18/10/2026
Over half of Irish cars fail their NCT first time 😬
In 2025, 885,904 of 1,744,985 full tests ended in a fail, a 50.8% fail rate.
The most common culprits:
🛞 Tyres, recorded on 14.3% of tests
🔧 Front suspension, 10.9%
💡 Headlight aim, 8.7%
🚗 Steering linkage, 8.5%
The good news is that a lot of these are fixable before you book. Check your tyre tread, bounce-test each corner of the car, and get your headlights checked.
If it’s suspension, steering or lighting parts you need, we’ve got a yard full of tested used parts ready to go, here in North Tipperary and shipped across Ireland 🚚 Link in bio.