Land Rover Freelander reviews

I bought my freelander as a used car, from a dealer. It has proved reliable and met my motoring needs, which are a mix of off-road, urban, and motorway,very well. Repair costs can be pricy, but have been infrequent. I would buy another.

Overall, although old, reliable, comfortable and good in bad weather and on poor condition roads.

I have horses and so need a reliable car I can use to transport hay etc., be reliable in all weather conditions but also be comfortable, Freelander does it for me. I've had the car since new - 11 years now - and I'm really happy with it. I know I could get a smaller more economical car but it just wouldn't do the job for me.

land rover free lander is good

Had the Freelander over 3 years now, bought it with 124,000 miles on the clock and it has now clocked up almost 140,000. Mechanically the vehicle has proved on the whole reliable, needing only a cam sensor, alternator and prop shaft electric bearings replacing. The electric sun roof mechanism packed in last year and the vehicle has needed a door locking mechanism fitting and a window winding mechanism fitting. The bodywork is in very good condition for a 12 year old vehicle. Overall I am very pleased with the vehicle.

Can't fault a car which is 15 years old, cost just over £1200.00 over a year ago and is in very good condition for the year. Its practical, quite nippy, despite its size, not great on petrol but averaging 30mpg isn't impossible. Feels safe, being that much higher up than an average saloon car. Better in adverse weather conditions. Everyone tells me how smart it is but then I've always been enthusiastic about cars and their maintenance. You don't see that many on the roads any more so it sticks out from a lot of the newer, much more expensive cars which actually don't do anything different from mine.

We bought this vehicle second hand about 6 years ago. We noticed straight away that it seemed to have been designed with the comfort and needs of the driver and passengers in mind. It is excellent for long trips to Cornwall where a few of our family and lots of friends live and to go all over the British Isles on holidays and trips of exploration. It is also useful just to bung things in the back eg rubbish to the skips etc. We've had some bills and breakdowns but no more so than any other vehicle. We're in the AA and they've been splendid when needed. It is a little expensive on fuel but we can cope with that bearing in mind the advantages of this kind of vehicle. Just one problem - our next one would have four driver/passenger doors. When we bought our present vehicle we also had a four door Peugeot runabout and our son lived with us with his own four door car. Now we regularly need to take someone shopping and on other trips and as I have mobility problems the passenger has to go in the back and I keep having to get in and out to let them in and out!! Bear this in mind anyone who intends to keep this kind of vehicle for a few years.

Nice space and good towing car

I work cor the ambulance service so it is essential I can get to work 24/7 365. The car does exactly what is required of it. It is a practical workhorse and is not as expensive to tank up with diesel as many believe it would be. It costs approximates £50 from half tank. Comfortable too.....

the most reliable car have ever had, only the German bit have given any problems. Very practical, does everything I ask of it. Will get another when this one wears out, have only done 143000 miles so far.

I hated this car for the first couple of years I owned it but it's grown on me. It had a completely new engine (via warranty) at under 1000 miles on the clock and a number of other niggling problems including the use of a suede seat material inserts which did not wear well. I had the seats recovered in leather. Problems largely stopped (apart from normal wear and tear)and the car has now done nearly 200000 with the clutch alone lasting 160000. It has its fair share of scrapes and chips but still performs much as it did when new. Driven sensibly despite the 2 litre engine and biggish body shaped like a breeze block with a brick on top on a run I usually get 50 mpg. Where it is outstanding is in its load capacity with the seats down and it would be quicker to say what hasn't been transported in it. Also in the bad winters of the last few years I have been able to get out when many couldn't. My wife and I did the complementarity 4X4 training which has proven to be invaluable. I shall keep it until it falls of its wheels.

Disappointed withh latent defects eg Cylinder head gasket failed at 55k miles.Transmission balancing device failed at 80k. All expensive and inconvenient repairs. On researching the above defects I found that they are quite common and would have been avoided if I knew that before I bought it. Otherwise it does very well the job we intended.

Great car - does what it says on the tin

I have a '55 Freelander TD4. In the last 6 months it has cost us around £2000. New clutch, fuel filter, fuel pump etc etc! I loved this car, but now find it stressful to drive - always waiting for something else to go wrong.