Amazed!
The PDI is just a check list, then ticked. No box no check.
Is the part broken or missing. If missing, was it removed for another car! If that hole goes through to the engine compartment then the car is undrivable as gases could then enter the passenger compartment.
Had a Peugeot some years ago, I commented to the sales guy the engine noise when driving seemed louder than it should be. The service department had a look, told all OK. So I started looking up behind the dash, the was a round hole about 5 inches in diameter, I could see the gearbox and part of the lower engine. The were a few red faces in the service department when I pointed this out.
Cars can be built on the line and come off with parts missing or just not fitted. I worked for Rover on the SD1 production.