Tipperary results: 55.9% (1,319)
Test centre in County Tipperary, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 1,319car tests
- 22 of 57car rank
- 11weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Tipperary compares
Tipperary passed 55.9% of 1,319 car tests (737 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 3.5 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Tipperary ranks joint 21st highest, level with Navan. Above Tipperary: Roscommon (0.1 higher) and Ballina (0.3 higher). Below Tipperary: Galway (Carnmore) (0.2 lower) and Dundalk (0.3 lower). Tipperary's 1,319 car tests: 4th quietest of 57. Tipperary's closest in size: Buncrana with 23 more tests, 7.0 higher; Mitchelstown with 109 more tests, 0.7 lower; Nenagh with 99 fewer tests, 0.8 lower and Kilrush with 525 fewer tests, 3.4 higher.
Tipperary across all categories: 56.7% of 1,352 tests (54.8% nationally), 33 in other licence categories. Tipperary took 17.5% of the 7,538 car tests at 4 County Tipperary centres. Tipperary's 55.9%, county 55.8%: level.
Car driving test pass rate at Tipperary, month by month
Tipperary's best month: 73.8% of 141 tests, June 2026. Worst: 42.8% of 155, January 2026, a 31.0 point gap. Tipperary's quietest month: 52 tests, August 2026; busiest: 190, September 2025. Tipperary, first 6 months: 49.3% of 711; last 6: 63.6% of 608, so Tipperary improved 14.3 points. Latest at Tipperary, August 2026: 63.3% of 52. A year earlier: 56.1% of 127, so Tipperary is 7.2 points up.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 83 | 52.1% |
| October 2024 | 152 | 35.4% |
| November 2024 | 61 | 47.4% |
| December 2024 | 20 | 83.3% |
| January 2025 | 28 | 45.8% |
| February 2025 | 54 | 54.6% |
| March 2025 | 78 | 53.4% |
| April 2025 | 42 | 47.4% |
| May 2025 | 136 | 46.8% |
| June 2025 | 90 | 39.2% |
| July 2025 | 140 | 40.2% |
| August 2025 | 127 | 56.1% |
| September 2025 | 190 | 55.4% |
| October 2025 | 124 | 45.3% |
| November 2025 | 105 | 55.3% |
| December 2025 | 64 | 44.1% |
| January 2026 | 155 | 42.8% |
| February 2026 | 73 | 50.0% |
| March 2026 | 109 | 43.0% |
| April 2026 | 102 | 63.4% |
| May 2026 | 72 | 71.4% |
| June 2026 | 141 | 73.8% |
| July 2026 | 132 | 65.9% |
| August 2026 | 52 | 63.3% |
Tipperary pass rates by year
Tipperary, September 2024 to August 2025: 46.8% of 1,011 car tests. Since then Tipperary climbed 9.1 points on 1,319 car tests against 1,011, up 308 (30.5%). Tipperary went from 12th lowest of 57 to 21st highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Tipperary's 9.1 point rise ranks 4th largest. Tipperary added 308 car tests, the 33rd largest of 49 increases. Tipperary gained 6.8 points on County Tipperary, which went from 53.5% to 55.8%.
Tipperary by calendar year: 52.5% of 985 car tests in 2021, 49.1% of 1,178 in 2025, down 3.4 points (national down 1.5). Tipperary, 2024 to 2025: 48.5% of 1,288 to 49.1%, a gain of 0.6 points for Tipperary. Best full year: 52.5% in 2021; worst: 44.8% in 2022; busiest: 1,288 car tests in 2024. Tipperary's car no shows: 27 in 2021, 57 in 2025; not conducted: 84, then 51. Tipperary, 2026 to date: 58.6% of 836 in 8 months, 6.3 points over national at Tipperary.
| 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 | 1,012 | 52.8% | 985 | 52.5% | 27 | 84 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 1,097 | 45.4% | 1,051 | 44.8% | 45 | 119 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 1,247 | 47.9% | 1,218 | 47.5% | 52 | 129 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 1,337 | 48.5% | 1,288 | 48.5% | 56 | 96 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 1,210 | 50.1% | 1,178 | 49.1% | 57 | 51 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 859 | 59.3% | 836 | 58.6% | 39 | 46 | 52.3% |
Tipperary by licence category
Tipperary, under 100 tests each: 26 car and trailer (BE); 4 bus CPC practical; 2 minibus (D1) and 1 tractor (W). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 1,319 | 55.9% | 52.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 26 | 84.6% | 85.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 4 | 100.0% | 98.7% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 2 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
| Category W (Tractor) | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Tipperary waiting times and capacity
Tipperary's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 11 weeks at Tipperary. Longer waits than Tipperary: 23 centres. Shorter than Tipperary: 27, of 57 others with a published wait. County Tipperary waits ran from 10 weeks at Nenagh to 15 weeks at Thurles, with Tipperary between. Driver testers assigned to Tipperary in July 2026: 1. In August 2026, 100.0% of the 52 test slots at Tipperary were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Tipperary's 52 test slots: 3rd fewest of 59 centres.
- 11 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 1Driver testers assigned
- 52Test slots in the latest month
- 100.0%Slots used
Tipperary: no shows and tests not conducted
Tipperary counted 1,451 car tests: 1,319 delivered, 59 no shows and 73 not conducted or abandoned. Tipperary's shares of those 1,451: 4.1% no shows and 5.0% not conducted at Tipperary. Of 57 centres, Tipperary's 4.1% no show share ranks joint 3rd highest. Neither count moves Tipperary's 55.9% pass rate: 737 passes over 1,319 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
1,319 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.Tipperary and County Tipperary
Tipperary trails Thurles by 10.1 points (1,740 tests at 66.0%); Tipperary waits 4 weeks less than Thurles; Tipperary leads Nenagh by 0.8 points (1,220 tests at 55.1%); Tipperary waits 1 week more than Nenagh and Tipperary leads Clonmel by 5.3 points (3,259 tests at 50.6%); Tipperary waits 3 weeks less than Clonmel. No other County Tipperary centre beat Tipperary on both rate and wait.