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NCT Tuam · Pass rate

NCT Tuam pass rate

In 2025, 49% of cars passed first time at Tuam, about the same as the Irish average of 49.2%, up 0.5 points on 2024. It ranks 22 of 50 centres. 89.5% of retests passed.

Will my car pass? Since 2021 Address & hours
49%first-time pass rate, 2025
22 / 50national ranking
89.5%retests passed
23,788initial tests in 2025

NCT Tuam pass rate by year

Best year 2022 (51.9%), weakest 2021 (48.5%). The dashed line is Ireland as a whole.

45%50%55% 202120232025
TuamIreland
YearTestsTuamIrelandRank
202523,78849%49.2%22 of 50
202422,99648.5%50.6%27 of 50
202320,33450.5%52.9%31 of 50
202216,21251.9%54.3%27 of 49
202111,35448.5%52.8%39 of 49

How NCT Tuam compares

#CentrePass rate 2025
20Northpoint 1 (Exit 4, M50)49.2%
21Nenagh49%
22Tuam49%
23Westport48.5%
24Fonthill48.4%

All 50 centres ranked · Ireland since 2013

The car matters more than the centre

Will my car pass?Your make, model and year, and what it fails on.Check your car Why cars failThe fault categories that fail most cars.Fail reasons 10 checks before the testQuick checks that avoid common fails.Checklist
Volkswagen Golf · 50%Ford Focus · 41.8%Toyota Corolla · 48.4%Nissan Qashqai · 38.9%Toyota Yaris · 50.5%Volkswagen Passat · 42.9%Ford Fiesta · 46.5%Volkswagen Polo · 46.8%Škoda Octavia · 52.2%Audi A4 · 43.6%Toyota Auris · 48.6%BMW 520 · 50.2%

NCT Tuam pass rate: questions

What is the NCT pass rate in Tuam?

In 2025, 49% of cars passed the full NCT at Tuam on the first attempt (11,654 of 23,788 initial tests), about the same as the national rate of 49.2%. 89.5% of retests passed.

Has the pass rate at Tuam gone up or down?

Results go back to 2021 (48.5%). The best year was 2022 (51.9%) and the weakest 2021 (48.5%). In 2025 it was 49%.

Is it easier to pass the NCT in Tuam?

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.