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Tipperary Town driving test centre

Canon Hayes Recreation Centre, Avondale Crescent, Tipperary, E34 HF98 · Co. Tipperary

Pass rate, last 12 months
55.9%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
11weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
1,319
737 passed

Key facts

  • 55.9% of car driving tests at Tipperary Town were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 3.5 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Tipperary Town number 22 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 11 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 24 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 1,319 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 53 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Tipperary Town

5 loops from the centre, 46 km in all, with 12 roundabouts and 110 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Tipperary Town, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Station Road
    12.4 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Main Street.
    12.4 km · 26 turns · 6 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Main Street
    9.8 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Father Matthew Street.
    9.8 km · 26 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Murgasty Road
    8.0 km loop with 9 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Cashel Road.
    8.0 km · 15 turns
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Bansha Road
    6.5 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Main Street.
    6.5 km · 24 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Station Road
    9.6 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Cashel Road.
    9.6 km · 19 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Tipperary Town, 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.

40%52.5%65%IE 52.4%58.6%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%40%80%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)83658.6%52.3%
20251,17849.0%51.8%
20241,28848.5%49.0%
20231,21847.5%50.6%
20221,05144.7%50.2%
202198552.4%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Tipperary Town

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 wks11Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202611
July 20269
June 20269
May 20269
April 202610
March 20268

Getting there

Canon Hayes Recreation Centre, Avondale Crescent, Tipperary
Co. Tipperary E34 HF98

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

Nearby test centres

  • Mitchelstown
    Co. Cork · 23 km
    55.3%
    +2.9 vs IE
    11 wks
    to invite
  • Clonmel
    Co. Tipperary · 31 km
    50.6%
    -1.8 vs IE
    14 wks
    to invite
  • Thurles
    Co. Tipperary · 32 km
    65.9%
    +13.5 vs IE
    15 wks
    to invite
  • Limerick (Castlemungret)
    Co. Limerick · 40 km
    56.3%
    +3.9 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Limerick (Woodview)
    Co. Limerick · 40 km
    58.5%
    +6.1 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Nenagh
    Co. Tipperary · 44 km
    55.1%
    +2.7 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite

Questions learners ask about Tipperary Town

What is the pass rate at Tipperary Town driving test centre?
55.9% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 1,319 car tests (737 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Tipperary Town an easy test centre?
Tipperary Town has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 22 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 Tipperary Town?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 11 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 Tipperary Town driving test centre?
Canon Hayes Recreation Centre, Avondale Crescent, Tipperary, E34 HF98, 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.