You got of lightly.

I took an escort for an mot and it failed on:

Leaking exhaust
tyres
welding in one small spot - imo not required was hammer proof solid and non structural
Back brake pipes - not added until AFTER the mot and hand written on before i left?

Miffed at the break pipes and welding picked up I replaced the tyres, sealed the exhaust and took it elsewhere and it failed on:

4 area's of apparent major corrossion - NONE in the area picked up before?
wishbone
front spring fractured
exhaust
emmissions
Front brake pipe - NOT a mention of the back ones?

When I collected it the guy seemed put out that I didn't want them to do the work??!!??

Two places and tow very different lists of things wrong, can't remember everything but you get the gist from the above lol!!

Not to say this was the case, but both places seemed to want to try and keep the car there for work and had asked if it had mot before it was taken down and had told them it did not. Meaning it had to be pre booked in and driven by someone with the correct policy or trailored so may have thought it would be easier for me if they did the work and passed it.