Every MOT test recorded on a Land Rover Freelander since 2005 — the result, the mileage at each test and every advisory. Enter a registration to read the MOT history of the exact car you are looking at, free.
MOT status · Test history · Mileage at each test · Advisory notes
The Land Rover Freelander has 2 generations, from the Mk1 (1997-2006) to the Mk2 (2006-2014) in our UK model data. The first MOT falls due at different points across the range — Mk1 (1997-2006) cars needed one in 2000, and Mk2 (2006-2014) cars in 2009. DVSA holds every MOT test logged from 2005 onwards, so a used example carries its full record: the result of each test, the mileage recorded at the time and every advisory the tester added. Model averages are only ever a guide — the advisories on the exact car you are buying are what show whether it has been looked after.
Land Rover models have high search volume but also high maintenance costs. Freelander Mk2 notorious for engine issues. Range Rover air suspension failures expensive. Discovery Mk3/Mk4 EGR valve issues. Finance checks critical on high-value models. Always get a pre-purchase inspection from a Land Rover specialist.
See the full Land Rover Freelander report — £5.97 →A car's first MOT falls due three years after it was first registered, then every 12 months. These are the years that means for each Land Rover Freelander generation. Online MOT records run from 2005, so a car built before that shows its tests from 2005 onwards.
Test counts assume the car has been tested on time every year since its first MOT — a car tested late shows fewer. The exact number sits on that car's own record.
MOT records are written by the testing garage and submitted to the DVSA — they cannot be edited or removed by a seller.
Every test since 2005, including retests, the date each test was carried out and the test station that recorded it.
The odometer reading recorded by the tester — the quickest way to spot clocking or a suspicious gap in the mileage record.
Parts worn but not yet at failure level. The same advisory repeated year after year shows maintenance being deferred.
The exact items a car failed on, so you can ask the seller what was repaired and check the invoice for it.
Enter the registration above. The free check shows the current MOT status and expiry date straight from DVSA, and a £5.97 full report adds every test since 2005 with the result, the mileage recorded at each test and all advisory notes.
Pass rates vary widely with age, mileage and servicing, so a single model figure is misleading. What matters when you are buying one car is that car's own record: enter the registration and the free check shows the current MOT status and test history straight from DVSA.
There is no single failure that defines the Land Rover Freelander — MOT results track age, mileage and how well the car has been serviced. Freelander Mk2: K-Series engine (pre-2006) notorious for head gasket failure. Post-2006 Ford-sourced engine more reliable. Read the advisories on the exact car you are buying: an item flagged at one MOT and never addressed almost always fails at the next test.
The first MOT is due three years after the vehicle was first registered, then every 12 months. A Land Rover Freelander under three years old will not have an MOT record yet, though its tax status and specification are still available on the free check.
Yes. Every MOT test records the odometer reading, and we compare each reading with the previous test to flag drops or unusually large gaps between tests — one of the commonest signs of clocking.
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