LIMERICK has some of the safest cars on Irish roads.
That’s according to the latest NCT figures for 2024, which reported the pass rate for Limerick vehicles across last year at 55.5 per cent.
The Shannonside figure was the second highest recorded in the country in 2024, behind only Offaly (57.3 per cent).
According to the NCT figures, 128,548 cars (seven per cent the over 1.7 million cars tested in 2024) nationwide were classified as “fail dangerous” at NCT test centres, rendering them unroadworthy, an increase of 4.9 per cent since 2020.
The lowest NCT pass rate was recorded in Cavan (39.4 per cent), followed by Leitrim (42.1), Monaghan (43.5), Roscommon (44.3), Longford (44.6), and neighbouring Clare (44.9).
Other highly ranking counties include Waterford on a 55.1 per cent pass rate in 2024, and Kilkenny with 54.9.
