What is the pass rate at Mullingar driving test centre?

50.8% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,992 car tests (2,028 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Mullingar an easy test centre?

Mullingar has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 39 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 Mullingar?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 13 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.

Mullingar driving test centre

Government Offices, Bellview Estate, Dublin Road, Mullingar, N91 HDA2 · Co. Westmeath

Pass rate, last 12 months

50.8%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

13weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

3,992

2,028 passed

Key facts

50.8% of car driving tests at Mullingar were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 1.6 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Mullingar number 39 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 13 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 17 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
3,992 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 18 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Mullingar

5 loops from the centre, 53 km in all, with 22 roundabouts and 95 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Mullingar, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Castlepollard Road
11.4 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.
11.4 km · 19 turns · 7 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Millmount Road
8.5 km loop with 1 roundabout, 11 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.
8.5 km · 21 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 3 · via Dublin Road
11.7 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Ardmore Road.
11.7 km · 22 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Ardmore Road
11.0 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.
11.0 km · 19 turns · 5 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Ballinderry Road
10.7 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 2 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.
10.7 km · 14 turns · 6 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Mullingar, 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)	2,941	49.2%	52.3%
2025	3,459	46.6%	51.8%
2024	3,506	47.3%	49.0%
2023	2,977	46.9%	50.6%
2022	2,426	55.4%	50.2%
2021	2,441	58.0%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Mullingar

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

Getting there

Government Offices, Bellview Estate, Dublin Road, Mullingar
Co. Westmeath N91 HDA2

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

Nearby test centres

Tullamore
Co. Offaly · 31 km
52.7%
+0.3 vs IE
14 wks
to invite
Longford
Co. Longford · 38 km
58.1%
+5.7 vs IE
15 wks
to invite
Athlone
Co. Westmeath · 42 km
46.3%
-6.1 vs IE
10 wks
to invite
Navan
Co. Meath · 45 km
55.9%
+3.5 vs IE
12 wks
to invite
Cavan
Co. Cavan · 51 km
53.6%
+1.2 vs IE
10 wks
to invite
Naas
Co. Kildare · 56 km
54.9%
+2.5 vs IE
8 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Mullingar

What is the pass rate at Mullingar driving test centre?: 50.8% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,992 car tests (2,028 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Mullingar an easy test centre?: Mullingar has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 39 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 Mullingar?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 13 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 Mullingar driving test centre?: Government Offices, Bellview Estate, Dublin Road, Mullingar, N91 HDA2, Co. Westmeath.

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.