Nenagh results: 55.1% (1,220)
Test centre in County Tipperary, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 1,220car tests
- 29 of 57car rank
- 10weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Nenagh compares
Nenagh passed 55.1% of 1,220 car tests (672 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 2.7 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Nenagh ranks joint 28th highest, level with Gorey. Above Nenagh: Ennis (0.1 higher) and Mitchelstown (0.1 higher). Below Nenagh: Naas (0.2 lower) and Tralee (0.6 lower). Nenagh's 1,220 car tests: 3rd quietest of 57. Nenagh's closest in size: Tipperary with 99 more tests, 0.8 higher; Buncrana with 122 more tests, 7.8 higher; Kilrush with 426 fewer tests, 4.2 higher and Newcastle West (Longcourt House Hotel) with 446 fewer tests, 15.8 higher.
Nenagh across all categories: 57.3% of 1,330 tests (54.8% nationally), 110 in other licence categories. Nenagh took 16.2% of the 7,538 car tests at 4 County Tipperary centres. Nenagh's 55.1%, county 55.8%: 0.7 points below.
Car driving test pass rate at Nenagh, month by month
Nenagh's best month: 67.9% of 86 tests, February 2026. Worst: 42.0% of 91, November 2025, a 25.9 point gap. Nenagh's quietest month: 66 tests, April 2026; busiest: 149, March 2026. Nenagh's 86 tests in February 2026 are few enough to swing a long way on a handful of results. Nenagh, first 6 months: 51.9% of 597; last 6: 58.1% of 623, so Nenagh improved 6.2 points. Latest at Nenagh, August 2026: 59.4% of 115. A year earlier: 58.8% of 106, so Nenagh is 0.6 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 67 | 25.8% |
| October 2024 | 218 | 44.3% |
| November 2024 | 59 | 37.5% |
| December 2024 | 32 | 26.1% |
| January 2025 | 109 | 31.9% |
| February 2025 | 77 | 29.7% |
| March 2025 | 5 | 20.0% |
| April 2025 | 37 | 64.7% |
| May 2025 | 75 | 57.1% |
| June 2025 | 116 | 50.0% |
| July 2025 | 149 | 58.7% |
| August 2025 | 106 | 58.8% |
| September 2025 | 100 | 51.1% |
| October 2025 | 81 | 44.4% |
| November 2025 | 91 | 42.0% |
| December 2025 | 98 | 42.4% |
| January 2026 | 141 | 59.8% |
| February 2026 | 86 | 67.9% |
| March 2026 | 149 | 56.9% |
| April 2026 | 66 | 65.0% |
| May 2026 | 84 | 62.7% |
| June 2026 | 77 | 57.1% |
| July 2026 | 132 | 52.7% |
| August 2026 | 115 | 59.4% |
Nenagh pass rates by year
Nenagh, September 2024 to August 2025: 45.5% of 1,050 car tests. Since then Nenagh climbed 9.6 points on 1,220 car tests against 1,050, up 170 (16.2%). Nenagh went from 10th lowest of 57 to 28th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Nenagh's 9.6 point rise ranks 3rd largest. Nenagh added 170 car tests, the 44th largest of 49 increases. Nenagh gained 7.3 points on County Tipperary, which went from 53.5% to 55.8%.
Nenagh by calendar year: 39.6% of 916 car tests in 2021, 47.9% of 1,044 in 2025, up 8.3 points (national down 1.5). Nenagh, 2024 to 2025: 41.1% of 1,094 to 47.9%, a gain of 6.8 points for Nenagh. Best full year: 47.9% in 2025; worst: 39.6% in 2021; busiest: 1,094 car tests in 2024. Nenagh's car no shows: 16 in 2021, 24 in 2025; not conducted: 86, then 75. Nenagh, 2026 to date: 59.4% of 850 in 8 months, 7.1 points over national at Nenagh.
| 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 | 983 | 42.1% | 916 | 39.6% | 16 | 86 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,152 | 46.9% | 1,037 | 42.4% | 17 | 146 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 1,047 | 49.5% | 960 | 47.2% | 34 | 113 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 1,183 | 43.8% | 1,094 | 41.1% | 23 | 144 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 1,143 | 51.0% | 1,044 | 47.9% | 24 | 75 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 921 | 61.2% | 850 | 59.4% | 24 | 72 | 52.3% |
Nenagh by licence category
Nenagh, under 100 tests each: 50 car and trailer (BE); 24 truck (C); 13 minibus (D1); 12 truck CPC practical; 10 bus CPC practical and 1 small truck (C1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 1,220 | 55.1% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 50 | 82.5% | 85.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 24 | 63.1% | 74.4% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 13 | 90.4% | 68.1% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 12 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 10 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 1 | not published | 76.5% |
Nenagh waiting times and capacity
Nenagh's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 10 weeks at Nenagh. Longer waits than Nenagh: 31 centres. Shorter than Nenagh: 9, of 57 others with a published wait. Nenagh: shortest wait in County Tipperary; Thurles the longest, 5 weeks more than Nenagh. In August 2026, 99.1% of the 116 test slots at Nenagh were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Nenagh's 116 test slots: 7th fewest of 59 centres.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 116Test slots in the latest month
- 99.1%Slots used
Nenagh: no shows and tests not conducted
Nenagh counted 1,351 car tests: 1,220 delivered, 34 no shows and 97 not conducted or abandoned. Nenagh's shares of those 1,351: 2.5% no shows and 7.2% not conducted at Nenagh. Of 57 centres, Nenagh's 2.5% no show share ranks joint 13th lowest. Neither count moves Nenagh's 55.1% pass rate: 672 passes over 1,220 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
1,220 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.Nenagh and County Tipperary
Nenagh trails Thurles by 10.9 points (1,740 tests at 66.0%); Nenagh waits 5 weeks less than Thurles; Nenagh trails Tipperary by 0.8 points (1,319 tests at 55.9%); Nenagh waits 1 week less than Tipperary and Nenagh leads Clonmel by 4.5 points (3,259 tests at 50.6%); Nenagh waits 4 weeks less than Clonmel. No other County Tipperary centre beat Nenagh on both rate and wait.