Land rover FREELANDER - 1998
382.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 1998 is 342.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Land rover FREELANDER, model year 1998.
Sample size: 198 cars, 392 tests and 1,501 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 198 cars
The 1998 Land Rover Freelander has an overall defect rate of 383 per 100 vehicles, which is 13% higher than the average for its year at 339 per 100. Notably, the Freelander stands out with better performance in the category of Lights & Electrics, where it has 49% defects compared to the average of 68%. However, it faces significant challenges in Brakes, Steering, and Other defects, with rates considerably higher than the yearly averages in those categories. The defect rates also suggest a concerning trend with higher issues in the lower mileage brackets, particularly within the first 31,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 198 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 44.4% worse
215.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 149.4 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Warning device shows system malfunction
Steering
▼ 49.6% worse
38.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.6 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 18.6% better
21.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 25.8% better
49.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 66.7 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 5.1% worse
270.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 257.8 / 100 tests
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 6.2% better
75.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 0.0% better
20.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 25.4% worse
74.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.0 / 100 tests
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 160
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 101
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 82
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 81
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 67
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 63
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 54
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 42
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 41
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 39
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 39
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 10