What is the pass rate at Cavan driving test centre?

53.6% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,721 car tests (1,995 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Cavan an easy test centre?

Cavan has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 35 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 Cavan?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 10 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.

Cavan driving test centre

C/O Cavan Crystal Hotel, Dublin Road, Cavan, H12 P6E5 · Co. Cavan

Pass rate, last 12 months

53.6%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

10weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

3,721

1,995 passed

Key facts

53.6% of car driving tests at Cavan were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 1.2 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Cavan number 35 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 10 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 12 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
3,721 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 21 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Cavan

5 loops from the centre, 55 km in all, with 25 roundabouts and 85 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Cavan, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Cavan Bypass
12.7 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Reask Lane.
12.7 km · 20 turns · 5 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Dublin Road
10.7 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 4 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Stragelliff Road.
10.7 km · 18 turns · 5 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Reask Lane
8.8 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 9 right turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.
8.8 km · 12 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Cavan Bypass
11.1 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Ballinagh Road.
11.1 km · 16 turns · 5 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Cavan Bypass
11.7 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.
11.7 km · 19 turns · 7 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Cavan, 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)	2,657	55.9%	52.3%
2025	3,594	50.9%	51.8%
2024	3,451	55.3%	49.0%
2023	2,747	57.2%	50.6%
2022	2,354	56.6%	50.2%
2021	2,036	66.4%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Cavan

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	10
July 2026	12
June 2026	12
May 2026	15
April 2026	13
March 2026	14

Getting there

C/O Cavan Crystal Hotel, Dublin Road, Cavan
Co. Cavan H12 P6E5

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

Nearby test centres

Monaghan
Co. Monaghan · 39 km
62.0%
+9.6 vs IE
11 wks
to invite
Longford
Co. Longford · 41 km
58.1%
+5.7 vs IE
15 wks
to invite
Carrick-on-Shannon
Co. Leitrim · 49 km
61.5%
+9.1 vs IE
12 wks
to invite
Mullingar
Co. Westmeath · 51 km
50.8%
-1.6 vs IE
13 wks
to invite
Navan
Co. Meath · 59 km
55.9%
+3.5 vs IE
12 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Cavan

What is the pass rate at Cavan driving test centre?: 53.6% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,721 car tests (1,995 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Cavan an easy test centre?: Cavan has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 35 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 Cavan?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 10 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 Cavan driving test centre?: C/O Cavan Crystal Hotel, Dublin Road, Cavan, H12 P6E5, Co. Cavan.

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.