What is the pass rate at Sligo driving test centre?

52.0% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,309 car tests (1,721 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Sligo an easy test centre?

Sligo has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 37 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 Sligo?

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.

Sligo driving test centre

Old Dublin Road, Carraroe, Sligo, F91 VK11 · Co. Sligo

Pass rate, last 12 months

52.0%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

10weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

3,309

1,721 passed

Key facts

52.0% of car driving tests at Sligo were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, in line with the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Sligo number 37 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 26 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
3,309 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 27 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Sligo

5 loops from the centre, 52 km in all, with 4 roundabouts and 55 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Sligo, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Oakfield Road
10.1 km loop with 1 roundabout, 7 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Carrowroe Road.
10.1 km · 12 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 2 · via Collooney to Sligo Dual Carriageway
10.6 km loop with 1 roundabout, 6 right turns, 3 left turns and a stretch of Carrowroe Road.
10.6 km · 10 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 3 · via Carrowroe Road
13.3 km loop with 9 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Carrowroe Road.
13.3 km · 15 turns
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Route 4 · via Carrowroe Road
9.6 km loop with 1 roundabout, 5 right turns, 3 left turns and a stretch of Oakfield Road.
9.6 km · 9 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 5 · via Collooney to Sligo Dual Carriageway
8.3 km loop with 1 roundabout, 2 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Carrowroe Road.
8.3 km · 9 turns · 1 roundabout
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Pass rate at Sligo, 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)	2,254	52.9%	52.3%
2025	2,949	52.0%	51.8%
2024	2,791	47.7%	49.0%
2023	2,519	52.6%	50.6%
2022	2,070	54.2%	50.2%
2021	1,627	53.6%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Sligo

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

Getting there

Old Dublin Road, Carraroe, Sligo
Co. Sligo F91 VK11

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

Nearby test centres

Carrick-on-Shannon
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61.5%
+9.1 vs IE
12 wks
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Ballina
Co. Mayo · 46 km
56.2%
+3.8 vs IE
11 wks
to invite
Donegal Town
Co. Donegal · 54 km
59.4%
+7.0 vs IE
10 wks
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Questions learners ask about Sligo

What is the pass rate at Sligo driving test centre?: 52.0% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,309 car tests (1,721 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Sligo an easy test centre?: Sligo has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 37 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 Sligo?: 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 Sligo driving test centre?: Old Dublin Road, Carraroe, Sligo, F91 VK11, Co. Sligo.

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.