Land Rover Freelander MOT pass rate: 70.8% (110,042 tests, 2025)

Name: Land Rover Freelander MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Land Rover Freelander passed 70.8% of its 110,042 MOT tests in 2025 — 6.7 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 15 years old with 120,244 miles on the clock.

70.8%Pass rate (2025)

110,042MOT tests analysed

120,244 miMedian mileage at test

15 yrsMedian age at test

How the Freelander compares

Land Rover Freelander

70.8%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Land Rover average (all models)

81.1%

What fails most on the Land Rover Freelander

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Freelander:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	24,700	27.2%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	19,565	21.5%
3	Brakes	18,995	20.9%
4	Steering	7,963	8.8%
5	Tyres	6,838	7.5%
6	Body, chassis, structure	6,823	7.5%

Pre-MOT checklist for Freelander owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
With the engine running, turn lock to lock: knocks or stiff spots are testable defects
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Freelander pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2001, 2003, 2005. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2011, 2014. Full ranking and method: Land Rover Freelander years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2001	3,404	61.6%	-5.0 pts	122,927	61.6% visual scale
2002	6,725	62.1%	-3.5 pts	131,897	62.1% visual scale
2003	9,099	60.5%	-4.4 pts	129,756	60.5% visual scale
2004	14,380	60.0%	-4.3 pts	126,023	60.0% visual scale
2005	17,179	59.1%	-5.4 pts	124,756	59.1% visual scale
2006	18,544	60.5%	-3.9 pts	126,156	60.5% visual scale
2007	40,744	67.1%	+2.0 pts	139,582	67.1% visual scale
2008	31,953	67.9%	+2.8 pts	133,772	67.9% visual scale
2009	29,195	71.6%	+5.2 pts	125,099	71.6% visual scale
2010	41,366	72.1%	+4.8 pts	118,764	72.1% visual scale
2011	36,422	76.7%	+7.6 pts	111,092	76.7% visual scale
2012	30,990	77.4%	+6.2 pts	100,887	77.4% visual scale
2013	39,100	78.4%	+5.1 pts	95,040	78.4% visual scale
2014	34,425	82.9%	+7.0 pts	83,588	82.9% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Steering: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 3,156 cars · 13.2% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 3,322 cars · 8.1% failed the same item the next year
Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive — 1,075 cars · 7.7% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 6,293 cars · 6.5% failed the same item the next year
Condition has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords — 679 cars · 6.2% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Freelander before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Land Rover models

Range Rover Evoque83.5% pass rate · 129,387 tests Discovery77.2% pass rate · 124,039 tests Range Rover Sport82.9% pass rate · 108,892 tests Defender74.1% pass rate · 97,893 tests Discovery Sport84.4% pass rate · 89,568 tests Range Rover81.1% pass rate · 79,119 tests Range Rover Velar86.8% pass rate · 27,440 tests Range Rover Evoque R-Dyn S D A87.7% pass rate · 6,101 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Land Rover Freelander?

In 2025, 70.8% of 110,042 first MOT tests on the Land Rover Freelander were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Freelander fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (27.2% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Land Rover Freelander reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 70.8% it performs below the national average at a median age of 15 years and 120,244 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.