Test Centre Stats

Co. Westmeath ยท RSA driving test centre

Athlone driving test centre

Figures to September 2026, from Road Safety Authority tables on CSO PxStat updated .

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

13 weeks

+2.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

46.5%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

39 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

3,369

3.2% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 13 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Athlone would be invited to book a date, 1.1 weeks more than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 11 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 3,369 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 46.5% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 45.5%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Athlone
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Athlone, October 2024 to September 2026Athlone: 13 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.010203040Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2613.0Weeks010203040Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2613.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Athlone, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthAthloneAll Irish centres
September 202613.011.9
August 202610.011.6
July 202613.012.1
June 20268.011.8
May 202613.012.3
April 202614.011.9
March 202611.011.9
February 20268.011.5
January 20269.010.7
December 20259.010.6
November 202511.011.4
October 20259.011.5
September 202511.09.8
August 20256.010.2
July 202512.014.4
June 202511.016.8
May 202516.020.8
April 202531.027.3
March 202527.024.1
February 202525.022.9
January 202519.022.0
December 202421.020.8
November 202422.020.6
October 202416.019.3

Pass rate

Each point is the pass rate over the 12 months to that month, which smooths out small monthly samples. Over the latest 12 months Athlone ranks 53rd highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Athlone
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Athlone, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Athlone: 46.5%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2646.5%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2646.5%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Athlone, rolling 12 months
MonthAthloneAll Irish centres
September 202646.5%52.3%
August 202646.3%52.4%
July 202645.5%52.4%
June 202644.7%52.4%
May 202643.9%52.3%
April 202644.2%52.3%
March 202644.7%52.2%
February 202644.6%52.1%
January 202644.0%52.0%
December 202544.1%51.8%
November 202544.4%51.7%
October 202545.0%51.5%
September 202545.5%51.0%
August 202545.4%50.5%
July 202546.3%50.2%
June 202547.6%49.8%
May 202547.7%49.6%
April 202547.4%49.2%
March 202546.7%49.1%
February 202546.7%49.0%
January 202546.2%48.9%
December 202445.5%49.0%
November 202445.5%49.0%
October 202445.2%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 326 tests. Peak in the last two years: 426.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Roscommon (18 mi), at 11 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Athlone
Centre
RoscommonShorter wait18 mi11 weeks56.0%
TullamoreShorter wait21 mi12 weeks53.2%
LongfordShorter wait22 mi12 weeks58.3%
BirrShorter wait23 mi7 weeks49.6%
Mullingar26 mi13 weeks50.9%
Loughrea30 mi13 weeks65.6%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
RoscommonTullamoreLongfordBirrMullingarLoughreaAthlone

Reading these figures

  • The RSA's waiting figure is its estimate, at month end, of how long until an applicant is invited to choose a test date. It is not the same measure as DVSA's figure for Great Britain, so the two shouldn't be compared directly.
  • Pass rates are the RSA's monthly percentages for category B (car) tests; the 12-month figure here weights each month by the tests delivered.
  • Distances are between town centres (the centre is placed at Athlone), not the test centre's door.

Apply for or change a test through the RSA's driving test service. We have no link with the RSA.

Sources

Road Safety Authority, via CSO PxStat tables ROA30 (tests delivered, pass rate, no-shows) and ROA36 (estimated time to a test invite), CC BY 4.0. Town coordinates from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0.