How many Land Rover Freelanders are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 110,162 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain96,817−8.6% on a year earlier
Declared SORN28,564Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202565.0%Cars of the same ages 61.6%
Rank by number licensedNo. 99of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year2014205,559 licensed
Average annual mileage6,473miles a year
How many Land Rover Freelanders are left in Great Britain?
There were 96,817 Land Rover Freelanders licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 28,564 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 52.9% fewer than the peak of 205,559 in 2014.
Land Rover Freelanders licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2014 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
2 versions of the Land Rover Freelander have their own page.
The figures above include every version; each version page covers only the cars DVLA records
under that version’s name.
Versions of the Land Rover Freelander with their own page
In 2025, 65.0% of Land Rover Freelander MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Land Rover Freelanders tested pass 61.6% of the time, so the Land Rover Freelander does better than average for its age, by 3.4 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 65.1%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Land Rover Freelander vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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100%
8–10 years
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Land Rover Freelander
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Land Rover Freelander compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Land Rover Freelander fails its MOT,
appearing on 43.5% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
8.4% of Land Rover Freelander tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Land Rover Freelander MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Land Rover Freelander MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Land Rover Freelander failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play”, on 10.9% of 38,565 failed tests.
62.0% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Land Rover Freelander tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering
10.9%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
10.4%
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
14 years of the Land Rover Freelander, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2014 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (77.4% passed first time) and the 2001 cars worst (54.4%).
Land Rover Freelanders by year of first registration
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Land Rover Freelander annual mileage
The average Land Rover Freelander covers 6,473 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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8k
7,678
8–10 years
7,087
11–14 years
6,398
15–19 years
4,390
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Land Rover Freelander by vehicle age
Registrations of Land Rover Freelanders for the first time in Great Britain were highest at 24,220 in 2001, when this data begins. In 2025, 10 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Land Rover Freelanders registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 101,629 Land Rover Freelanders licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 85.4% have an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc, and 12.3% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc. The share with an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc has grown from 50.3% in 2014 to 85.4%. Diesels made up 85.3% of those licensed in 2014 and 97.7% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Land Rover Freelanders licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
2,101cc to 2,200cc 86,757 licensed
85.4%
1,901cc to 2,000cc 12,542 licensed
12.3%
1,701cc to 1,800cc 1,712 licensed
1.7%
Other sizes 618 licensed
0.6%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
2,101–2,200cc
Diesel
86,755
85.4%
1,901–2,000cc
Diesel
12,533
12.3%
1,701–1,800cc
Petrol
1,705
1.7%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Land Rover Freelanders licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
2014
85.3%
14.6%
2015
86.9%
13.1%
2016
88.5%
11.5%
2017
90.2%
9.7%
2018
91.8%
8.2%
2019
93.2%
6.7%
2020
94.4%
5.6%
2021
95.4%
4.6%
2022
96.2%
3.8%
2023
96.8%
3.2%
2024
97.4%
2.6%
2025
97.7%
2.3%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Land Rover Freelander fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Land Rover Freelander from 2000, when the data begins, to 2015. On the NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2015), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 22.7 to 47.1 mpg, with CO2 of 158 to 298 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2015
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2015
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “Freelander”, “Freelander 2”, “Freelander 2 Model Year 2009”, “Freelander 2 Model Year 2010”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Land Rover Freelander safety recalls
DVSA lists 12 safety recalls for the Land Rover Freelander since 1992, the first in 1998. The most recent was launched on 7 October 2015.
Fire may occur
Launched 7 October 2015DVSA recall R/2015/186Manufacturer ref. P073
Defect
The controller circuit for the Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) Heater fitted to affected vehicles may short circuit. This normally results in flat battery but may also cause non starting Additionally the short circuit may cause a distinct smell from hot and/or melted components which in extreme circumstances may develop in to a fire. All of these symptoms can occur when the vehicle is in use or parked and unattended.
Remedy
On affected vehicles replace PTC with latest design version.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Land Rover Freelander. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
