What is the pass rate at Tuam driving test centre?

62.2% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,579 car tests (1,604 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Tuam an easy test centre?

Tuam has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 6 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 Tuam?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 12 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.

Tuam driving test centre

Airglooney Business Park, Ballygaddy, Tuam, H54 YD59 · Co. Galway

Pass rate, last 12 months

62.2%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

12weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

2,579

1,604 passed

Key facts

62.2% of car driving tests at Tuam were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 9.8 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Tuam number 6 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 12 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 20 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
2,579 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 37 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Tuam

5 loops from the centre, 60 km in all, with 7 roundabouts and 60 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Tuam, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Weir Road
10.4 km loop with 1 roundabout, 7 right turns, 1 left turn and a stretch of Ballygaddy Road.
10.4 km · 9 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 2 · via Weir Road
12.7 km loop with 1 roundabout, 7 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Ballygaddy Road.
12.7 km · 12 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 3 · via Tuam Bypass
12.8 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 6 right turns and a stretch of Weir Road.
12.8 km · 8 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Ballygaddy Road
11.5 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 4 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Milltown Road.
11.5 km · 13 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Weir Road
12.5 km loop with 1 roundabout, 12 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Ballygaddy Road.
12.5 km · 18 turns · 1 roundabout
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Pass rate at Tuam, 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)	1,630	61.5%	52.3%
2025	2,804	61.2%	51.8%
2024	2,580	54.6%	49.0%
2023	2,017	58.6%	50.6%
2022	1,822	60.6%	50.2%
2021	1,618	60.0%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Tuam

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	12
July 2026	10
June 2026	9
May 2026	11
April 2026	9
March 2026	8

Getting there

Airglooney Business Park, Ballygaddy, Tuam
Co. Galway H54 YD59

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

Nearby test centres

Galway (Carnmore)
Co. Galway · 26 km
55.6%
+3.2 vs IE
7 wks
to invite
Galway (Clybaun)
Co. Galway · 33 km
56.3%
+3.9 vs IE
10 wks
to invite
Loughrea
Co. Galway · 42 km
65.0%
+12.6 vs IE
10 wks
to invite
Castlebar
Co. Mayo · 45 km
56.2%
+3.8 vs IE
12 wks
to invite
Roscommon
Co. Roscommon · 47 km
56.0%
+3.6 vs IE
9 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Tuam

What is the pass rate at Tuam driving test centre?: 62.2% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,579 car tests (1,604 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Tuam an easy test centre?: Tuam has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 6 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 Tuam?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 12 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 Tuam driving test centre?: Airglooney Business Park, Ballygaddy, Tuam, H54 YD59, Co. Galway.

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.