It doesn't matter to me except that the car failed the inspection and I'm not allowed to drive it any more. (mechanics.stackexchange.com)
And when the rubber did meet the road, more than half of the teams failed their inspections, never even making it out of the pit area. (scientificamerican.com)
So if a vehicle fails inspection you'll get it back the same way it came in, and you'll likely be out the cost of the inspection. (mechanics.stackexchange.com)