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Nenagh driving test centre

Government Offices, St Conlan's Road, Nenagh, E45 T611 · Co. Tipperary

Pass rate, last 12 months
55.1%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
10weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
1,220
672 passed

Key facts

  • 55.1% of car driving tests at Nenagh were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.7 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Nenagh number 29 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 10 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 24 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 1,220 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 54 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Nenagh

5 loops from the centre, 50 km in all, with 31 roundabouts and 103 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Nenagh, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Limerick Road
    10.5 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Nenagh Bypass.
    10.5 km · 23 turns · 7 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Nenagh Bypass
    11.2 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Bulfin Road.
    11.2 km · 22 turns · 9 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Nenagh Bypass
    11.7 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Limerick Road.
    11.7 km · 19 turns · 8 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Nenagh Bypass
    7.2 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Dromin Road.
    7.2 km · 17 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Gortlandroe
    9.9 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Borrisokane Road.
    9.9 km · 22 turns · 4 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Nenagh, 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.

35%50%65%IE 52.4%59.4%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%40%80%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)85059.4%52.3%
20251,04447.9%51.8%
20241,09441.0%49.0%
202396047.4%50.6%
20221,03742.4%50.2%
202191639.6%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Nenagh

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.

01530IE 11.6 wks10Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202610
July 20269
June 202611
May 202611
April 202611
March 202610

Getting there

Government Offices, St Conlan's Road, Nenagh
Co. Tipperary E45 T611

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

Nearby test centres

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    50.4%
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  • Thurles
    Co. Tipperary · 34 km
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    +13.5 vs IE
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  • Limerick (Woodview)
    Co. Limerick · 37 km
    58.5%
    +6.1 vs IE
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  • Limerick (Castlemungret)
    Co. Limerick · 40 km
    56.3%
    +3.9 vs IE
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  • Tipperary Town
    Co. Tipperary · 44 km
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    +3.5 vs IE
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  • Loughrea
    Co. Galway · 44 km
    65.0%
    +12.6 vs IE
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Questions learners ask about Nenagh

What is the pass rate at Nenagh driving test centre?
55.1% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 1,220 car tests (672 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Nenagh an easy test centre?
Nenagh has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 29 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 Nenagh?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 10 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 Nenagh driving test centre?
Government Offices, St Conlan's Road, Nenagh, E45 T611, 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.