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Mallow Cork Racecourse driving test centre

The Grand Stand, Cork Racecourse, Killarney Rd, Mallow, P51 XV74 · Co. Cork

Drive the roads around Mallow Cork Racecourse before test day

5 routes62 km57 turns4 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Quartertown Road11.5 km11 turns1 roundabout
  2. Route 2 · via Navigation Road9.9 km6 turns1 roundabout
  3. Route 3 · via Quartertown Road12.4 km13 turns1 roundabout
  4. Route 4 · via Quartertown Road13.9 km14 turns1 roundabout
  5. Route 5 · via Navigation Road14.2 km13 turns

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

52%pass rate
11 wksto invite
5,073tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · −0.6 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #39 of 57

Key facts

  • 51.7% of car driving tests at Mallow Cork Racecourse were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 0.6 points below the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Mallow Cork Racecourse number 39 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 22 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 5,073 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 10 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Mallow Cork Racecourse, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)51.4%IE 52.3%
  2. 202555.3%IE 51.8%
  3. 202456.5%IE 49%
  4. 202353.3%IE 50.6%
  5. 202251.0%IE 50.2%
  6. 202155.6%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%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 Mallow Cork Racecourse

02040IE 11.9 wks11Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 11Sep 2026
  • 10Aug 2026
  • 10Jul 2026
  • 11Jun 2026
  • 9May 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.

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Questions learners ask about Mallow Cork Racecourse
What is the pass rate at Mallow Cork Racecourse driving test centre?
51.7% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 5,073 car tests (2,624 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Mallow Cork Racecourse an easy test centre?
Mallow Cork Racecourse has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 39 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 Mallow Cork Racecourse?
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 Mallow Cork Racecourse driving test centre?
The Grand Stand, Cork Racecourse, Killarney Rd, Mallow, P51 XV74, Co. Cork.

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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