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Clonmel driving test centre

Leisure Centre Complex, Talbot Hotel, Poppyfield, Clonmel, E91 X0N7 · Co. Tipperary

Pass rate, last 12 months
50.6%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
14weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
3,259
1,648 passed

Key facts

  • 50.6% of car driving tests at Clonmel were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 1.8 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Clonmel number 40 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 14 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 14 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 3,259 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 28 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Clonmel

5 loops from the centre, 58 km in all, with 35 roundabouts and 94 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Clonmel, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Cahir Road
    11.7 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Glenconner Road.
    11.7 km · 23 turns · 6 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Abbey Road
    12.3 km loop with 11 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Western Road.
    12.3 km · 21 turns · 11 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Marlfield Road
    11.0 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Western Road.
    11.0 km · 17 turns · 5 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Abbey Road
    11.8 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Glenconner Road.
    11.8 km · 16 turns · 7 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Frank Drohan Road
    11.7 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Frank Drohan Road.
    11.7 km · 17 turns · 6 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Clonmel, year by year

Share of car tests passed each calendar year; * 2026 (Jan–Aug) is the year so far. Dashed line: Ireland over the last 12 months.

45%55%65%IE 52.4%48.8%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)1,99348.8%52.3%
20253,00353.9%51.8%
20242,55956.0%49.0%
20232,42760.2%50.6%
20221,74961.5%50.2%
20211,97161.4%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Clonmel

The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in August 2026.

017.535IE 11.6 wks14Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202614
July 202610
June 202611
May 202613
April 202610
March 202611

Getting there

Leisure Centre Complex, Talbot Hotel, Poppyfield, Clonmel
Co. Tipperary E91 X0N7

Directions in Google Maps · Book or check your test on rsa.ie

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Questions learners ask about Clonmel

What is the pass rate at Clonmel driving test centre?
50.6% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,259 car tests (1,648 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Clonmel an easy test centre?
Clonmel has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 40 of 56 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Clonmel?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 14 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Clonmel driving test centre?
Leisure Centre Complex, Talbot Hotel, Poppyfield, Clonmel, E91 X0N7, Co. Tipperary.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.