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Land Rover FreelanderYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 451 NHTSA owner complaints across 4 model years, no Land Rover Freelander year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2003 and 2004. The Freelander has 6 safety recalls on record.

Land Rover Freelander
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2002Best years'03 '04Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints451Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls62002–2005 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: DieselFordMondeo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Land Rover Freelander years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Freelander median. Tap a year for its full report.

'02'03'04'05
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2005Not rated–/10016 complaints · 3 recalls2004Best67/10069 complaints · 3 recalls2003Solid50/100140 complaints · 5 recalls2002Caution38/100226 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Land Rover Freelander problems

All model years combined: 451 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling27112
Power train1233
Electrical system614
Visibility482
Service brakes, hydraulic391
Fuel system, gasoline392
Exterior lighting260
Engine170
Latches/locks/linkages160
19 other systems916
6 recalls

Land Rover Freelander recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Brake lights: switch07V-041 · 2002–2005 · Feb 9, 2007 · 33,247 vehicles–Doors: latch05V-300 · 2002–2005 · Jun 28, 2005 · 1,941 vehicles–Structure: frame and members04V-489 · 2003 · Oct 7, 2004 · 4 vehicles–Body: roof and pillars04V-347 · 2002–2004 · Jul 12, 2004 · 31,049 vehicles–Doors: latch04V-207 · 2003 · May 5, 2004 · 3,194 vehicles–Air bags04V-510 · 2005 · Jan 28, 2004 · 4 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Freelander

  1. FUEL PUMP FAILURE - STALLEA07018 · 2003 · closed Dec 22, 2008
    No recall
  2. FUEL PUMP FAILUREPE07036 · 2003 · closed Dec 10, 2007
    No recall
  3. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILUREEA05016 · 2002–2005 · closed Feb 22, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-041