Test Centre Stats

Co. Clare · RSA driving test centre

Shannon driving test centre

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

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

8 weeks

−4.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

58.2%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

2 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

1,721

2.5% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 8 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Shannon would be invited to book a date, 3.9 weeks less than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 12 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 1,721 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 58.2% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 65.5%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Shannon
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Shannon, October 2024 to September 2026Shannon: 8 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 268.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 268.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Shannon, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthShannonAll Irish centres
September 20268.011.9
August 202611.011.6
July 20267.012.1
June 202611.011.8
May 202612.012.3
April 20268.011.9
March 202610.011.9
February 202610.011.5
January 20269.010.7
December 20259.010.6
November 202511.011.4
October 202513.011.5
September 202512.09.8
August 202513.010.2
July 202514.014.4
June 202517.016.8
May 202521.020.8
April 202523.027.3
March 202524.024.1
February 202523.022.9
January 202521.022.0
December 202421.020.8
November 202422.020.6
October 202419.019.3

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 Shannon ranks 14th highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Shannon
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Shannon, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Shannon: 58.2%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2658.2%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2658.2%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Shannon, rolling 12 months
MonthShannonAll Irish centres
September 202658.2%52.3%
August 202659.2%52.4%
July 202659.8%52.4%
June 202661.6%52.4%
May 202662.4%52.3%
April 202663.0%52.3%
March 202664.1%52.2%
February 202664.9%52.1%
January 202665.4%52.0%
December 202565.9%51.8%
November 202566.5%51.7%
October 202565.9%51.5%
September 202565.5%51.0%
August 202565.2%50.5%
July 202564.4%50.2%
June 202563.8%49.8%
May 202563.1%49.6%
April 202562.3%49.2%
March 202560.0%49.1%
February 202560.0%49.0%
January 202558.9%48.9%
December 202458.7%49.0%
November 202458.3%49.0%
October 202457.3%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 122 tests. Peak in the last two years: 212.

Nearby centres

No nearby centre had an estimate at least a week shorter. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Shannon
Centre
Limerick - Castlemungret8.5 mi13 weeks56.8%
Limerick - Woodview10 mi12 weeks58.0%
Ennis11 mi10 weeks55.5%
Newcastle West19 mi14 weeks67.2%
Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)19 mi–71.4%
Kilrush26 mi8 weeks59.8%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Limerick - CastlemungretLimerick - WoodviewEnnisNewcastle WestNewcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel)KilrushShannon

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 Shannon), 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.