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Land Rover Freelander — Reliability by Year

289,738 vehicles · MOT data 1997–2014 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Land Rover Freelander was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2014
85.6% pass rate · 11,775 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1997
68.1% pass rate · 533 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2014
85.6%
62,127 mi 11,775
2013
83.7%
68,938 mi 13,550
2012
84.5%
72,744 mi 10,845
2011
84.5%
79,191 mi 12,961
2010
81.9%
83,847 mi 15,253
2009
81.6%
87,574 mi 11,225
2008
79.7%
93,427 mi 13,203
2007
78.7%
96,309 mi 18,592
2006
73.9%
86,427 mi 13,782
2005
73.3%
83,781 mi 18,158
2004
73.7%
83,071 mi 22,106
2003
74.9%
83,256 mi 22,403
2002
74.4%
85,686 mi 24,335
2001
73.5%
82,582 mi 24,876
2000
70.8%
82,664 mi 20,906
1999
68.6%
89,540 mi 17,840
1998
68.7%
96,200 mi 17,395
1997
68.1%
94,058 mi 533

Which year Land Rover Freelander is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 62,127 miles (newest year) to 96,309 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Land Rover Freelander.

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