Practise what most people fail on
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These are the areas where examiners record the most faults on failed or abandoned car tests in Ireland, most common first. Each drill takes about a minute.
- 1Looking properly (observation)17 drills · Junctions, moving off, roundabouts, turning right21% of the serious and dangerous faults on failed or abandoned car tests in 2024: the most common area.
- 2Keeping moving safely (progress)13 drills · Safe gaps, sensible speed, traffic lights16% of these faults in 2024: the second most common area.
- 3Where you are on the road (position)18 drills · Bends, turns, roundabout lanes, following, stopping14% of these faults in 2024: the third most common area.
- 4Using the car's controls13 drills · Hill starts, gears, brakes, steering, demister13% of these faults in 2024: the fourth most common area.
- 5Seeing danger early (anticipation)16 drills · Children, cyclists, buses, horses, crossings9% of these faults in 2024: the fifth area on the chart.
- 6Reverse around a corner13 drills · Look all round, go slowly, keep close to the kerbThe RSA names a lack of skill in the reverse and turnabout among the most common reasons people fail. It publishes no number for them.
- 7Turnabout12 drills · Turn the car round with forward and reverse gearsThe RSA names a lack of skill in the reverse and turnabout among the most common reasons people fail. It publishes no number for them.
- 8Signs, lights and who goes first16 drills · Lights, crossings, wardens, bus lanes, giving wayThe RSA names not obeying signs, road markings and lights, and not giving way, among the most common reasons people fail. It publishes no number for them.
How we ranked these
Areas 1 to 5 use the RSA's annual reports. They show each area's share of the serious and dangerous faults recorded on failed or abandoned car tests. The RSA names the other areas as common reasons for failing, but publishes no number for them. We show only what the sources say.