CSO stats reveal test centre with the highest NCT pass 

The overall pass rate for vehicles in Ireland stood at 53%, which was 748,189 out of 1.4m vehicles tested in 2021.

The Portlaoise test centre had the highest pass rate in Ireland last year with 60% passing their NCT on the first go, according to new statistics published today by the CSO.

The test centre with the lowest pass rates was Carlow at 42%.