Land rover FREELANDER - 2007
310.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Land rover FREELANDER, model year 2007.
Sample size: 14,811 cars, 34,389 tests and 106,726 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 14,811 cars
The 2007 Land Rover Freelander has an overall defect rate of 310 per 100 vehicles, which is about 12% lower than the average rate of 352 per 100 for this model year. Notably, the Freelander excels in visibility, lights and electrics, body structure, and other categories, all showing significantly fewer defects compared to the average. However, it struggles more with steering issues, where it has a higher defect rate than the average, along with equipment-related problems. Mileage-related trends indicate that as the mileage increases, defect rates for the Freelander also rise, particularly beyond 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 14,811 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 17.9% better
116.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Cable damaged or knotted
Steering
▼ 60.5% worse
32.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 33.2% better
17.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 29.5% better
72.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 5.5% better
296.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 30.3% better
38.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 16.5% worse
12.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- 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
- 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
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 21.9% better
34.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,845
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,929
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,713
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,139
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,477
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,114
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,887
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,794
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,516
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,337
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,137
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,262
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,210
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,111
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,018
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,004
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 858
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 813
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 777
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 733