Almost half of the vehicles tested in Donegal fail their National Car Test (NCT) in August, according to figures reported by Highland Radio. A total of 4,332 vehicles are tested across the county, with 49% failing. The report breaks down the failures into 1,834 major fails and 353 dangerous fails, while 2,145 vehicles (just over half) are deemed road safe.
Letterkenny records the highest number of tests, with 1,907 vehicles examined and a 48% failure rate, the outlet says. Donegal Daily reports a similar pattern more broadly, stating that over half of Donegal cars fail the NCT so far this year, though it does not provide the same August-by-August breakdown in the excerpt provided.
Across the outlets, the shared focus is on high failure rates in Donegal—one citing August results with category-level detail, and the other describing the wider trend across the year to date.
