LAND ROVER FREELANDER · model year

2001 LAND ROVER FREELANDER

5 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2001LAND ROVERFREELANDER carries 5 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2001 FREELANDER is service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor with 2 filings, followed by service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:pads (1) and engine and engine cooling:engine (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 2001 FREELANDER. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

5
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

5 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1

Recent Complaints

20080104ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

COOLANT SYSTEM ISSUES RESULTING IN ENGINE MALFUNCTION / POSSIBLE FAILURE. *CN

Mileage: 20,000

20080104ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

COOLANT SYSTEM ISSUES RESULTING IN ENGINE MALFUNCTION / POSSIBLE FAILURE. *CN

Mileage: 20,000

20041130SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. *AK

Mileage: 26,000

20040419SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

2001 FREELANDER......17000MILES LEFT ROTOR STARTED GRINDING REPLACED BOTH ROTOR PADS......DRUMS WERE FINE. *AK

20040419SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

2001 FREELANDER......17000MILES LEFT ROTOR STARTED GRINDING REPLACED BOTH ROTOR PADS......DRUMS WERE FINE. *AK

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2001 LAND ROVER FREELANDER have?
The 2001 LAND ROVER FREELANDER has 5 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2001 LAND ROVER FREELANDER?
The most-complained component for the 2001 LAND ROVER FREELANDER is SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS and ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE.
Is the 2001 LAND ROVER FREELANDER safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.