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Castlebar driving test centre

An Sportlann, Mitchells GAA Club, McHale Road, Castlebar, F23 Y990 · Co. Mayo

Drive the roads around Castlebar before test day

5 routes47 km137 turns26 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Balloor Road8.5 km24 turns4 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Breaffy Road10.9 km29 turns8 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Sir Ernst Chain Road7.4 km31 turns4 roundabouts
  4. Route 4 · via Moneen Road10.7 km26 turns4 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Breaffy Road9.3 km27 turns6 roundabouts

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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Castlebar. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

57%pass rate
11 wksto invite
3,632tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · +4.4 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #18 of 57

Key facts

  • 56.7% of car driving tests at Castlebar were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 4.4 points above the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Castlebar number 18 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 11 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 16 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 3,632 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 21 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Castlebar, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)56.9%IE 52.3%
  2. 202551.6%IE 51.8%
  3. 202454.0%IE 49%
  4. 202357.9%IE 50.6%
  5. 202255.3%IE 50.2%
  6. 202159.7%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%40%80%OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Bars compare each calendar year with Ireland in the same year: green at least 3 points above, red at least 3 below. 2026 (Jan–Sep) is the year so far.

Waiting time for a test at Castlebar

01530IE 11.9 wks11Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 11Sep 2026
  • 12Aug 2026
  • 14Jul 2026
  • 12Jun 2026
  • 13May 2026
  • 9Apr 2026

The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in September 2026.

Getting there

An Sportlann, Mitchells GAA Club, McHale Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo F23 Y990

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Questions learners ask about Castlebar
What is the pass rate at Castlebar driving test centre?
56.7% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 3,632 car tests (2,059 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Castlebar an easy test centre?
Castlebar has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 18 of 57 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Castlebar?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of September 2026 was 11 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.9 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Castlebar driving test centre?
An Sportlann, Mitchells GAA Club, McHale Road, Castlebar, F23 Y990, Co. Mayo.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.

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