Clonmel results: 50.6% (3,259)
Test centre in County Tipperary, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 3,259car tests
- 40 of 57car rank
- 14weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Clonmel compares
Clonmel passed 50.6% of 3,259 car tests (1,648 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 1.8 points below the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Clonmel ranks 18th lowest. Above Clonmel: Mullingar (0.1 higher) and Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) (0.8 higher). Below Clonmel: Birr (0.1 lower) and Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels) (0.2 lower). Clonmel's 3,259 car tests: 29th busiest of 57. Clonmel's closest in size: Sligo with 50 more tests, 1.4 higher; Killarney with 178 more tests, 2.5 lower; Galway (Carnmore) with 40 fewer tests, 5.1 higher and Carlow Talbot Hotel with 209 fewer tests, 2.4 lower.
Clonmel across all categories: 52.5% of 3,522 tests (54.8% nationally), 263 in other licence categories. Clonmel took 43.2% of the 7,538 car tests at 4 County Tipperary centres. Clonmel's 50.6%, county 55.8%: 5.2 points below.
Car driving test pass rate at Clonmel, month by month
Clonmel's best month: 57.9% of 365 tests, September 2025. Worst: 43.9% of 297, August 2026, a 14.0 point gap. Clonmel's quietest month: 160 tests, May 2026; busiest: 396, October 2025. Clonmel, first 6 months: 51.9% of 1,795; last 6: 48.9% of 1,464, so Clonmel weakened 3.0 points. Latest at Clonmel, August 2026: 43.9% of 297. A year earlier: 58.9% of 225, so Clonmel is 15.0 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 177 | 55.2% |
| October 2024 | 247 | 53.9% |
| November 2024 | 144 | 50.0% |
| December 2024 | 219 | 54.3% |
| January 2025 | 157 | 52.7% |
| February 2025 | 136 | 50.0% |
| March 2025 | 242 | 51.6% |
| April 2025 | 239 | 54.7% |
| May 2025 | 126 | 55.3% |
| June 2025 | 133 | 52.9% |
| July 2025 | 479 | 55.0% |
| August 2025 | 225 | 58.9% |
| September 2025 | 365 | 57.9% |
| October 2025 | 396 | 53.7% |
| November 2025 | 274 | 50.0% |
| December 2025 | 231 | 49.5% |
| January 2026 | 249 | 51.3% |
| February 2026 | 280 | 45.9% |
| March 2026 | 209 | 47.4% |
| April 2026 | 265 | 55.3% |
| May 2026 | 160 | 47.1% |
| June 2026 | 174 | 50.3% |
| July 2026 | 359 | 49.4% |
| August 2026 | 297 | 43.9% |
Clonmel pass rates by year
Clonmel, September 2024 to August 2025: 54.0% of 2,524 car tests. Since then Clonmel fell 3.4 points on 3,259 car tests against 2,524, up 735 (29.1%). Clonmel went from 21st highest of 57 to 18th lowest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Clonmel's 3.4 point fall ranks 7th largest. Clonmel added 735 car tests, the 16th largest of 49 increases. Clonmel lost 5.7 points on County Tipperary, which went from 53.5% to 55.8%.
Clonmel by calendar year: 61.4% of 1,971 car tests in 2021, 53.9% of 3,003 in 2025, down 7.5 points (national down 1.5). Clonmel, 2024 to 2025: 56.0% of 2,559 to 53.9%, a loss of 2.1 points for Clonmel. Best full year: 61.4% in 2021; worst: 53.9% in 2025; busiest: 3,003 car tests in 2025. Clonmel's car no shows: 41 in 2021, 91 in 2025; not conducted: 120, then 188. Clonmel, 2026 to date: 48.8% of 1,993 in 8 months, 3.5 points under national at Clonmel.
| Year | All tests | Pass rate, all tests | Car tests here | Car pass rate here | Car no shows | Car tests not conducted | Car pass rate nationally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,027 | 61.6% | 1,971 | 61.4% | 41 | 120 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,904 | 63.0% | 1,749 | 61.4% | 39 | 164 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 2,609 | 61.0% | 2,427 | 60.2% | 75 | 174 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 2,777 | 57.1% | 2,559 | 56.0% | 87 | 202 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 3,220 | 55.3% | 3,003 | 53.9% | 91 | 188 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 2,159 | 51.0% | 1,993 | 48.8% | 57 | 187 | 52.3% |
Clonmel by licence category
Clonmel beyond cars: 109 motorcycle (A), 77.9%, 8.5 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Clonmel, under 100 tests each: 58 car and trailer (BE); 43 truck (C); 18 truck CPC practical; 16 medium power motorcycle (A2); 7 low power motorcycle (A1); 7 minibus (D1); 3 bus CPC practical and 2 small truck (C1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 3,259 | 50.6% | 52.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 109 | 77.9% | 69.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 58 | 68.4% | 85.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 43 | 69.1% | 74.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 18 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 16 | 86.7% | 62.0% |
| Category A1 (Motorcycle - low power) | 7 | 66.7% | 45.6% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 7 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 3 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 2 | not published | 76.5% |
Clonmel waiting times and capacity
Clonmel's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 14 weeks at Clonmel. Longer waits than Clonmel: 11 centres. Shorter than Clonmel: 44, of 57 others with a published wait. County Tipperary waits ran from 10 weeks at Nenagh to 15 weeks at Thurles, with Clonmel between. Driver testers assigned to Clonmel in July 2026: 2. In August 2026, 97.1% of the 345 test slots at Clonmel were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Clonmel's 345 test slots: 22nd most of 59 centres.
- 14 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 2Driver testers assigned
- 345Test slots in the latest month
- 97.1%Slots used
Clonmel: no shows and tests not conducted
Clonmel counted 3,618 car tests: 3,259 delivered, 95 no shows and 264 not conducted or abandoned. Clonmel's shares of those 3,618: 2.6% no shows and 7.3% not conducted at Clonmel. Of 57 centres, Clonmel's 2.6% no show share ranks joint 18th lowest. Neither count moves Clonmel's 50.6% pass rate: 1,648 passes over 3,259 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
3,259 car tests is enough for the car figure to be stable from month to month, but it still reflects who sat the test here, how much they had practised and the local roads, not only how strict a tester is.
How to read a centre's figures beside the national picture, and what the test checks, is in the driving test pass rates guide.
Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.Clonmel and County Tipperary
Clonmel trails Thurles by 15.4 points (1,740 tests at 66.0%); Clonmel waits 1 week less than Thurles; Clonmel trails Tipperary by 5.3 points (1,319 tests at 55.9%); Clonmel waits 3 weeks more than Tipperary and Clonmel trails Nenagh by 4.5 points (1,220 tests at 55.1%); Clonmel waits 4 weeks more than Nenagh. Tipperary and Nenagh beat Clonmel on both rate and wait.