registration

Righ EP goers... What is the most common MOT failure? What have you or someone you know been denied an MOT for? List anything you can as an area of concern now matter how big or small Reason i ask is i have to go through a pretty tough registration test for my Mk1 GT and anything to...

Basically this project car ive picked up im looking at the log book (guernsey log book) and the earliest date i can see is 1998??: confused: Chasis number EP820090270 - can anyone distinguish the year from this? i can provide engine number if that helps? Cheers