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Ennis driving test centre

New Government Offices, Kilrush Road, Ennis, V95 D8HE · Co. Clare

Pass rate, last 12 months
55.2%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
14weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
2,993
1,652 passed

Key facts

  • 55.2% of car driving tests at Ennis were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.8 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Ennis number 27 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 14 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 13 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 2,993 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 33 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Ennis

5 loops from the centre, 48 km in all, with 27 roundabouts and 101 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Ennis, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Ennis Western Relief Road
    10.4 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Golf Links Road.
    10.4 km · 22 turns · 6 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Kilrush Road
    8.7 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Circular Road.
    8.7 km · 25 turns · 4 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Golf Links Road
    9.7 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Kilrush Road.
    9.7 km · 22 turns · 7 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Kilrush Road
    9.5 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Clare Road.
    9.5 km · 20 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Ennis Western Relief Road
    9.8 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 4 right turns, 1 left turn and a stretch of Kilrush Road.
    9.8 km · 12 turns · 7 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Ennis, 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.

50%57.5%65%IE 52.4%55.6%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)1,86855.6%52.3%
20252,73056.8%51.8%
20242,93856.6%49.0%
20232,63554.7%50.6%
20222,02757.2%50.2%
20211,88859.2%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Ennis

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.

01530IE 11.6 wks14Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202614
July 202612
June 202611
May 202611
April 202610
March 202611

Getting there

New Government Offices, Kilrush Road, Ennis
Co. Clare V95 D8HE

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

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Questions learners ask about Ennis

What is the pass rate at Ennis driving test centre?
55.2% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,993 car tests (1,652 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Ennis an easy test centre?
Ennis has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 27 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 Ennis?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 14 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 Ennis driving test centre?
New Government Offices, Kilrush Road, Ennis, V95 D8HE, Co. Clare.

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.