NCT Longford pass rate by year
Best year 2022 (55.5%), weakest 2020 (37.1%), when Covid disrupted testing. The dashed line is Ireland as a whole.
| Year | Tests | Longford | Ireland | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,552 | 41.7% | 49.2% | 48 of 50 |
| 2024 | 14,560 | 44.6% | 50.6% | 45 of 50 |
| 2023 | 14,283 | 51% | 52.9% | 29 of 50 |
| 2022 | 14,153 | 55.5% | 54.3% | 22 of 49 |
| 2021 | 12,862 | 48.7% | 52.8% | 37 of 49 |
| 2020 | 9,119 | 37.1% | 43.7% | 36 of 47 |
| 2019 | 14,399 | 48.1% | 50% | 34 of 47 |
| 2018 | 14,036 | 46.9% | 49.2% | 36 of 47 |
| 2017 | 13,397 | 42.3% | 48.5% | 45 of 47 |
| 2016 | 14,691 | 41.4% | 47.2% | 45 of 47 |
| 2015 | 15,097 | 41.5% | 48.1% | 45 of 47 |
| 2014 | 15,771 | 45.5% | 48.4% | 33 of 47 |
| 2013 | 12,981 | 46% | 46.6% | 26 of 47 |
How NCT Longford compares
All 50 centres ranked · Ireland since 2013
The car matters more than the centre
NCT Longford pass rate: questions
What is the NCT pass rate in Longford?
In 2025, 41.7% of cars passed the full NCT at Longford on the first attempt (6,488 of 15,552 initial tests), 7.5 points below the national rate of 49.2%. 88% of retests passed.
Has the pass rate at Longford gone up or down?
Results go back to 2013 (46%). The best year was 2022 (55.5%) and the weakest 2020 (37.1%). In 2025 it was 41.7%.
Is it easier to pass the NCT in Longford?
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.