Rates: Tullamore: 52.8% (3,043)
Test centre in County Offaly, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,043car tests
- 36 of 57car rank
- 14weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Tullamore compares
Tullamore passed 52.8% of 3,043 car tests (1,607 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, level with the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Tullamore ranks 22nd lowest. Above Tullamore: Cavan (0.8 higher) and Cork (Wilton) (0.9 higher). Below Tullamore: Sligo (0.8 lower) and Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) (1.4 lower). Tullamore's 3,043 car tests: 26th quietest of 57. Tullamore's closest in size: Carlow Talbot Hotel with 7 more tests, 4.6 lower; Galway (Carnmore) with 176 more tests, 2.9 higher; Loughrea with 39 fewer tests, 12.2 higher and Ennis with 50 fewer tests, 2.4 higher.
Tullamore across all categories: 57.4% of 3,747 tests (54.8% nationally), 704 in other licence categories. Tullamore took 52.5% of the 5,801 car tests at 2 County Offaly centres. Tullamore's 52.8%, county 51.7%: 1.1 points above.
Car driving test pass rate at Tullamore, month by month
Tullamore's best month: 57.6% of 260 tests, June 2026. Worst: 44.8% of 246, September 2025, a 12.8 point gap. Tullamore's quietest month: 192 tests, March 2026; busiest: 333, October 2025. Tullamore, first 6 months: 50.7% of 1,609; last 6: 55.2% of 1,434, so Tullamore improved 4.5 points. Latest at Tullamore, August 2026: 50.6% of 210. A year earlier: 53.5% of 195, so Tullamore is 2.9 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 276 | 55.2% |
| October 2024 | 253 | 48.9% |
| November 2024 | 319 | 53.7% |
| December 2024 | 212 | 55.3% |
| January 2025 | 260 | 51.9% |
| February 2025 | 287 | 47.9% |
| March 2025 | 283 | 51.7% |
| April 2025 | 193 | 52.3% |
| May 2025 | 225 | 52.5% |
| June 2025 | 333 | 49.8% |
| July 2025 | 319 | 51.2% |
| August 2025 | 195 | 53.5% |
| September 2025 | 246 | 44.8% |
| October 2025 | 333 | 54.7% |
| November 2025 | 230 | 53.2% |
| December 2025 | 212 | 45.6% |
| January 2026 | 264 | 49.8% |
| February 2026 | 324 | 53.2% |
| March 2026 | 192 | 55.8% |
| April 2026 | 283 | 53.3% |
| May 2026 | 192 | 56.9% |
| June 2026 | 260 | 57.6% |
| July 2026 | 297 | 56.6% |
| August 2026 | 210 | 50.6% |
Tullamore pass rates by year
Tullamore, September 2024 to August 2025: 51.9% of 3,155 car tests. Since then Tullamore edged up 0.9 points on 3,043 car tests against 3,155, down 112 (3.5%). Tullamore went from 24th lowest of 57 to 22nd lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Tullamore's 0.9 point rise ranks 30th largest. Tullamore lost 112 car tests, the 6th largest of 6 drops. Tullamore gained 1.1 points on County Offaly, which went from 51.9% to 51.7%.
Tullamore by calendar year: 53.7% of 1,701 car tests in 2021, 50.8% of 3,116 in 2025, down 2.9 points (national down 1.5). Tullamore, 2024 to 2025: 52.7% of 3,221 to 50.8%, a loss of 1.9 points for Tullamore. Best full year: 53.7% in 2021; worst: 48.7% in 2022; busiest: 3,221 car tests in 2024. Tullamore's car no shows: 25 in 2021, 107 in 2025; not conducted: 92, then 230. Tullamore, 2026 to date: 54.2% of 2,022 in 8 months, 1.9 points over national at Tullamore.
| 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 | 2,035 | 56.9% | 1,701 | 53.7% | 25 | 92 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 3,005 | 54.9% | 2,342 | 48.7% | 60 | 167 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 3,688 | 53.8% | 3,043 | 50.1% | 79 | 184 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 3,896 | 57.0% | 3,221 | 52.7% | 107 | 217 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 3,757 | 55.1% | 3,116 | 50.8% | 107 | 230 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 2,403 | 57.7% | 2,022 | 54.2% | 62 | 167 | 52.3% |
Tullamore by licence category
Tullamore beyond cars: 146 articulated truck (CE), 55.2%, 11.5 points below national and 127 truck (C), 78.9%, 4.5 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Tullamore, under 100 tests each: 80 bus (D); 77 motorcycle (A); 73 truck CPC practical; 70 car and trailer (BE); 68 bus CPC practical; 44 minibus (D1); 12 medium power motorcycle (A2); 5 small truck (C1); 1 low power motorcycle (A1) and 1 moped (AM). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 3,043 | 52.8% | 52.4% |
| Category CE (Articulated Truck) | 146 | 55.2% | 66.7% |
| Category C (Truck) | 127 | 78.9% | 74.4% |
| Category D (Bus) | 80 | 56.1% | 65.7% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 77 | 81.9% | 69.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 73 | 98.4% | 98.7% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 70 | 92.3% | 85.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 68 | 98.5% | 98.7% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 44 | 77.2% | 68.1% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 12 | 75.0% | 62.0% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 5 | 100.0% | 76.5% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 1 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| Category AM (Moped / light quadricycle) | 1 | not published | 100.0% |
Tullamore waiting times and capacity
Tullamore's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 14 weeks at Tullamore. Longer waits than Tullamore: 11 centres. Shorter than Tullamore: 44, of 57 others with a published wait. Tullamore: longest wait in County Offaly; Birr the shortest, 5 weeks less than Tullamore. Driver testers assigned to Tullamore in July 2026: 3. In August 2026, 96.2% of the 261 test slots at Tullamore were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Tullamore's 261 test slots: 29th fewest of 59 centres.
- 14 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 3Driver testers assigned
- 261Test slots in the latest month
- 96.2%Slots used
Tullamore: no shows and tests not conducted
Tullamore counted 3,373 car tests: 3,043 delivered, 106 no shows and 224 not conducted or abandoned. Tullamore's shares of those 3,373: 3.1% no shows and 6.6% not conducted at Tullamore. Of 57 centres, Tullamore's 3.1% no show share ranks joint 17th highest. Neither count moves Tullamore's 52.8% pass rate: 1,607 passes over 3,043 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,043 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.Tullamore and County Offaly
Tullamore leads Birr by 2.3 points (2,758 tests at 50.5%); Tullamore waits 5 weeks more than Birr. No other County Offaly centre beat Tullamore on both rate and wait.
Birr (County Arms Hotel) delivered no car tests over September 2025 to August 2026, so it has no car rate to set against Tullamore.