 6 months: 62.0% of 645; last 6: 57.5% of 1,016, so Shannon weakened 4.5 points. Latest at Shannon, August 2026: 61.8% of 181. A year earlier: 66.9% of 175, so Shannon is 5.1 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 104 | 61.3% |
| October 2024 | 112 | 55.5% |
| November 2024 | 98 | 57.8% |
| December 2024 | 49 | 62.2% |
| January 2025 | 29 | 75.0% |
| February 2025 | 50 | 75.6% |
| March 2025 | 94 | 63.2% |
| April 2025 | 98 | 67.7% |
| May 2025 | 77 | 71.4% |
| June 2025 | 114 | 62.3% |
| July 2025 | 197 | 70.8% |
| August 2025 | 175 | 66.9% |
| September 2025 | 62 | 64.2% |
| October 2025 | 163 | 61.5% |
| November 2025 | 72 | 63.8% |
| December 2025 | 73 | 54.6% |
| January 2026 | 155 | 62.8% |
| February 2026 | 120 | 63.8% |
| March 2026 | 148 | 56.7% |
| April 2026 | 138 | 54.0% |
| May 2026 | 182 | 61.3% |
| June 2026 | 155 | 54.6% |
| July 2026 | 212 | 55.4% |
| August 2026 | 181 | 61.8% |
Shannon pass rates by year
Shannon, September 2024 to August 2025: 65.2% of 1,197 car tests. Since then Shannon dropped 6.0 points on 1,661 car tests against 1,197, up 464 (38.8%). Shannon went from the highest of 57 to 11th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Shannon's 6.0 point fall ranks 2nd largest. Shannon added 464 car tests, the 28th largest of 49 increases. Shannon lost 2.2 points on County Clare, which went from 60.8% to 57.0%.
Shannon by calendar year: 52.7% of 739 car tests in 2021, 65.9% of 1,204 in 2025, up 13.2 points (national down 1.5). Shannon, 2024 to 2025: 58.7% of 1,258 to 65.9%, a gain of 7.2 points for Shannon. Best full year: 65.9% in 2025; worst: 52.7% in 2021; busiest: 1,258 car tests in 2024. Shannon's car no shows: 10 in 2021, 32 in 2025; not conducted: 75, then 94. Shannon, 2026 to date: 58.7% of 1,291 in 8 months, 6.4 points over national at Shannon.
| 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 | 814 | 54.0% | 739 | 52.7% | 10 | 75 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 914 | 55.8% | 822 | 53.1% | 6 | 69 | 50.2% |
| 2023 (11 months) | 1,260 | 58.7% | 1,194 | 57.4% | 28 | 79 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 1,316 | 60.2% | 1,258 | 58.7% | 33 | 72 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 1,272 | 67.7% | 1,204 | 65.9% | 32 | 94 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 1,361 | 60.6% | 1,291 | 58.7% | 33 | 101 | 52.3% |
Shannon by licence category
Shannon, under 100 tests each: 60 small truck (C1); 13 car and trailer (BE); 7 truck CPC practical; 4 bus CPC practical; 1 truck (C) and 1 minibus (D1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 1,661 | 59.2% | 52.4% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 60 | 94.7% | 76.5% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 13 | 90.4% | 85.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 7 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 4 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category C (Truck) | 1 | 100.0% | 74.4% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 1 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
Shannon waiting times and capacity
Shannon's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 11 weeks at Shannon. Longer waits than Shannon: 23 centres. Shorter than Shannon: 27, of 57 others with a published wait. County Clare waits ran from 8 weeks at Kilrush to 14 weeks at Ennis, with Shannon between. In August 2026, 98.4% of the 184 test slots at Shannon were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Shannon's 184 test slots: joint 15th fewest of 59 centres.
- 11 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 184Test slots in the latest month
- 98.4%Slots used
Shannon: no shows and tests not conducted
Shannon counted 1,834 car tests: 1,661 delivered, 44 no shows and 129 not conducted or abandoned. Shannon's shares of those 1,834: 2.4% no shows and 7.0% not conducted at Shannon. Of 57 centres, Shannon's 2.4% no show share ranks joint 9th lowest. Neither count moves Shannon's 59.2% pass rate: 984 passes over 1,661 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
1,661 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.Shannon and County Clare
Shannon trails Kilrush by 0.1 points (794 tests at 59.3%); Shannon waits 3 weeks more than Kilrush and Shannon leads Ennis by 4.0 points (2,993 tests at 55.2%); Shannon waits 3 weeks less than Ennis. Kilrush beat Shannon on both rate and wait.