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Thurles driving test centre

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

Drive the roads around Thurles before test day

5 routes48 km109 turns14 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Slievenamon Road11.0 km23 turns4 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Parnell Street12.1 km27 turns3 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Cathedral Street10.4 km19 turns1 roundabout
  4. Route 4 · via Rosemount7.2 km23 turns3 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Friar Street6.8 km17 turns3 roundabouts

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  • 5 routes · 48 km · 109 marked turns
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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Thurles. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

68%pass rate
12 wksto invite
1,717tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · +15.6 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #2 of 57

Key facts

  • 67.9% of car driving tests at Thurles were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 15.6 points above the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Thurles number 2 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 21 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 1,717 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 48 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Thurles, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)67.7%IE 52.3%
  2. 202567.3%IE 51.8%
  3. 202458.9%IE 49%
  4. 202348.6%IE 50.6%
  5. 202260.3%IE 50.2%
  6. 202163.4%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%50%100%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 Thurles

012.525IE 11.9 wks12Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 12Sep 2026
  • 15Aug 2026
  • 12Jul 2026
  • 13Jun 2026
  • 12May 2026
  • 11Apr 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 Thurles
What is the pass rate at Thurles driving test centre?
67.9% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 1,717 car tests (1,166 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Thurles an easy test centre?
Thurles has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 2 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 Thurles?
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 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.

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