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LAND ROVER FREELANDER Common
As of 2026 Q2, 126,562 LAND ROVER FREELANDERs remain registered in the UK — still a familiar sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 218,090 in 2014 Q3 — only 58% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 91,528 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 8,129 a year (6.4% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2036 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer.
Survivors over time
How rare is it?
Common — still a familiar sight, with 126,562 on the road.
Rarer than 4% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Fuel breakdown
📉 Rate of decline
Disappearing at about 8,129 a year (6.4% of survivors). At that pace roughly 90,813 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2036.
About the FREELANDER
The Land Rover Freelander is a series of four-wheel-drive vehicles that was manufactured and marketed by Land Rover from 1997 to 2015. The second generation was sold from 2007 to 2015 in North America and the Middle East as the LR2 and in Europe as the Freelander 2. The Freelander was sold in both two-wheel and four-wheel drive versions. The name 'Freelander' is derived from the combination of 'Freedom' and 'Lander'. After having built exclusively body-on-frame 4WD vehicles for half a century, the first generation Freelander was the brand's first model to use monocoque (unibody) structures, and...
LAND ROVER FREELANDER — questions & answers
How many LAND ROVER FREELANDER are left in the UK?
As of 2026 Q2, 126,562 LAND ROVER FREELANDER were still registered in the UK — 96,579 licensed and on the road, plus 29,983 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
Is the LAND ROVER FREELANDER rare?
The LAND ROVER FREELANDER is common, with 126,562 still on the road, making it rarer than 4% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Is the LAND ROVER FREELANDER increasing or decreasing?
Over the last year the number of LAND ROVER FREELANDER on UK roads fell by 7,489 (5.6%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 90,813 would remain in 5 years.
What fuel do most LAND ROVER FREELANDER use?
Most LAND ROVER FREELANDER run on diesel — about 93% of those still registered, with the rest split across petrol, hybrid.
When did the LAND ROVER FREELANDER peak?
The LAND ROVER FREELANDER peaked at 218,090 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.