Car Model Guide/ Land Rover/ Freelander 2/ L359/ 2.2 TD4

2.2 TD4 DW12

The PSA 2.2 that Jaguar, Land Rover and Ford all used, so independents know it well and parts are easy. It's torquey and durable, and the filter is what needs journeys rather than town miles.

Overview

The 2.2 TD4 is the DW12 diesel version of the Land Rover Freelander 2 SUV (L359), sold 2006–2014 with 160 PS and manual or automatic. Demands diligence at level 3. Rear differential and Haldex wear are common on neglected cars, and Land Rover parts are dear. 3 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.

Land Rover Freelander 2 SUV (L359) · photo Land Rover Freelander L359 facelift II China 2014-04-14 by Navigator84 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Power160 PS

Torque400 Nm

Years2006–2014

Fueldiesel

Drive4x4

EnginesDW12

Biggest risks

Ranked by probability × repair cost. 3 recorded in total.

57Demands diligence

Rear differential and Haldex coupling wear€250–€2,200partly checkable
DPF clogging and forced regeneration€250–€1,800partly checkable
EGR cooler leak€400–€1,000partly checkable

Risk level −22 · Likely spend vs price −21 · all issues →

System by system9 systems reviewed · 7 with no recurring fault reported

Engine✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Fuel system✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Intake & air✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Cooling✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Emissions⚠ attentionDPF clogging and forced regeneration, €250–€1,800.+1 more in this system

Transmission⚠ attentionRear differential and Haldex coupling wear, €250–€2,200.

Electrics✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Suspension & brakes✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Body & interior✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Pre-facelift or facelift, this engine spans both

The same badge either side of the changeover. Bands are split at the facelift year from the generation record.

Phase	Years	Low	Average	High	Good buy	What differs
pre Pre-facelift	2006–2009	€4,500	€7,500	€12,000	€6,000	The specification the car launched with.
LCI Facelift (LCI)	2010–2014	€4,900	€8,200	€13,100	€6,550	2.2 SD4 replaced the earlier TD4 output; New nose and lights; Stop-start added

Known issues, ranked by expected cost

Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.

Rear differential and Haldex coupling wearL359 body€250–€2,200

A whine from the rear that changes with speed rather than with engine revs, four-wheel drive dropping out, or a warning light. The differential and the coupling both depend on oil changes that were never scheduled, and this is a heavy car that gets used off tarmac. Once the oil is spent the bearings and the clutch pack wear quickly.

Check: Drive at a steady 60 to 80 km/h with the window down and listen for a whine that tracks road speed. Ask for the differential and Haldex oil records, and treat a car with neither as carrying the cost.

DrivetraincommonPartly detectableevidence: documented100–190k km

DPF clogging and forced regenerationDPF€250–€1,800

Warning light, limp mode, oil level rising above the maximum mark from fuel dilution. The filter needs sustained hot running to regenerate. A car used for short urban trips never completes a regeneration cycle.

Check: Read the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

EmissionscommonPartly detectableevidence: documented120–250k km

EGR cooler leakEGR cooler€400–€1,000

Coolant loss with no visible external leak, white smoke, sweet smell. The EGR cooler cracks internally and leaks coolant into the intake. BMW recalled affected diesels over a fire risk from glycol deposits igniting.

Check: Check coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

EmissionsoccasionalPartly detectableevidence: manufacturer120–250k km

Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once.

Pre-purchase inspection

The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.

3 checks · saved in this browser ·

1On the driveInclude low-speed manoeuvring, not just an open road.

Rear differential and Haldex coupling wearDrive at a steady 60 to 80 km/h with the window down and listen for a whine that tracks road speed. Ask for the differential and Haldex oil records, and treat a car with neither as carrying the cost.

2PaperworkOn these cars the folder is most of the value.

EGR cooler leakCheck coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

3OBD scanMandatory. A seller who refuses a scan has answered the question.

DPF clogging and forced regenerationRead the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

Mileage and servicing

What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.

The engine outlasts the driveline here, so a high-mileage car with documented differential and coupling servicing beats a low-mileage one without. Ask what oil has been changed rather than how far it's gone.

Service item	Interval	Cost
Haldex oil and filter The coupling fails when the service is skipped, and it usually is.	every 40,000–60,000 km	€150–250
Rear differential oil Whine and failure follow neglect, and the unit costs far more than the oil.	every 60,000 km	€120–200

What to pay

What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.

median €7.8k

€4.5k€6k€13.1k

Cheapfind the reasonGood buyif it checks outFairnormal moneyOverpricedneeds justifying

Asking price (€)Mileage (km)

Enter an asking price to get a verdict against this variant's band: cheap, fair, good buy or overpriced.

United States vs Europe

1 EUR = 1.08 USD · 2026-07

🇪🇺 Europe · EUR€6,000band €4,500–€13,100

🇺🇸 United StatesNot sold2.2 TD4 DW12 was never a US-market car

What that meansNo US band exists to compare. Any car you find there's a private import, parts and specialist knowledge are thinner, and the price says more about import cost than about the market.

US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.

ModelLand Rover Freelander 2 2.2 TD4
ChassisL359
EngineDW12
Years2006–2014
MarketCentral EU
Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07

Good buy at or under the marker · Median asking price · bar spans the 10th to 90th percentile · dashed line is the l359 median, all 2 engines

Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. The good-buy figure assumes the known failure items are either done with receipts or verifiably not yet due. Full breakdown by facelift phase →

Buyer notes

Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.

Our read, not a record

The Freelander 2 is the Land Rover that finally worked, and it will go places its rivals only pretend to. The rear differential and the Haldex coupling are what cost money, and both suffer when their oil is left in place for the life of the car. Listen for whine on a steady throttle and feel for any binding on full lock. So check every electrical function, because the fault lists here are dominated by modules rather than mechanicals.

Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.

Full specification

Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.

Engine code	DW12 2.2 D (TD4/SD4)
Configuration	I4, turbocharged · 2179 cc
Fuel / injection	diesel · common rail
Model years	2006–2014
Facelift phase	Sold either side of the 2010 facelift, 2006–2009 pre, 2010–2014 LCI
Power / torque	160 PS · 400 Nm
Transmissions	6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic (Aisin)
Gearbox families	Aisin six-speed automatic
Drivetrain	4x4
Economy (real-world)	6.5–8.5 l/100 km mixed
Markets	EU