Most things failed on an MOT?

Don't think mines quite ready for the crusher yet... I hope not anyway.

My Oxford had three pages of fails, although some of the fail points were written out in a very protracted form and so took up a few lines.

I know that feeling well- my Citroen LN ticked quite a few fail boxes this mot. I was only expecting it to fail on the crusty front discs. I ended up with this long list...

Reason(s) for refusal to issue Certificate
Nearside headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.6)
Offside headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.6)
Nearside Rear direction indicator not in good working order (not working) (1.5.A1b)
Offside windscreen wiper blade insecure (8.2.2)
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h)
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h)
Nearside Front macpherson strut worn and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Offside Front macpherson strut worn and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Nearside front wheel bearing feels rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)
Nearside Front suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.2)
Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated (2.1.4)
Offside Inner fuel pipe leaking (7.2.1a)
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.A.4a)
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.A.4a)
Service brake efficiency below requirements (3.7.A.

I think the mot guy was being a bit picky because it's not that much of a shed. Honest.
I had to laugh at his 'fix' for the wiper blade- whatever he did it didn't stop it detaching and skidding off across the bonnet the first time I used the wipers after the successful retest.

Volvo's fail sheet was a solid page.

And that was by 1969 standards.

My boss put a standstill on my first car. As well as the knackered radius arm, colander like subframe mounts and jacking point and dodgy track rod end, the engine was hanging out cos half the mounting studs in the gearbox had broke Still got it repaired tho.
Metro no.3 had a memorable test too. Boss tested it when VOSA (or whatever they were that week) came round to watch him do a test. I think the poor sod thought I'd checked it over and sorted it. Errr wrong. My 'checking' involved knowing there were holes and noting it clonked over potholes, therefore at least one ball joint was sh4gged List included;
Both front jacking points (rotten)
Both rear footwells (holed)
O/S chassis leg (crumbling)
N/S front crossmember (hammer went thru and out the valance!)
Exhaust blow
Rear wheels would only turn one way
I think there were actually 3 joints worn
1 tyre I think as well as maybe a few other bits, there was definitely crosses in every section. Look on my boss' face when he came out the pit was a picture
Took a couple of weeks of spare minutes at work to get the thing sorted (didn't have a welder at home at the time)

I got for quality, not quantity... the GTE was the lengthiest fail at 1 page long, but my old beetle had the classic line "in my opinion this car is dangerous to drive because" line at the bottom of the sheet. Something about 45 degrees of play in the steering assembly

I had a MKV Cortina that had a fairly comprehnsive list.

Balljoints
Front bushes
Steering column coupling
void bushes
brake pipes (lots)
imbalance on brakes
rot on chassis rail
rot on boot floor
cracked exhaust manifold
rusty headlamp reflector
Loose propshaft centre mount (which scored a dangerous)

Had almost 3 pages on the Cortina I had way back - I knew it was near dead after hitting a severe hump-back bridge at 50 - suffice to say everything forward of the bulkhead was failed for one thing or another........

In Germany I was shocked my Alfa flew through the TuV, then had to drive my mate home and arrange recovery of his GolfMk1 - the tester rested his foot on the front bumper to fill in the licence plate details and it fell off! - He walked away and wouldn't go underneath the car to check it after that! ;D - Shortest test in history I think!

I had an AlfaSud a few years ago that I bought off a mate on a bit of a whim. Took it for the dreaded and at the end, the guy said I really shouldn't drive it home.

I had expected it needed a little welding, but I hadn't inspected it too intimately. There was almost nothjing left of the front chassis. I have noi idea how the engine stayed where it was.

I did try to fix it, but 'weighed it' int he end.