What is the pass rate at Mallow Cork Racecourse driving test centre?

51.4% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 5,206 car tests (2,676 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Mallow Cork Racecourse an easy test centre?

Mallow Cork Racecourse has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 38 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 Mallow Cork Racecourse?

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.

Mallow Cork Racecourse driving test centre

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

Pass rate, last 12 months

51.4%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

10weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

5,206

2,676 passed

Key facts

51.4% of car driving tests at Mallow Cork Racecourse were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 1.0 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Mallow Cork Racecourse number 38 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 22 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
5,206 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 10 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Mallow Cork Racecourse

5 loops from the centre, 62 km in all, with 4 roundabouts and 57 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Mallow Cork Racecourse, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Quartertown Road
11.5 km loop with 1 roundabout, 6 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Navigation Road.
11.5 km · 11 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 2 · via Navigation Road
9.9 km loop with 1 roundabout, 3 right turns, 2 left turns and a stretch of Quartertown Road.
9.9 km · 6 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 3 · via Quartertown Road
12.4 km loop with 1 roundabout, 8 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Navigation Road.
12.4 km · 13 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 4 · via Quartertown Road
13.9 km loop with 1 roundabout, 4 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Navigation Road.
13.9 km · 14 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 5 · via Navigation Road
14.2 km loop with 7 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Kennel Hill.
14.2 km · 13 turns
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Pass rate at Mallow Cork Racecourse, 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)	3,543	50.7%	52.3%
2025	4,567	55.3%	51.8%
2024	4,341	56.5%	49.0%
2023	3,748	53.3%	50.6%
2022	3,137	51.0%	50.2%
2021	2,003	55.6%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Mallow Cork Racecourse

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	10
June 2026	11
May 2026	9
April 2026	9
March 2026	9

Getting there

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

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

Nearby test centres

Cork (Wilton)
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53.7%
+1.3 vs IE
11 wks
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Mitchelstown
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55.3%
+2.9 vs IE
11 wks
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Newcastle West
Co. Limerick · 44 km
67.2%
+14.8 vs IE
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Tipperary Town
Co. Tipperary · 53 km
55.9%
+3.5 vs IE
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Limerick (Castlemungret)
Co. Limerick · 57 km
56.3%
+3.9 vs IE
10 wks
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Killarney
Co. Kerry · 57 km
48.1%
-4.3 vs IE
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to invite

Questions learners ask about Mallow Cork Racecourse

What is the pass rate at Mallow Cork Racecourse driving test centre?: 51.4% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 5,206 car tests (2,676 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Mallow Cork Racecourse an easy test centre?: Mallow Cork Racecourse has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 38 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 Mallow Cork Racecourse?: 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 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.