Tuam figures: 62.1% (2,579)
Test centre in County Galway, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 2,579car tests
- 6 of 57car rank
- 12weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Tuam compares
Tuam passed 62.1% of 2,579 car tests (1,603 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 9.7 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Tuam ranks 6th highest. Above Tuam: Buncrana (0.8 higher) and Loughrea (2.9 higher). Below Tuam: Monaghan (0.1 lower) and Carrick On Shannon (0.7 lower). Tuam's 2,579 car tests: 20th quietest of 57. Tuam's closest in size: Kilkenny (Govt Buildings) with 152 more tests, 12.0 lower; Birr with 179 more tests, 11.6 lower; Carlow with 127 fewer tests, 20.0 lower and Roscommon with 256 fewer tests, 6.1 lower.
Tuam across all categories: 64.0% of 2,759 tests (54.8% nationally), 180 in other licence categories. Tuam took 18.9% of the 13,636 car tests at 5 County Galway centres. Tuam's 62.1%, county 59.8%: 2.3 points above.
Car driving test pass rate at Tuam, month by month
Tuam's best month: 68.3% of 252 tests, September 2025. Worst: 54.1% of 223, July 2026, a 14.2 point gap. Tuam's quietest month: 150 tests, August 2026; busiest: 313, October 2025. Tuam, first 6 months: 63.2% of 1,338; last 6: 61.1% of 1,241, so Tuam weakened 2.1 points. Latest at Tuam, August 2026: 54.3% of 150. A year earlier: 69.9% of 221, so Tuam is 15.6 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 243 | 51.3% |
| October 2024 | 255 | 53.1% |
| November 2024 | 194 | 48.2% |
| December 2024 | 158 | 59.5% |
| January 2025 | 233 | 61.2% |
| February 2025 | 201 | 54.6% |
| March 2025 | 217 | 51.0% |
| April 2025 | 138 | 62.5% |
| May 2025 | 160 | 59.1% |
| June 2025 | 337 | 58.7% |
| July 2025 | 348 | 62.1% |
| August 2025 | 221 | 69.9% |
| September 2025 | 252 | 68.3% |
| October 2025 | 313 | 57.7% |
| November 2025 | 155 | 65.5% |
| December 2025 | 229 | 64.1% |
| January 2026 | 171 | 61.2% |
| February 2026 | 218 | 63.9% |
| March 2026 | 240 | 62.3% |
| April 2026 | 242 | 65.8% |
| May 2026 | 216 | 65.8% |
| June 2026 | 170 | 61.6% |
| July 2026 | 223 | 54.1% |
| August 2026 | 150 | 54.3% |
Tuam pass rates by year
Tuam, September 2024 to August 2025: 57.7% of 2,705 car tests. Since then Tuam rose 4.4 points on 2,579 car tests against 2,705, down 126 (4.7%). Tuam went from 11th highest of 57 to 6th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Tuam's 4.4 point rise ranks 12th largest. Tuam lost 126 car tests, the 5th largest of 6 drops. Tuam gained 1.8 points on County Galway, which went from 57.2% to 59.8%.
Tuam by calendar year: 60.0% of 1,618 car tests in 2021, 61.1% of 2,804 in 2025, up 1.1 points (national down 1.5). Tuam, 2024 to 2025: 54.5% of 2,580 to 61.1%, a gain of 6.6 points for Tuam. Best full year: 61.1% in 2025; worst: 54.5% in 2024; busiest: 2,804 car tests in 2025. Tuam's car no shows: 14 in 2021, 77 in 2025; not conducted: 109, then 140. Tuam, 2026 to date: 61.5% of 1,630 in 8 months, 9.2 points over national at Tuam.
| 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 | 1,683 | 61.3% | 1,618 | 60.0% | 14 | 109 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,938 | 62.5% | 1,822 | 60.7% | 32 | 111 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 2,136 | 60.6% | 2,017 | 58.6% | 42 | 116 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 2,735 | 56.5% | 2,580 | 54.5% | 73 | 131 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 2,974 | 63.1% | 2,804 | 61.1% | 77 | 140 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 1,752 | 63.4% | 1,630 | 61.5% | 46 | 91 | 52.3% |
Tuam by licence category
Tuam, under 100 tests each: 89 car and trailer (BE); 57 truck (C); 24 truck CPC practical; 5 bus CPC practical; 3 minibus (D1); 1 small truck (C1) and 1 tractor (W). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 2,579 | 62.1% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 89 | 94.1% | 85.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 57 | 80.4% | 74.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 24 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 5 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 3 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 1 | 100.0% | 76.5% |
| Category W (Tractor) | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Tuam waiting times and capacity
Tuam's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 12 weeks at Tuam. Longer waits than Tuam: 19 centres. Shorter than Tuam: 35, of 57 others with a published wait. County Galway waits ran from 7 weeks at Galway (Carnmore) to 16 weeks at Clifden, with Tuam between. Driver testers assigned to Tuam in July 2026: 3. In August 2026, 99.4% of the 167 test slots at Tuam were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Tuam's 167 test slots: 12th fewest of 59 centres.
- 12 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 3Driver testers assigned
- 167Test slots in the latest month
- 99.4%Slots used
Tuam: no shows and tests not conducted
Tuam counted 2,770 car tests: 2,579 delivered, 75 no shows and 116 not conducted or abandoned. Tuam's shares of those 2,770: 2.7% no shows and 4.2% not conducted at Tuam. Of 57 centres, Tuam's 2.7% no show share ranks joint 23rd lowest. Neither count moves Tuam's 62.1% pass rate: 1,603 passes over 2,579 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
2,579 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.Tuam and County Galway
Tuam trails Clifden by 12.3 points (460 tests at 74.4%); Tuam waits 4 weeks less than Clifden; Tuam trails Loughrea by 2.9 points (3,004 tests at 65.0%); Tuam waits 2 weeks more than Loughrea; Tuam leads Galway (Clybaun Hotel) by 5.8 points (4,374 tests at 56.3%); Tuam waits 2 weeks more than Galway (Clybaun Hotel) and Tuam leads Galway (Carnmore) by 6.4 points (3,219 tests at 55.7%); Tuam waits 5 weeks more than Galway (Carnmore). Loughrea beat Tuam on both rate and wait. Clifden rests on fewer than 500 car tests, so a handful of results moves that rate further than Tuam's 2,579.
Galway (Westside) and Loughrea (Lough Rea Hotel & Spa) delivered no car tests over September 2025 to August 2026, so they have no car rate to set against Tuam.
Clifden
Galway (Carnmore)
Galway (Clybaun Hotel)
Galway (Westside)
Loughrea (Lough Rea Hotel & Spa)
Loughrea