How many Land Rover Freelanders are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 3,563 on the road Built 1998-2016 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Land Rover's first compact SUV, launched in 1997 with a car-style unitary body and no low-range gearbox. To make up for that it introduced Hill Descent Control, now common across the industry. It was Europe's best-selling four-wheel drive for several years, and a second generation ran from 2006 to 2014.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2007: 214 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 18 |
| 1999 | 16 |
| 2000 | 24 |
| 2001 | 57 |
| 2002 | 47 |
| 2003 | 42 |
| 2004 | 80 |
| 2005 | 40 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 214 |
| 2008 | 188 |
| 2009 | 87 |
| 2010 | 121 |
| 2011 | 96 |
| 2012 | 77 |
| 2013 | 65 |
| 2014 | 106 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · L314 | 1997–2006 | 270 | Scarce |
| Second generation · L359 | 2006–2014 | 945 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| TD4 | 282 | Scarce | |
| TD4 SE | 57 | Rare | |
| SD4 | 56 | Rare | |
| XEi | 18 | Rare | |
| HSE | 14 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,312 still registered, the Land Rover Freelander is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 10 Land Rover models and equal 393rd of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
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