Is my Land Rover Freelander likely to develop DPF and DMF problems?

I was interested in your warning about impending failures of diesel particulate filters and dual mass flywheels on diesel engined cars. My Freelander 2 is now two and a half years old. Do I part-exchange it at three years and 50,000 miles? Or do I keep it for six years and 100,000 miles thinking that most of the depreciation will have taken place in the first three years? What are the likely costs on major repairs during the second three years? Do they offset? By the way, fuel consumption, corrected, is 30mpg solo. I would be replacing the vehicle with similar as I am very happy with it.

Asked on 28 January 2012 by MH. via email

Answered by Honest John
There have been nothing like as many problems with Freelander IIs as with Freelander Is: www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/land-rover/freelande...d and, as yet, no reports recorded of expensive DPF or DMF failures. Though if these had occurred they might have been handled by Land Rover under warranty. There are two reports in rapid succession of automatic transmission failure, though.

Your fuel economy is typical, as reported to the Real Life Fuel Economy Register at www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg
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