NewWay Car Hire Ireland Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Looking at 339 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Consumers frequently praise the smooth, hassle-free rental process, transparent pricing models, and all-inclusive insurance packages that keep overall travel costs completely straightforward. People love the exceptionally friendly team members and the convenient airport pickup locations that let travelers easily bypass frustrating shuttle bus rides. However, some customers also noted issues regarding the condition of certain vehicles, specifically mentioning cleanliness concerns, worn interiors, and older cars with high mileage. A few other people also felt that unexpected mechanical problems, dead batteries, or frustrating waiting times during vehicle pickup negatively impacted their overall trips.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love renting from New Way. Hamds down the best hassle free car rental and insurance all included. Always great experience & Edel always a pleasure to chat with. Rent twice a year as come back home to... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

After many years of renting in Dublin with the major brands (hidden fees, stressful insurance upsell, deductible surprises etc.), i have now switched 100% to renting with NewWay. I have used NewWay tw... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Straightforward and easy All inclusive and able to use debit card We had our car within a few minutes from arriving at Dublin airport and then checking back in was super quick and straight on the... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I booked online. As a solo traveller doing a 2 wk road trip around Ireland i wanted to use a local company with no hidden costs. No queue on pick up at the airport. Clear instructions on where to fin... See more

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NewWay are an Irish owned, all-inclusive car hire firm in Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airport. NewWay offer full insurance, including tyre and windscreen damage, cross border coverage and in-terminal pick up. We take no security deposit and there is no excess,


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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Really easy to book

Really easy to book. Swift pick up and drop off process. Staff incredibly friendly and helpful. Great to not have to deal with the usual ‘up selling’
Car had a lot of minor scrapes and dings when we collected it, which made us a little anxious about how they would know we hadn’t added to it on return. We took about 30 photos, but wasn’t necessary, as no problem when dropping it off.
It had been washed and hoovered out before we picked it up, but not valeted, so we were a bit disappointed that it wasn’t as clean inside as we’d expected.
Integrated sat nav system (at no extra cost) was a welcome extra.

27 July 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

Hi Vicky

Thanks for the feedback. I will pass to the garage manager.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service.

I have never understood why it takes so long to process a car hire when you have already given the company your details but from the time I arrived at the Neway desk to leaving with my documents it was no more than two minutes - perfect!

20 July 2026
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Thank you

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

At the pick up area at Dublin airport…

At the pick up area at Dublin airport after waiting 15-20 min for our car we were told the car was ready but the navigation was locked. They gave us a Garman to use as a backup.
During the next two weeks the battery died 3 times. We had to have AA out to restart battery. This affected our plans and we had to worry every time we were hot whether the would start or not.
This is not acceptable service.
The response to my calls for help were timely with no pushback.
I am a repeat customer and am disappointed with this experience.

7 July 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

Hi George,

As a return customer I am really concerned about your experience. Ths is not the standard we aim for. I am sending your review to the garage manager.

Niamh

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Flight delayed, no car

I had the car booked for 10am. My flight was delayed and I didn’t get to the desk until 1pm. First they couldn’t find my booking then told me that my car was given away. I had prepaid!! Does it matter if I’m in the car or not. I’d payed for it and they operate in an airport,,, they must be aware of flight delays!! I then had to go to another location as they didn’t have a car where it should have been, in the airport! I’ve used this company a lot and normally everything is fine but I got a smaller car than booked and had to get a bus to another location to collect the car and do the same in reverse when I had to drop it back!

24 July 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

Hi Gus,

I think this was a miscommunication by the staff memeber at the desk. We can no longer gaurentee in terminal pick up in Dublin Airport as we are limited by the amount of spaces available as are all the other companies. The car rental center you took the bus to is used by all companies for pick ups and returns.

Please let us check the difference in the car you booked and recieved and if there is a refund due it will be issued.

Niamh

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good experience : easy and helpfull

Easy to take or leave the car in Dublin. We had an issue with a light saying oil service in the car and they answered quickly and were helpfull. Expensive when you take all inclusive but there are no more worries

9 July 2026
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Thank you

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Never change a winning team!

I've recently used NewWay for the seventh time and can honestly say, that I will never use another rental company again. Never change a winning team! Everything is included in the (very competitive) price - insurance, cross-border fee etc.. With one exception to date, pick-up and return is at Terminal 2 in Dublin Airport. My husband is wheelchair-bound and, after the one occasion where I, travelling alone so it didn't matter to me, had to pick up the car via shuttle-bus, I wrote an email requesting terminal pick-up for my subsequent rental some weeks later (with husband) and received a prompt reply saying that my request would be honoured, no problem! I can unreservedly recommend this company and my five stars are based on 100% customer satisfaction!

6 July 2026
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Thank you Germaine

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Car not ready, damaged

Our car was not ready when we arrived. After waiting, we were given a car with significant damage including damage to the front tire which we did not notice how bad it was until we looked at the pictures after the tire blew within an hour of us leaving the Dublin Airport. It was extremely difficult to get anyone to answer the phone. My husband must have called 40 times. We ended up renting a car from another company and had a much better experience for about the same price. I would not recommend New Way.

28 June 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

Hi Anna,

I am so sorry to read your review, that is not the level of service we aim to give, we have a 24 hour roadside assistance which is handled by our partners in the AA.

The phone menu should have directed you to this.

Regards,
Niamh

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Collection was perfect. Return horrendous

Collection was perfect. Could not be faulted.

Finding a petrol station on return was impossible due to traffic and lack of familiarity with the area, so I will get hit with a hefty surcharge

The less said about the transfer bus from drop off the better. Appalling. Seats soaking. Crammed. No announcements. Don't blame NewWay for this as it was a shared service.

20 July 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

Hi Rory,

I am disapointed to read your review. I will pass feedback on filling stations to the content team and perhaps they can get some content about returns and filling up the car at close stations on the website.

Regards,
Niamh

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

NewWay Car Hire

I had a great experience hiring a car from this company. The whole process was smooth from start to finish. Collection at the desk was quick and efficient, with no delays or issues, and I was soon on my way. The car was exactly as described, clean and in excellent condition. The staff member who assisted me was friendly, professional, and pleasant throughout. Returning the car was just as straightforward and hassle-free.
Although it cost a little more than standard car hire, having everything included in one upfront price gave me real peace of mind. There was no need to worry about arranging separate insurance or unexpected extras, which made the whole experience much more relaxed.
Overall, an excellent service, and I would happily use this company again.

16 July 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

Thanks for the feedback Mary

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Overall was pleased with the…

Overall was pleased with the experience, one price as advertised, brand new car which was fine. Unfortunately the lady at the desk was not particularly friendly which is fine, this meant though that when trying to understand where and what we were doing, we felt rushed off even though we were the only customers at that time. This resulted in us missing the bus to the car park as we where looking for the neway sign the busses don't have that. This lead to us not arriving at the car park 40 minutes later making us late for the rest of the day. Mistake on our part but the gentleman before us was also confused as us and just as late.

19 July 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

Im sorry this was your experince Dave it is not the standards we aim for I will look into your rental and advise the manager on the feedback. Niamh

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and easy overall

It was easy to pickup and drop off. The only hitch was a typo on the handout on where to return to terminal 2 at the Dublin Airport. We picked up in Dublin city so did not have a reference for the location at the airport, but we figured it out and drop off was nice and easy.

16 July 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

Thanks Michael, feedback on returns is noted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service, no hassle whatsoever, very smooth booking process, very smooth car check in/check out. Newway should be an example for the other car rental companies!

19 June 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

Thank you RC

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good

Very good, almost new cars, well maintained, with low fuel consumption. Very quick pick up and return procedures, fully insured.

16 July 2026
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Thank you Mitja

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

NewWay car hire is really Avis in disguise

NewWay car hire advertises as an independent company, different from the rest with very good reviews and service. But what you get is an Avis representative as desk in airport and you pick up car at Avis outlet. Also when you have problem with car you are asked to call an AVIS number who don’t answer and refer you to emergency breakdown number instead. Does not sound very independent to me. I paid more because I thought NewWay was different. Beware!!

17 June 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

I'm sorry to see you feel this way.

This is not the level of service we aim to provide. The NewWay customer service numbers and emergancy breakdown numbers are on the rental agreement you should have been emailed to you after pick up.

NewWay offers car hire with a difference: all our rates are fully inclusive. We’re the only car rental company at these locations to include full insurance for every rate.

We have our own desks in Dublin and Cork Airports, when we can not service customers from these desks we will serve via Avis. At other loactions where we have opened additional desk space was not available so we share desk space.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy, value rental.

We travelled from Aus to Ireland and the Booking, collection and drop off were all very simple. No pressure to add extras.

11 July 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

Thanks John, thats what we aim for no extras becasue you are fully covered.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

No air con during heatwave

The service was good from the staff, all friendly and efficient.

But the air condition was not working. It was just hot air all the time. The weather was the hottest time of the year so it was very uncomfortable. So i emailed the support email and 4 days later when I dropped the car back I still did not have a reply to my email.

The price is good from this company but it seems they use slightly older and higher mileage vehicles.

13 July 2026
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Reply from NewWay Car Hire Ireland

Hi Peter,

I am sorry we did not meet the standards expected on this rental. I will investigate the delays on the email reply.

Niamh

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