Land Rover Freelander vs Peugeot 3008

The Peugeot 3008 has the better MOT record of the two — 18.5% fail rate versus 22.4% for the Land Rover Freelander across comparable years. The biggest single difference is tyres, where the 3008 records failures noticeably more often.

22.4%
Freelander fail rate
18.5%
3008 fail rate
3.85pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricLand Rover FreelanderPeugeot 3008
MOT tests analysed805,467783,669
Pass rate77.6%81.5%
Fail rate22.4%18.5%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Land Rover Freelander 22.4% Peugeot 3008 18.5%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryFreelander3008
Tyres0.0%5.5%
Steering4.5%0.0%
Body, structure & corrosion3.7%0.0%
Brakes8.8%5.2%
Visibility0.0%3.1%
Suspension9.8%6.8%
Lighting & signalling12.3%9.5%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

See the full data