Test Centre Stats

Co. Limerick · RSA driving test centre

Newcastle West driving test centre

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

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

14 weeks

+2.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

67.2%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

47 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

2,037

2.6% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 14 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Newcastle West would be invited to book a date, 2.1 weeks more than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 12 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 2,037 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 67.2% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 51.9%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Newcastle West
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Newcastle West, October 2024 to September 2026Newcastle West: 14 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2614.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2614.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Newcastle West, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthNewcastle WestAll Irish centres
September 202614.011.9
August 202611.011.6
July 202610.012.1
June 202611.011.8
May 202611.012.3
April 20269.011.9
March 20268.011.9
February 20268.011.5
January 20269.010.7
December 20255.010.6
November 20259.011.4
October 20257.011.5
September 202512.09.8
August 202512.010.2
July 20259.014.4
June 202514.016.8
May 202521.020.8
April 202522.027.3
March 202519.024.1
February 202522.022.9
January 202523.022.0
December 202422.020.8
November 202420.020.6
October 202418.019.3

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 Newcastle West ranks 4th highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Newcastle West
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Newcastle West, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Newcastle West: 67.2%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2667.2%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2667.2%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Newcastle West, rolling 12 months
MonthNewcastle WestAll Irish centres
September 202667.2%52.3%
August 202667.2%52.4%
July 202667.7%52.4%
June 202666.5%52.4%
May 202664.9%52.3%
April 202663.6%52.3%
March 202660.5%52.2%
February 202656.9%52.1%
January 202655.5%52.0%
December 202552.6%51.8%
November 202551.8%51.7%
October 202552.3%51.5%
September 202551.9%51.0%
August 202551.9%50.5%
July 202550.1%50.2%
June 202547.6%49.8%
May 202548.5%49.6%
April 202546.9%49.2%
March 202546.1%49.1%
February 202544.3%49.0%
January 202544.7%48.9%
December 202445.1%49.0%
November 202444.6%49.0%
October 202445.8%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 218 tests. Peak in the last two years: 290.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Shannon (19 mi), at 8 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Newcastle West
Centre
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)0.0 mi–71.4%
ShannonShorter wait19 mi8 weeks58.2%
Limerick - CastlemungretShorter wait20 mi13 weeks56.8%
KilrushShorter wait22 mi8 weeks59.8%
Limerick - WoodviewShorter wait24 mi12 weeks58.0%
EnnisShorter wait27 mi10 weeks55.5%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)ShannonLimerick - CastlemungretKilrushLimerick - WoodviewEnnisNewcastle West

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 Newcastle West), 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.