Castlebar driving test centre

Co. Mayo. The pass rate, the number of tests and how Castlebar compares with Ireland’s other driving test centres.

Figures for Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

  • Pass rate56.2%of car tests were passed
  • Tests in 12 months3,491car driving tests (category B)
  • By pass rate18thhighest of 57 test centres, level with Ballina
  • By number of tests25thbusiest of 57 test centres

How Castlebar compares

The share of car driving tests that were passed, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026.

In short

3,491 car driving tests were done at Castlebar in the 12 months from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, and 56.2% of them were passed. That is 4.0 points above the figure for all test centres together (52.2%).

Castlebar has the joint 18th highest pass rate of Ireland’s 57 test centres and is the 25th busiest.

A pass rate depends on many things, such as how ready the learners were and how busy the roads are. It does not tell you how your own test will go.

Practise the roads around Castlebar test centre

PassRoutes guides you along routes near your test centre with spoken directions, worded the way a tester gives them. Routes are added centre by centre, as local driving instructors record them and we check each one. Route 1 at every test centre is free.

  • Directions in your tester’s words
  • Guides you back if you miss a turn
  • Manoeuvre spots marked on the map
  • Coming soon for iPhone on theApp Store
  • Coming soon for Android on theGoogle Play

Do you teach in Castlebar? Add the routes you teach.

PassRoutes guiding a drive: a banner with the next direction above a map with the route in green.

Test centres in Co. Mayo

Test centreTests in 12 monthsPass rate
CastlebarCo. Mayo3,49156.2%
BallinaCo. Mayo1,47056.2%
See all 57 test centres

Questions about the Castlebar driving test

What is the driving test pass rate at Castlebar?

56.2% of car driving tests (category B) at Castlebar were passed in the 12 months from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026. The figure is from the Central Statistics Office and the RSA.

How many driving tests are done at Castlebar?

3,491 car driving tests in the 12 months from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026. Castlebar has the joint 18th highest pass rate of Ireland’s 57 test centres and is the 25th busiest.

Is the driving test at Castlebar harder than at other test centres?

56.2% passed at Castlebar, against 52.2% for all test centres together. A pass rate depends on many things, such as how ready the learners were and how busy the roads are. It does not tell you how your own test will go.

Does PassRoutes have driving test routes for Castlebar?

Not yet. Routes are added centre by centre, as local driving instructors record them and we check each one. The app lists every test centre and shows clearly which ones have routes. The tester chooses the route on the day and routes change, so your test may not follow one of them.

Source: Central Statistics Office and RSA, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026. About these figures