First: how bad is the fail sheet?
A failed Warrant of Fitness is not automatically the end of the road. Minor items — a blown bulb, worn wiper blades, a cracked windscreen — might cost under $300 to fix. Structural rust, brake lines, suspension mounts and chassis damage are a different story and can easily exceed the car's value.
Option 1: Repair and re-test
You have 28 days to fix the failed items and get a free or cheap re-check at the same testing station. This makes sense when repair costs are clearly lower than the car's post-repair value.
Option 2: Sell it as-is
There is a genuine market for WOF-failed cars. Wreckers and cash-for-cars services buy them every day because the parts and scrap value remain even when the repair bill does not make sense. You will get less than a running car with a fresh WOF, but you avoid sinking money into repairs you will never recover.
Option 3: Scrap it
If the fail list is long, the car is old, and registration has lapsed, scrapping is usually the cleanest exit. Pickup is free, payment is same-day, and you do not need a current WOF or registration to sell to a wrecker.
A quick rule of thumb
If repairs cost more than half the car's roadworthy value, get a cash quote before spending a cent. Most sellers are surprised how much a non-running car is still worth.