NCTS Statistics

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Statistics reveal NCT failure hotspots across the country

Castlerea, Co Roscommon had the highest failure rate with a total of 62% of vehicles failing on the full test last year.

WED, 23 FEB, 2022 - 17:30
MAEVE LEE

A town in Co Roscommon had the highest NCT failure rate last year, with almost half of tests resulting in failure last year.

Throughout 2021, almost 1.5 million NCTs were carried out across the country with almost half of those failing the full test.

But it was Castlerea, Co Roscommon that had the highest failure rate with a total of 62% of vehicles failing on the full test there in 2021.

This was followed by Cavan with 60% of vehicles failing the NCT while the national average stood at 15%.

In Clifden, Co Galway, 57% of vehicles failed the full test while in Carlow, it was 56%.

Derrybeg, Co Donegal closely followed Carlow with 55% of vehicles tested there failing. Derrybeg was also number one for dangerous faults which came in at 11%.

According to the research by CarTakeBack, front suspension was the top reason for failures in NCT test centres last year, accounting for almost 7% of all failures.

This was followed by beams (6%) and brake lines or hoses (5%) while mechanical brake components and steering linkage also made it into the top five reasons for failing the NCT.

The most tested vehicle make in 2021 was the Toyota but it was Chevrolet's that recorded the most NCT fails in 2021, with the car make accounting for 68% of all failures, followed by Citroen at 58%.

The NCT sees cars older than 10 years undergoing an annual inspection, while vehicles younger than 10 years must be inspected every two years.

While the age, usage and mileage of a vehicle of course play an important role in whether or not it will pass the test, Vauxhall, (56%) Alfa Romeo (55%) and Daihatsu (55%) also made it into the top five car makes that recorded the most NCT fails last year.

Meanwhile, Porsche and Lexus were the two makes that recorded the most NCT passes for 2021, with 62% of both makes passing the test.

This was closely followed by Dacia at 61% as well as Skoda and Hyundai, both at 60%.

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Dacia in the top 3 NCTS test passes, interesting and more than a tad surprising.

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On average Dacia would be newer because they only came out in 14(?)

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Porsche and Lexus have too much technology for NCT monkeys to understand.

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On average Dacia would be newer because they only came out in 14(?)

I didn't think of that... good point, well made.

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Or maybe they don't last the 2 years to make it to their first NCT 

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Or maybe they don't last the 2 years to make it to their first NCT 

Aren't Dacia Dumpsters just east European Renaults?

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Badged Nissans.

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Badged Nissans.

From Wikipedia, so it must be true.

S C. Automobile Dacia S.A.,[2] commonly known as Dacia (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdatʃi.a] (audio speaker iconlisten)), is a Romanian car manufacturer that takes its name from the historical region that constitutes present-day Romania. The company was established in 1966. In 1999, after 33 years, the Romanian government sold Dacia to the French car manufacturer Groupe Renault. It is Romania's largest company by revenue[3] and the largest exporter, constituting 8% of the country's total exports in 2018.[4] In 2019, the Dacia marque sold 736,654 passenger and commercial vehicles.[5]

From January 2021 onwards the Dacia company became part of Renault's Dacia-Lada business unit.