Selling a junk Land Rover Freelander
Any Freelander sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Land Rover Freelander
NHTSA has 798 owner complaints on file for the Land Rover Freelander, model years 2000 to 2005, the 316th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are engine and cooling (298, 37%), transmission and drivetrain (128, 16%), electrical system (65, 8%). 10 complaints involved a crash, 19 a fire, and 0 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 60,000 miles. The 2002 model year has the most complaints (404). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is engine and cooling, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a blown engine: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Land Rover Freelander by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | Transmission and drivetrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 404 | Engine and cooling | 5 | 10 | 3 | 58,500 |
| 2003 | 250 | Engine and cooling | 3 | 8 | 5 | 68,000 |
| 2004 | 112 | Engine and cooling | 2 | 1 | 3 | 54,733 |
| 2005 | 26 | Engine and cooling | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60,000 |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Land Rover Freelander recalls
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for latches and locks (2), body and structure (2), lights (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2002 model year, lights (campaign 07V041000, Feb 2007): ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY REMAIN ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. HILL DESCENT CONTROL (HDC), TRACTION CONTROL (TC) AND CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS MAY ALSO BE ILLUM…
- 2002 model year, latches and locks (campaign 05V300000, Jun 2005): ON CERTAIN FIVE DOOR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IT IS POSSIBLE TO OPERATE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WHEN THE CHILD SAFETY LEVER IS IN THE "ON" POSITION.
- 2003 model year, body and structure (campaign 04V489000, Oct 2004): ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AN INCORRECT WELD NUT WAS INSTALLED. LACK OF THIS BOLT COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE SUBFRAME TO CRACK OR BECOME DEFORMED.
- 2002 model year, body and structure (campaign 04V347000, Jul 2004): CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." DURING TESTING, THE FREE MOTION HEAD FORM REGISTERED A MEASU…
- 2003 model year, latches and locks (campaign 04V207000, May 2004): ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE CHILD DOOR LOCK ON THE LEFT HAND REAR DOOR CAN BECOME DISENGAGED.
What a Land Rover Freelander is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Freelander on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Land Rover Freelander worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Freelander gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Land Rover Freelander that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Land Rover Freelander?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Land Rover Freelander numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.