"How reliable is the 2002 Land Rover Freelander?"

"Based on 404 NHTSA complaints, the 2002 Land Rover Freelander has a median complaint mileage of 57500 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2002 Land Rover Freelander?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2002 Land Rover Freelander is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 404 total complaints filed."

2002 Land Rover Freelander: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 404 complaints

404

Total Complaints

57,500mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

38,000 25th Percentile

57,500 Median Mileage

76,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

POWER TRAIN

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER (WHICH WE JUST PURCHASED) ARE EXTREMELY MISLEADING TO ANYONE TRAVELING BEHIND THE VEHICLE ARE BOUND TO BE THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS, IF THEY HAVENT BEEN ALREADY. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE LIGHT CLUSTERS ON EACH SIDE OF THE TAILGATE (AS THERE ARE ON EVERY VEH..."

"DEFECT IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE YET TO RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE SAID DEFECT. LAND ROVER FREELANDER OWNERS HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND ARE BEGINNING TO COMPLAIN AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO NOTIFY THE NHTSA OF SAME.*AK"

"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28