Test Centre Stats

Co. Galway ยท RSA driving test centre

Tuam driving test centre

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

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

11 weeks

+5.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

61.1%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

15 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

2,415

2.9% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 11 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Tuam would be invited to book a date, 0.9 weeks less than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 6 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 2,415 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 61.1% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 59.2%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Tuam
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Tuam, October 2024 to September 2026Tuam: 11 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2611.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2611.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Tuam, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthTuamAll Irish centres
September 202611.011.9
August 202612.011.6
July 202610.012.1
June 20269.011.8
May 202611.012.3
April 20269.011.9
March 20268.011.9
February 20269.011.5
January 20268.010.7
December 20257.010.6
November 20256.011.4
October 20259.011.5
September 20256.09.8
August 20257.010.2
July 20257.014.4
June 202510.016.8
May 202515.020.8
April 202526.027.3
March 202519.024.1
February 202517.022.9
January 202516.022.0
December 202417.020.8
November 202416.020.6
October 202414.019.3

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 Tuam ranks joint 8th highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Tuam
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Tuam, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Tuam: 61.1%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2661.1%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2661.1%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Tuam, rolling 12 months
MonthTuamAll Irish centres
September 202661.1%52.3%
August 202662.1%52.4%
July 202663.2%52.4%
June 202663.8%52.4%
May 202663.4%52.3%
April 202662.9%52.3%
March 202662.7%52.2%
February 202661.8%52.1%
January 202661.1%52.0%
December 202561.1%51.8%
November 202560.8%51.7%
October 202559.6%51.5%
September 202559.2%51.0%
August 202557.7%50.5%
July 202555.9%50.2%
June 202555.7%49.8%
May 202554.9%49.6%
April 202554.6%49.2%
March 202554.6%49.1%
February 202554.7%49.0%
January 202554.9%48.9%
December 202454.5%49.0%
November 202454.5%49.0%
October 202455.4%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 88 tests. Peak in the last two years: 348.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Galway (Carnmore) (15 mi), at 9 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Tuam
Centre
Galway (Carnmore)Shorter wait15 mi9 weeks55.7%
Galway (Clybaun Hotel)Shorter wait20 mi9 weeks55.7%
Loughrea25 mi13 weeks65.6%
Roscommon29 mi11 weeks56.0%
Castlebar30 mi11 weeks56.7%
Athlone38 mi13 weeks46.5%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Galway (Carnmore)Galway (Clybaun Hotel)LoughreaRoscommonCastlebarAthloneTuam

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 Tuam), 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.