LAND ROVER FREELANDER
Description
The Land Rover Freelander burst on to the scene with as much enthusiasm and hype in 1997 as a rather baby faced Tony Blair did, though one went on to blot their copy book a lot quicker than the other. Yes sadly it didn't take long for the Freelander to start eating those chocolate head gaskets that Rover had insisted on fitting and pertol engine versions soon started over heating and generally running badly, and if you had a V6 version you had twice as much to worry about. The diesels did at least eliminate this issue though the Freelander still had a few other tricks up its sleave to cheer up local garages the length and breadth of the country. There was the rear diff bush mounts that were prone to failing early, you couldn't miss it if one went wrong, it would inform you so with loud angry bangs from the rear of the car. Also a rumbling from underneath spelled the demise of one of the propshaft bearings, but only if you were having a good day, if not then it would be the transfer box. Electrical gremlins are also a good source of entertainment for Freelander owners.
Check out the video below, for a couple of pointers
So if after reading all this you are still thinking of buying a Freelander then the diesels are the best choice, either the Rover one, a better engine than you might imagine (97-2000) or the BMW (2000-2006)
Its a shame about all the issues because the 3 door sport version with the removable hardtop (there is a softop to go with it but its a joke) is really quite a nice looking car, and in V6 guise would be an attractive proposition if it weren't for those pesky head gaskets. Still they are dying in large numbers so a well looked after example may well started appreciate soon simply because of rartiy value.
Headline stats
Maximum # of Registrations = 207033
Latest # of Registrations = 192038
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[Reviews] Cheap and not so cheerfulOur Verdict
Low low mileage (very low low mileage if you thinking V6) and not a hint of green laning in its history
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Details of Derivatives
| Name | Calculated Rating | Max Reg | Latest Reg |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEL-DER M MARA TD4S/B A | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FREELANDER E S/B | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FREELANDER MASAI TD4 H/B | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FREELANDER MASAI TD4S/W A | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FREELANDER MM | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FREELANDER S S/B | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FREELANDER SPORT AUTO | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FREELANDER V6 SE S/B A | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FREELANDER DYNAMIC ED4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FREELANDER HST I6 AUTO | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FREELANDER S AUTO | 50 | 2 | 1 |
| FREELANDER TD4 S S/B A | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SWB AUTO | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FREELANDER XS AUTO | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FREELANDER SE TD4 E | 66 | 3 | 1 |
| FREELANDER SE TECH TD4 AUTO | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| FREELANDER SI4 HSE AUTO | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| FREELANDER TD4 AUTO | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| FREELANDER TD4 E S/B | 33 | 3 | 2 |
| FREELANDER TD4 S S/B | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| FREELANDER LUXURY HSE ED4 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| FREELANDER SE S/B | 20 | 5 | 4 |
| FREEL-DER M MARA TD4H/B A | 16 | 6 | 5 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SE S/B A | 16 | 6 | 5 |
| FREELANDER XS | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| FREELANDER GS I6 AUTO | 28 | 7 | 5 |
| FREELANDER V6 AUTO | 85 | 7 | 1 |
| FREELANDER KALAHARI S/B | 37 | 8 | 5 |
| FREELANDER SE TD4 AUTO | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| FREELANDER TD4 E | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| FREELANDER FREESTYLE AUTO | 45 | 11 | 6 |
| FREELANDER HSE AUTO | 54 | 11 | 5 |
| FREELANDER SERENGETI | 61 | 13 | 5 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SWB | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SE S/B | 6 | 15 | 14 |
| FREELANDER SWB | 70 | 17 | 5 |
| FREELANDER I | 80 | 26 | 5 |
| FREELANDER XS I6 AUTO | 14 | 27 | 23 |
| FREELANDER LUXURY HSE TD4 AUTO | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| FREELANDER V6 SE H/B A | 44 | 27 | 15 |
| FREELANDER TD SWB | 68 | 29 | 9 |
| FREEL-DER M MARA TD4S/W A | 33 | 30 | 20 |
| FREELANDER TD4 E H/B A | 25 | 31 | 23 |
| FREELANDER TD4 XEI AUTO | 17 | 34 | 28 |
| FREELANDER HSE ED4 | 2 | 39 | 38 |
| FREELANDER SE I6 AUTO | 20 | 43 | 34 |
| FREELANDER XI | 85 | 47 | 7 |
| FREELANDER V6 SPORT H/B A | 35 | 48 | 31 |
| FREELANDER HSE | 5 | 52 | 49 |
| FREELANDER FREESTYLE | 24 | 66 | 50 |
| FREELANDER HST TD4 | 1 | 66 | 65 |
| FREELANDER V6 SE S/W A | 32 | 74 | 50 |
| FREELANDER DYNAMIC TD4 AUTO | 3 | 76 | 73 |
| FREELANDER LUXURY HSE TD4 | 6 | 82 | 77 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SP H/B A | 16 | 85 | 71 |
| FREELANDER TD4 E S/W A | 12 | 87 | 76 |
| FREELANDER V6 SPORT S/W A | 36 | 90 | 57 |
| FREELANDER BLACK & WHITE ED4 | 2 | 91 | 89 |
| FREELANDER ES-X | 59 | 93 | 38 |
| FREELANDER TD4 ES-X AUTO | 42 | 99 | 57 |
| FREELANDER XS ED4 | 0 | 112 | 111 |
| FREELANDER E S/W | 27 | 117 | 85 |
| FREELANDER M MARA TD4 H/B | 29 | 123 | 87 |
| FREELANDER TD4 S H/B A | 22 | 125 | 97 |
| FREELANDER XDI | 64 | 142 | 51 |
| FREELANDER MASAI H/B | 34 | 144 | 95 |
| FREELANDER TD4 ES-X | 44 | 145 | 80 |
| FREELANDER V6 ES-X AUTO | 78 | 152 | 32 |
| FREELANDER S ED4 | 4 | 186 | 178 |
| FREELANDER SPORT LE TD4 A | 8 | 199 | 183 |
| FREELANDER ADVENTURER | 22 | 202 | 157 |
| FREELANDER V6 PREM SP A | 32 | 207 | 139 |
| FREELANDER BLACK & WHITE TD4 A | 4 | 220 | 211 |
| FREELANDER MASAI MARA H/B | 37 | 224 | 141 |
| FREELANDER E H/B | 29 | 229 | 162 |
| FREELANDER MASAI MARA S/W | 42 | 245 | 141 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SE H/B A | 17 | 248 | 205 |
| FREELANDER V6 ES PREM A | 59 | 262 | 105 |
| FREELANDER SE SD4 AUTO | 3 | 265 | 256 |
| FREELANDER M MARA TD4 S/W | 21 | 268 | 210 |
| FREELANDER GS ED4 | 5 | 276 | 262 |
| FREELANDER TD4 S AUTO | 40 | 289 | 173 |
| FREELANDER SPORT LE TD4 | 2 | 294 | 286 |
| FREELANDER TD4 E S/W | 21 | 302 | 238 |
| FREELANDER V6 HSE A | 30 | 304 | 212 |
| FREELANDER TD4 PREM SP A | 17 | 383 | 316 |
| FREELANDER TD4 E H/B | 19 | 409 | 330 |
| FREELANDER SPORT TD AUTO | 9 | 435 | 394 |
| FREELANDER HSE I6 AUTO | 7 | 468 | 432 |
| FREELANDER S TD4 AUTO | 2 | 468 | 455 |
| FREELANDER SERENGETI TD4 A | 24 | 513 | 386 |
| FREELANDER DYNAMIC TD4 | 1 | 535 | 525 |
| FREELANDER SE TECH SD4 AUTO | 3 | 538 | 521 |
| FREELANDER S H/B | 28 | 545 | 387 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SP S/W A | 14 | 551 | 471 |
| FREELANDER SE H/B | 30 | 592 | 410 |
| FREELANDER TD4 ES PREM A | 25 | 624 | 467 |
| FREELANDER TD4 S S/W A | 16 | 648 | 539 |
| FREELANDER S S/W | 29 | 666 | 468 |
| FREELANDER TD4 XEI | 13 | 698 | 607 |
| FREELANDER ADV-TURER TD A | 9 | 737 | 665 |
| FREELANDER HSE S/W | 24 | 741 | 561 |
| FREELANDER XEDI S-WAGON 50 | 73 | 752 | 196 |
| FREELANDER BLACK & WHITE TD4 | 2 | 767 | 747 |
| FREELANDER KALAHARI H/B | 39 | 768 | 461 |
| FREELANDER S TD4 A | 7 | 774 | 717 |
| FREELANDER TD4 ES PREMIUM | 27 | 793 | 576 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SPORT H/B | 15 | 861 | 725 |
| FREELANDER TD4 PREMIUM SP | 14 | 876 | 750 |
| FREELANDER KALAHARI TD4 A | 23 | 919 | 702 |
| FREELANDER SE TECH TD4 | 0 | 1020 | 1014 |
| FREELANDER HSE TD4 E | 2 | 1036 | 1010 |
| FREELANDER SPORT TD | 5 | 1056 | 993 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SPORT S/W | 12 | 1162 | 1011 |
| FREELANDER XEI S-WAGON 50 | 87 | 1163 | 150 |
| FREELANDER SPORT LE SD4 AUTO | 2 | 1210 | 1182 |
| FREELANDER XEDI | 72 | 1225 | 341 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SE H/B | 15 | 1248 | 1053 |
| FREELANDER SE S/W | 27 | 1346 | 980 |
| FREELANDER TD4 S H/B | 18 | 1352 | 1096 |
| FREELANDER KALAHARI S/W | 47 | 1458 | 768 |
| FREELANDER DYNAMIC SD4 AUTO | 2 | 1474 | 1438 |
| FREELANDER XS TD4 A | 4 | 1543 | 1470 |
| FREELANDER FREESTYLE TD A | 8 | 1547 | 1418 |
| FREELANDER HSE TD | 6 | 1562 | 1460 |
| FREELANDER HSE TD A | 7 | 1583 | 1458 |
| FREELANDER METROPOLIS SD4 AUTO | 2 | 1742 | 1703 |
| FREELANDER DI | 70 | 1870 | 551 |
| FREELANDER DI S-WAGON | 73 | 1980 | 525 |
| FREELANDER V6I GS AUTO | 79 | 1988 | 404 |
| FREELANDER S TD4 E | 3 | 2085 | 2006 |
| FREELANDER TD4 GS AUTO | 38 | 2153 | 1330 |
| FREELANDER LUXURY HSE SD4 AUTO | 0 | 2279 | 2270 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SE S/W A | 10 | 2385 | 2124 |
| FREELANDER GS TD4 A | 4 | 2455 | 2350 |
| FREELANDER XS TD4 AUTO | 1 | 2481 | 2432 |
| FREELANDER TD4 HSE S/W A | 10 | 2596 | 2314 |
| FREELANDER GS SD4 AUTO | 1 | 2656 | 2615 |
| FREELANDER SE TD4 A | 2 | 2731 | 2650 |
| FREELANDER GS TD4 AUTO | 1 | 2916 | 2861 |
| FREELANDER TD4 S | 41 | 2920 | 1698 |
| FREELANDER XDI S-WAGON | 70 | 2927 | 873 |
| FREELANDER TD4 HSE S/W | 11 | 2940 | 2601 |
| FREELANDER XS TD4 E | 1 | 3076 | 3022 |
| FREELANDER KALAHARI TD4 | 24 | 3457 | 2605 |
| FREELANDER SERENGETI TD4 | 26 | 3594 | 2638 |
| FREELANDER TD4 S S/W | 15 | 3606 | 3049 |
| FREELANDER XI S-WAGON | 86 | 3701 | 505 |
| FREELANDER FREESTYLE TD | 8 | 3735 | 3414 |
| FREELANDER V6I ES AUTO | 76 | 3839 | 903 |
| FREELANDER S TD4 | 1 | 3997 | 3921 |
| FREELANDER GS TD4 E | 3 | 4001 | 3880 |
| FREELANDER TD4 ES AUTO | 37 | 4012 | 2505 |
| FREELANDER SERENGETI SE | 44 | 4083 | 2255 |
| FREELANDER S | 64 | 4374 | 1536 |
| FREELANDER SE TD4 | 1 | 4589 | 4528 |
| FREELANDER XS SD4 AUTO | 1 | 4672 | 4614 |
| FREELANDER HSE TD4 | 1 | 4797 | 4742 |
| FREELANDER TD4 SE S/W | 13 | 4925 | 4238 |
| FREELANDER HSE TD4 AUTO | 1 | 5357 | 5264 |
| FREELANDER ADVENTURER TD | 8 | 5428 | 4942 |
| FREELANDER ES | 62 | 5713 | 2160 |
| FREELANDER HSE TD4 A | 2 | 5919 | 5742 |
| FREELANDER S-WAGON | 85 | 6049 | 855 |
| FREELANDER XEDI S-WAGON | 76 | 6159 | 1427 |
| FREELANDER TD4 ES | 37 | 7358 | 4624 |
| FREELANDER GS | 63 | 7608 | 2746 |
| FREELANDER XEI | 53 | 7842 | 3662 |
| FREELANDER | 71 | 8092 | 2301 |
| FREELANDER TD4 GS | 37 | 8594 | 5357 |
| FREELANDER HSE SD4 AUTO | 1 | 8916 | 8788 |
| FREELANDER XS TD4 | 0 | 10638 | 10561 |
| FREELANDER XEI S-WAGON | 88 | 12467 | 1439 |
| FREELANDER GS TD4 | 1 | 17144 | 16854 |