Sligo results: 52% (3,309)
Test centre in County Sligo, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,309car tests
- 37 of 57car rank
- 10weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Sligo compares
Sligo passed 52.0% of 3,309 car tests (1,721 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, level with the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Sligo ranks 21st lowest. Above Sligo: Tullamore (0.8 higher) and Cavan (1.6 higher). Below Sligo: Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) (0.6 lower) and Mullingar (1.3 lower). Sligo's 3,309 car tests: 28th busiest of 57. Sligo's closest in size: Killarney with 128 more tests, 3.9 lower; Athlone with 160 more tests, 5.7 lower; Clonmel with 50 fewer tests, 1.4 lower and Galway (Carnmore) with 90 fewer tests, 3.7 higher.
Sligo across all categories: 58.8% of 4,046 tests (54.8% nationally), 737 in other licence categories. Sligo was County Sligo's only centre testing cars: Sligo's 52.0% is the county car rate.
Car driving test pass rate at Sligo, month by month
Sligo's best month: 57.7% of 212 tests, February 2026. Worst: 44.0% of 161, December 2025, a 13.7 point gap. Sligo's quietest month: 161 tests, December 2025; busiest: 413, June 2026. Sligo, first 6 months: 50.5% of 1,583; last 6: 53.4% of 1,726, so Sligo improved 2.9 points. Latest at Sligo, August 2026: 50.0% of 210. A year earlier: 52.6% of 397, so Sligo is 2.6 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 300 | 47.5% |
| October 2024 | 228 | 38.4% |
| November 2024 | 267 | 44.3% |
| December 2024 | 132 | 49.6% |
| January 2025 | 150 | 47.5% |
| February 2025 | 168 | 41.6% |
| March 2025 | 100 | 55.9% |
| April 2025 | 120 | 47.6% |
| May 2025 | 175 | 52.7% |
| June 2025 | 324 | 54.7% |
| July 2025 | 460 | 59.5% |
| August 2025 | 397 | 52.6% |
| September 2025 | 295 | 52.4% |
| October 2025 | 368 | 49.1% |
| November 2025 | 231 | 52.2% |
| December 2025 | 161 | 44.0% |
| January 2026 | 316 | 47.6% |
| February 2026 | 212 | 57.7% |
| March 2026 | 281 | 57.4% |
| April 2026 | 275 | 52.3% |
| May 2026 | 294 | 48.4% |
| June 2026 | 413 | 56.7% |
| July 2026 | 253 | 53.2% |
| August 2026 | 210 | 50.0% |
Sligo pass rates by year
Sligo, September 2024 to August 2025: 50.3% of 2,821 car tests. Since then Sligo edged up 1.7 points on 3,309 car tests against 2,821, up 488 (17.3%). Sligo went from 16th lowest of 57 to 21st lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Sligo's 1.7 point rise ranks 26th largest. Sligo added 488 car tests, the 27th largest of 49 increases.
Sligo by calendar year: 53.6% of 1,627 car tests in 2021, 52.0% of 2,949 in 2025, down 1.6 points (national down 1.5). Sligo, 2024 to 2025: 47.6% of 2,791 to 52.0%, a gain of 4.4 points for Sligo. Best full year: 54.2% in 2022; worst: 47.6% in 2024; busiest: 2,949 car tests in 2025. Sligo's car no shows: 16 in 2021, 104 in 2025; not conducted: 108, then 141. Sligo, 2026 to date: 53.0% of 2,254 in 8 months, 0.7 points over national at Sligo.
| 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 | 2,002 | 59.1% | 1,627 | 53.6% | 16 | 108 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 2,732 | 62.2% | 2,070 | 54.2% | 34 | 113 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 3,268 | 60.5% | 2,519 | 52.5% | 70 | 110 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 3,505 | 55.7% | 2,791 | 47.6% | 82 | 175 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 3,692 | 59.7% | 2,949 | 52.0% | 104 | 141 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 2,724 | 58.8% | 2,254 | 53.0% | 76 | 153 | 52.3% |
Sligo by licence category
Sligo beyond cars: 160 articulated truck (CE), 82.3%, 15.6 points above national; 132 truck (C), 82.2%, 7.8 points above national and 128 car and trailer (BE), 88.8%, 3.4 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Sligo, under 100 tests each: 97 bus (D); 85 truck CPC practical; 84 bus CPC practical; 32 motorcycle (A); 12 small truck (C1); 6 medium power motorcycle (A2) and 1 minibus (D1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 3,309 | 52.0% | 52.4% |
| Category CE (Articulated Truck) | 160 | 82.3% | 66.7% |
| Category C (Truck) | 132 | 82.2% | 74.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 128 | 88.8% | 85.4% |
| Category D (Bus) | 97 | 86.6% | 65.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 85 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 84 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 32 | 84.4% | 69.4% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 12 | 77.8% | 76.5% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 6 | 100.0% | 62.0% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 1 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
Sligo waiting times and capacity
Sligo's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 10 weeks at Sligo. Longer waits than Sligo: 31 centres. Shorter than Sligo: 9, of 57 others with a published wait. Driver testers assigned to Sligo in July 2026: 4. In August 2026, 98.3% of the 241 test slots at Sligo were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Sligo's 241 test slots: 26th fewest of 59 centres.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 4Driver testers assigned
- 241Test slots in the latest month
- 98.3%Slots used
Sligo: no shows and tests not conducted
Sligo counted 3,617 car tests: 3,309 delivered, 113 no shows and 195 not conducted or abandoned. Sligo's shares of those 3,617: 3.1% no shows and 5.4% not conducted at Sligo. Of 57 centres, Sligo's 3.1% no show share ranks joint 17th highest. Neither count moves Sligo's 52.0% pass rate: 1,721 passes over 3,309 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,309 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.