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NCT Charleville · Pass rate

NCT Charleville pass rate

In 2025, 47.1% of cars passed first time at Charleville, 2.1 points below the Irish average of 49.2%, down 0.8 points on 2024. It ranks 28 of 50 centres. 89.6% of retests passed.

47.1%first-time pass rate, 2025
28 / 50national ranking
89.6%retests passed
21,717initial tests in 2025

NCT Charleville pass rate by year

Best year 2022 (58.2%), weakest 2020 (43.1%), when Covid disrupted testing. The dashed line is Ireland as a whole.

40%45%50%55%60% 2013201520172019202120232025
CharlevilleIreland
YearTestsCharlevilleIrelandRank
202521,71747.1%49.2%28 of 50
202418,34447.9%50.6%31 of 50
202317,10457%52.9%10 of 50
202216,43158.2%54.3%12 of 49
202117,13557.1%52.8%9 of 49
202011,37843.1%43.7%20 of 47
201916,66753.8%50%8 of 47
201816,49050%49.2%16 of 47
201716,59253.1%48.5%7 of 47
201617,72849.3%47.2%15 of 47
201517,92247.5%48.1%23 of 47
201417,28453.5%48.4%5 of 47
201315,09353.8%46.6%3 of 47

How NCT Charleville compares

#CentrePass rate 2025
26Naas47.7%
27Kells47.2%
28Charleville47.1%
29Tralee47.1%
30Donegal Town47%

All 50 centres ranked · Ireland since 2013

The car matters more than the centre

NCT Charleville pass rate: questions

What is the NCT pass rate in Charleville?

In 2025, 47.1% of cars passed the full NCT at Charleville on the first attempt (10,219 of 21,717 initial tests), 2.1 points below the national rate of 49.2%. 89.6% of retests passed.

Has the pass rate at Charleville gone up or down?

Results go back to 2013 (53.8%). The best year was 2022 (58.2%) and the weakest 2020 (43.1%). In 2025 it was 47.1%.

Is it easier to pass the NCT in Charleville?

Pass rates mostly reflect the age and condition of the cars tested locally, not how strict a centre is: every centre uses the same standard. Preparing the car makes far more difference than the centre.

RSA NCT Pass Fail Rates 2025 and the NCTS annual reviews 2013–2024 (initial tests; from 2018 "pass pending recheck" counts as a pass, as in the RSA open data). Reviewed 2 October 2026.