What is the pass rate at Ballina driving test centre?

56.2% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 1,470 car tests (826 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Ballina an easy test centre?

Ballina has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 18 of 56 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 Ballina?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 11 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.

Ballina driving test centre

Moy Valley Business Park, Primrose Hill, Ballina, F26 V6E4 · Co. Mayo

Pass rate, last 12 months

56.2%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

11weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

1,470

826 passed

Key facts

56.2% of car driving tests at Ballina were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 3.8 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Ballina number 18 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 11 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 27 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
1,470 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 50 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Ballina

5 loops from the centre, 55 km in all, with 0 roundabouts and 148 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Ballina, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Church Road
12.0 km loop with 17 right turns, 15 left turns and a stretch of Station Road.
12.0 km · 32 turns
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Route 2 · via Primrose Hill
10.5 km loop with 16 right turns, 15 left turns and a stretch of Church Road.
10.5 km · 31 turns
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Route 3 · via Station Road
11.1 km loop with 13 right turns, 14 left turns and a stretch of Foxford Road.
11.1 km · 27 turns
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Route 4 · via Church Road
9.9 km loop with 12 right turns, 14 left turns and a stretch of Primrose Hill.
9.9 km · 26 turns
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Route 5 · via Primrose Hill
11.9 km loop with 14 right turns, 18 left turns and a stretch of Church Road.
11.9 km · 32 turns
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Pass rate at Ballina, year by year

Share of car tests passed each calendar year; * 2026 (Jan–Aug) is the year so far. Dashed line: Ireland over the last 12 months.

Month by month, last 12 months

By year

Year	Tests	Pass rate	Ireland
2026 (Jan–Aug)	958	55.9%	52.3%
2025	1,651	55.9%	51.8%
2024	1,522	55.3%	49.0%
2023	1,623	54.3%	50.6%
2022	1,274	54.0%	50.2%
2021	1,286	55.4%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Ballina

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 August 2026.

Month end	Weeks to invite
August 2026	11
July 2026	13
June 2026	12
May 2026	14
April 2026	12
March 2026	11

Getting there

Moy Valley Business Park, Primrose Hill, Ballina
Co. Mayo F26 V6E4

Directions in Google Maps · Book or check your test on rsa.ie

Nearby test centres

Castlebar
Co. Mayo · 29 km
56.2%
+3.8 vs IE
12 wks
to invite
Sligo
Co. Sligo · 46 km
52.0%
-0.4 vs IE
10 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Ballina

What is the pass rate at Ballina driving test centre?: 56.2% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 1,470 car tests (826 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Ballina an easy test centre?: Ballina has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 18 of 56 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 Ballina?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 11 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Ballina driving test centre?: Moy Valley Business Park, Primrose Hill, Ballina, F26 V6E4, 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.