Roscommon driving test centre

Government Offices, Circular Road, Roscommon, F42 CH70 · Co. Roscommon

Pass rate, last 12 months
56.0%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
9weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
2,323
1,300 passed

Key facts

  • 56.0% of car driving tests at Roscommon were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 3.6 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Roscommon number 20 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 9 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 7 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 2,323 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 39 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Roscommon

5 loops from the centre, 52 km in all, with 46 roundabouts and 121 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Roscommon, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Circular Road
    12.1 km loop with 10 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Lanesborough Road.
    12.1 km · 26 turns · 10 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Golf Links Road
    8.4 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Circular Road.
    8.4 km · 18 turns · 9 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Circular Road
    11.0 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Athlone Road.
    11.0 km · 23 turns · 9 roundabouts
  4. Route 4 · via Circular Road
    10.6 km loop with 11 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Athlone Road.
    10.6 km · 31 turns · 11 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Golf Links Road
    9.8 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Circular Road.
    9.8 km · 23 turns · 7 roundabouts

Pass rate at Roscommon, 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.

40%50%60%IE 52.4%56.1%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%40%80%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)1,53156.1%52.3%
20252,29255.1%51.8%
20242,22545.0%49.0%
20232,04051.8%50.6%
20221,60751.6%50.2%
20211,69557.6%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Roscommon

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.

02040IE 11.6 wks9Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 20269
July 202610
June 202610
May 202610
April 20269
March 20269

Getting there

Government Offices, Circular Road, Roscommon
Co. Roscommon F42 CH70

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

Nearby test centres

  • Longford
    Co. Longford · 29 km
    58.1%
    +5.7 vs IE
    15 wks
    to invite
  • Athlone
    Co. Westmeath · 29 km
    46.3%
    -6.1 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Carrick-on-Shannon
    Co. Leitrim · 36 km
    61.5%
    +9.1 vs IE
    12 wks
    to invite
  • Tuam
    Co. Galway · 47 km
    62.2%
    +9.8 vs IE
    12 wks
    to invite
  • Loughrea
    Co. Galway · 54 km
    65.0%
    +12.6 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Mullingar
    Co. Westmeath · 58 km
    50.8%
    -1.6 vs IE
    13 wks
    to invite

Questions learners ask about Roscommon

What is the pass rate at Roscommon driving test centre?
56.0% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,323 car tests (1,300 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Roscommon an easy test centre?
Roscommon has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 20 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 Roscommon?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 9 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 Roscommon driving test centre?
Government Offices, Circular Road, Roscommon, F42 CH70, Co. Roscommon.

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.