Test Centre Stats

Co. Tipperary ยท RSA driving test centre

Thurles driving test centre

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

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

12 weeks

+6.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

68.0%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

28 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

1,717

3.2% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 12 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Thurles would be invited to book a date, about the same as the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 6 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 1,717 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 68.0% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 62.9%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Thurles
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Thurles, October 2024 to September 2026Thurles: 12 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2612.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2612.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Thurles, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthThurlesAll Irish centres
September 202612.011.9
August 202615.011.6
July 202612.012.1
June 202613.011.8
May 202612.012.3
April 202611.011.9
March 202610.011.9
February 202612.011.5
January 20269.010.7
December 20258.010.6
November 202510.011.4
October 202510.011.5
September 20256.09.8
August 20257.010.2
July 202523.014.4
June 202521.016.8
May 202523.020.8
April 202523.027.3
March 202520.024.1
February 202518.022.9
January 202518.022.0
December 202417.020.8
November 202417.020.6
October 202417.019.3

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 Thurles ranks 3rd highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Thurles
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Thurles, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Thurles: 68.0%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2668.0%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2668.0%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Thurles, rolling 12 months
MonthThurlesAll Irish centres
September 202668.0%52.3%
August 202666.0%52.4%
July 202665.8%52.4%
June 202665.2%52.4%
May 202664.7%52.3%
April 202665.6%52.3%
March 202666.8%52.2%
February 202667.5%52.1%
January 202666.7%52.0%
December 202567.3%51.8%
November 202566.2%51.7%
October 202565.3%51.5%
September 202562.9%51.0%
August 202563.9%50.5%
July 202563.0%50.2%
June 202561.7%49.8%
May 202562.4%49.6%
April 202562.0%49.2%
March 202561.1%49.1%
February 202561.3%49.0%
January 202561.6%48.9%
December 202459.0%49.0%
November 202459.4%49.0%
October 202459.5%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 212 tests. Peak in the last two years: 329.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Tipperary (21 mi), at 10 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Thurles
Centre
TipperaryShorter wait21 mi10 weeks56.4%
NenaghShorter wait21 mi10 weeks56.3%
Clonmel23 mi12 weeks49.6%
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)Shorter wait23 mi11 weeks49.9%
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)Shorter wait23 mi10 weeks50.8%
BirrShorter wait29 mi7 weeks49.6%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
TipperaryNenaghClonmelKilkenny (Govt Buildings)Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)BirrThurles

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 Thurles), 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.