Land Rover Freelander
Registered from 1998 to 2016.
About this model
The Land Rover Freelander is a series of four-wheel-drive vehicles that was manufactured and marketed by Land Rover from 1997 to 2015. The second generation was sold from 2007 to 2015 in North America and the Middle East as the LR2 and in Europe as the Freelander 2. The Freelander was sold in both two-wheel and four-wheel drive versions. The name 'Freelander' is derived from the combination of 'Freedom' and 'Lander'.
From the Wikipedia article Land Rover Freelander, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 2.2 diesel. 4,458 of 18,023 tests failed, 25%.
Better than 61% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 55% | 2,441 |
| Lights and electrics | 35% | 1,579 |
| Brakes | 35% | 1,559 |
| Steering | 20% | 889 |
| Tyres and wheels | 15% | 651 |
| Body and structure | 12% | 527 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 55% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes — 35% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Steering — 20% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Tyres and wheels — 15% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 35% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 12% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 27% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 6% | 16% | 53 | |
| 40–60k miles | 10% | 21% | 186 | |
| 60–80k miles | 15% | 24% | 657 | |
| 80–100k miles | 21% | 27% | 1,618 | |
| 100–120k miles | 23% | 29% | 3,011 | |
| 120–140k miles | 25% | 30% | 3,953 | |
| 140–160k miles | 27% | 30% | 3,658 | |
| 160–180k miles | 27% | 30% | 2,607 | |
| 180–200k miles | 28% | 30% | 1,289 | |
| 200k+ miles | 27% | 29% | 975 |
18,007 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 120k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.2 diesel · 154 hp · 1928 kg · 2660 mm wheelbase · 6.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 2.2 diesel · 156 hp · 1947 kg · 2660 mm wheelbase · 6.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 2.2 diesel · 155 hp · 1944 kg · 2658 mm wheelbase · 6.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 2.2 diesel · 155 hp · 1948 kg · 2628 mm wheelbase · 6.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 2.2 diesel · 1966 kg · 2660 mm wheelbase · 7.3 L/100km (NEDC) |