FaultScore

Worst years for a Land Rover Freelander

Owners have filed 798 complaints about the Land Rover Freelander with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2005. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2002 Land Rover Freelander

404 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2005 Land Rover Freelander

26 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Land Rover Freelander year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2005 A 26 0 0 60,000 Engine & Cooling
2004 B 112 2 1 54,000 Engine & Cooling
2003 C 250 3 8 63,894 Engine & Cooling
2002 D 404 5 10 58,000 Engine & Cooling
2001 5 0 0 Brakes
2000 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Land Rover Freelander

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 315 39.5%

Worst in 2002

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Brakes 55 6.9%

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Lights 29 3.6%

Worst in 2002

Body & Structure 16 2.0%

Worst in 2002

Doors, Latches & Locks 16 2.0%

Worst in 2002

Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 1.8%

Worst in 2002

Equipment & Accessories 14 1.8%

Worst in 2002

Steering 12 1.5%

Worst in 2002

Other & Unspecified 11 1.4%

Worst in 2002

Airbags 7 0.9%

Worst in 2002

Exactly what failed on a Land Rover Freelander

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Automatic Transmission 95 29.0%
Engine 84 25.6%
Cooling System 71 21.6%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 22 6.7%
Exhaust System 12 3.7%
Fuel Pump 11 3.4%
Rotor 10 3.0%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 10 3.0%
Pads 7 2.1%
Brake Lights 6 1.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Land Rover Freelander, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2002 peak 47 Dec 2019

Land Rover Freelander problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Land Rover Freelander

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.