Land Rover Freelander 2006: MOT failure rate for its age

46.5% of 52,598 MOT tests of the Land Rover Freelander first registered in 2006 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 111.9 (95% CI 110.5–113.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2006 Land Rover Freelander fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Land Rover Freelander built in 2006 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	46.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	52598
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 110.5–113.3)	111.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	52598
Rank among this model's 18 build years	18	of 18	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	52598
Tested in 2024	6202	tests	median 126,800 miles	2024	6202

Built 2006 against Land Rover Freelander normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 13: 45.2% vs 37.1%; age 14: 46% vs 39.1%; age 15: 45.6% vs 41.6%; age 16: 47.3% vs 42.8%; age 17: 47.3% vs 45.1%; age 18: 48.8% vs 47.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2006 Land Rover Freelander fail at each age?

Cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Land Rover Freelander built 2006: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
13	11,082	45.2	44.3–46.2	37.1	121.8
14	9,758	46	45–47	39.1	117.6
15	9,437	45.6	44.6–46.6	41.6	109.7
16	8,613	47.3	46.2–48.4	42.8	110.4
17	7,506	47.3	46.2–48.4	45.1	104.9
18	6,202	48.8	47.5–50	47.2	103.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 52,598 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2006 Land Rover Freelander?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2006 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 42.1 items per 100 first tests, against 22.2 across all build years of the Land Rover Freelander. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Land Rover Freelander built 2006 against the Land Rover Freelander in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2006, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	42.1	22.2	22,151
Brakes	35.7	20	18,765
Suspension	32.3	19.6	16,968
Body, chassis, structure	17.6	7.3	9,262
Visibility	11.7	8.6	6,170

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 52,598 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2006 compare with the years around it?

Among the 18 published build years of the Land Rover Freelander, 2006 ranks 18 (1 = fails least for its age). 2005: index 109.4. 2007: index 95.4.

Land Rover Freelander build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	99.1	91.8–106.3	no different (rough estimate)	1,461
1999	98.4	92.9–103.8	no different (rough estimate)	2,568
2000	97.1	93.2–100.9	no different	5,100
2001	98.0	95.6–100.4	no different	13,696
2002	99.4	97.7–101.1	no different	27,529
2003	102.3	100.8–103.8	worse	35,977
2004	105.0	103.7–106.3	worse	50,783
2005	109.4	108.1–110.7	worse	54,623
2006	111.9	110.5–113.3	worse	52,598
2007	95.4	94.4–96.4	better	94,667
2008	97.5	96.3–98.7	better	70,954
2009	92.6	91.3–93.9	better	62,401
2010	100.6	99.4–101.8	no different	86,902
2011	89.4	88.1–90.8	better	74,981
2012	96.4	94.8–98.0	better	63,465
2013	104.4	102.9–105.9	worse	80,180
2014	93.2	91.6–94.8	better	70,144
2015	105.7	76.7–134.7	no different (rough estimate)	251

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 848,280 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Land Rover Freelander 2006 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/land-rover-freelander/2006/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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