Clonmel driving test centre

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

Drive the roads around Clonmel before test day

5 routes58 km94 turns35 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Cahir Road11.7 km23 turns6 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Abbey Road12.3 km21 turns11 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Marlfield Road11.0 km17 turns5 roundabouts
  4. Route 4 · via Abbey Road11.8 km16 turns7 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Frank Drohan Road11.7 km17 turns6 roundabouts

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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Clonmel. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

50%pass rate
12 wksto invite
3,045tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · −2.7 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #44 of 57

Key facts

  • 49.6% of car driving tests at Clonmel were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 2.7 points below the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Clonmel number 44 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 12 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 28 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 3,045 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 31 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Clonmel, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)48.8%IE 52.3%
  2. 202553.9%IE 51.8%
  3. 202456.0%IE 49%
  4. 202360.2%IE 50.6%
  5. 202261.5%IE 50.2%
  6. 202161.4%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Bars compare each calendar year with Ireland in the same year: green at least 3 points above, red at least 3 below. 2026 (Jan–Sep) is the year so far.

Waiting time for a test at Clonmel

017.535IE 11.9 wks12Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 12Sep 2026
  • 14Aug 2026
  • 10Jul 2026
  • 11Jun 2026
  • 13May 2026
  • 10Apr 2026

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 September 2026.

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Questions learners ask about Clonmel
What is the pass rate at Clonmel driving test centre?
49.6% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 3,045 car tests (1,510 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Clonmel an easy test centre?
Clonmel has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 44 of 57 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 September 2026 was 12 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.9 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.

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