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Thurles driving test centre

Government Offices, Stradavoher, Thurles, E41 N8F7 · Co. Tipperary

Pass rate, last 12 months
65.9%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
15weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
1,740
1,147 passed

Key facts

  • 65.9% of car driving tests at Thurles were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 13.5 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Thurles number 3 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 15 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 10 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 1,740 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 47 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Thurles

5 loops from the centre, 48 km in all, with 14 roundabouts and 109 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Thurles, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Slievenamon Road
    11.0 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Friar Street.
    11.0 km · 23 turns · 4 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Parnell Street
    12.1 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 14 left turns and a stretch of Jimmy Doyle Road.
    12.1 km · 27 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Cathedral Street
    10.4 km loop with 1 roundabout, 6 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of Fianna Road.
    10.4 km · 19 turns · 1 roundabout
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Rosemount
    7.2 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 14 left turns and a stretch of Liberty Square.
    7.2 km · 23 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Friar Street
    6.8 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Slievenamon Road.
    6.8 km · 17 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Thurles, 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%57.5%70%IE 52.4%67.1%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%50%100%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)1,12767.1%52.3%
20251,54567.3%51.8%
20241,68658.9%49.0%
20231,50148.6%50.6%
20221,14360.3%50.2%
20211,08563.4%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Thurles

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.

012.525IE 11.6 wks15Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202615
July 202612
June 202613
May 202612
April 202611
March 202610

Getting there

Government Offices, Stradavoher, Thurles
Co. Tipperary E41 N8F7

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

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Questions learners ask about Thurles

What is the pass rate at Thurles driving test centre?
65.9% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 1,740 car tests (1,147 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Thurles an easy test centre?
Thurles has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 3 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 Thurles?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 15 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 Thurles driving test centre?
Government Offices, Stradavoher, Thurles, E41 N8F7, 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.