Towing capacity by vehicle: the full ranking
Pick any vehicle in the tool to see its top rating, its lowest one and the page of the maker's document; the ranking below puts all of them side by side.
2026 Ford F-150 maximum towing capacity
13,500 lb
| Reached by | 3.5L GTDI V6 · 4x4 SuperCrew · 157.2 in WB · 3.55 axle · Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle |
| Lowest rating printed | 7,400 lb (2.7L GTDI V6 · 4x2 Regular Cab · 141.5 in WB · 3.15/3.55 axle) |
| Configurations in the table | 68 |
| Source | 2026 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide, p. 12, 15-17, 19 |
Compiled by Radif Partners · Sources and method · makers’ towing documents read October 20 to 21, 2026
Ranked by the highest conventional trailer rating its maker prints for the latest model year we hold, the 2026 Ford F-250 Super Duty leads at 22,000 lb, followed by the 2027 Ram 2500 at 20,000 lb. The half-ton pickups come next, between 11,530 lb and 13,500 lb, and the best of the rest is the Ford Expedition at 9,600 lb. The Toyota RAV4 closes the list at 3,500 lb. Those are ceilings for one configuration each. The same vehicle can sit thousands of pounds lower with another engine, axle or package: the Ram 2500 spans 9,470 lb between its best and its weakest row. Read the rank as a shortlist, then open the vehicle and find the row that matches your window sticker before you trust any figure for a trailer.
The ranking, row by row
Each line below is one vehicle at the most recent model year for which we read the maker's own document, which is why the years range from 2025 to 2027: Ram has already published its next charts, while Kia's newsroom page stops earlier. The rating shown is the conventional, bumper-pull figure. Fifth-wheel and gooseneck ratings are left out of the ranking so that a truck with a bed hitch is not compared with an SUV on a different basis.
| # | Vehicle | Class | Year | Highest rating | Lowest rating | Rows | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford F-250 Super Duty | Heavy duty pickup | 2026 | 22,000 lb | 13,800 lb | 98 | maker document |
| 2 | Ram 2500 | Heavy duty pickup | 2027 | 20,000 lb | 10,530 lb | 71 | maker document |
| 3 | Ford F-150 | Half-ton pickup | 2026 | 13,500 lb | 7,400 lb | 68 | maker document |
| 4 | Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | Half-ton pickup | 2026 | 13,300 lb | 8,700 lb | 50 | maker document |
| 5 | Toyota Tundra | Half-ton pickup | 2026 | 12,000 lb | 8,300 lb | 38 | maker document |
| 6 | Ram 1500 | Half-ton pickup | 2027 | 11,530 lb | 6,330 lb | 31 | maker document |
| 7 | Ford Expedition | Full-size SUV | 2026 | 9,600 lb | 6,000 lb | 5 | maker document |
| 8 | Chevrolet Tahoe | Full-size SUV | 2026 | 8,400 lb | 7,600 lb | 12 | maker document |
| 9 | Chevrolet Colorado | Midsize pickup | 2026 | 7,700 lb | 3,500 lb | 3 | maker document |
| 10 | Ford Ranger | Midsize pickup | 2026 | 7,500 lb | 5,510 lb | 4 | maker document |
| 11 | Toyota Tacoma | Midsize pickup | 2026 | 6,500 lb | 3,500 lb | 9 | maker document |
| 12 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | Midsize SUV | 2027 | 6,200 lb | 6,200 lb | 6 | maker document |
| 13 | Toyota 4Runner | Midsize SUV | 2026 | 6,000 lb | 6,000 lb | 12 | maker document |
| 14 | Kia Telluride | Midsize SUV | 2025 | 5,500 lb | 5,000 lb | 17 | maker document |
| 15 | Ford Explorer | Midsize SUV | 2026 | 5,000 lb | 5,000 lb | 7 | maker document |
| 16 | Toyota Highlander | Midsize SUV | 2026 | 5,000 lb | 3,500 lb | 7 | maker document |
| 17 | Ford Maverick | Compact pickup | 2026 | 4,000 lb | 2,000 lb | 7 | maker document |
| 18 | Toyota RAV4 | Compact SUV | 2026 | 3,500 lb | 1,750 lb | 9 | maker document |
Three tiers with wide gaps between them
The list does not slope gently. The two heavy duty pickups sit alone at the top, and the gap between the weakest of them and the strongest half-ton is 6,500 lb. Their makers give them a GCWR far above anything a light pickup receives, and that combined limit is what lets the trailer rating climb. The second tier holds the four half-ton pickups, packed within 1,970 lb of each other at their best. The third tier mixes the SUVs with the midsize and compact pickups, from 9,600 lb down to 3,500 lb.
A buyer comparing across tiers is usually asking the wrong question. Nobody cross-shops a Toyota RAV4 against a Ford F-250 Super Duty; the useful comparison is inside a tier, between trucks a buyer would actually weigh against each other. The pickup comparison by class and the SUV page do that.
The headline belongs to one configuration
A ranked list hides how much each vehicle varies. The table shows the lowest row next to the highest for that reason. The widest spreads belong to the Ram 2500 (9,470 lb), Ford F-250 Super Duty (8,200 lb) and Ford F-150 (6,100 lb). At the other end, the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota 4Runner and Ford Explorer print one rating for every configuration, so the rank applies to any version you buy. On a pickup the low end usually belongs to a base engine, a tall axle ratio or a missing tow package; on a large SUV it is often the two-wheel-drive version with a taller axle, or a trim without the tow package.
The practical consequence: a used vehicle bought because it "tows 22,000" may tow far less. Check the engine, the drive, the axle code and the packages on the window sticker or build sheet, then look up that exact row on the vehicle page.
Shortlisting for a given trailer
Take, as an example, a loaded trailer of 7,000 lb. Every printed configuration of the Ford F-250 Super Duty, Ram 2500, Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Toyota Tundra and Chevrolet Tahoe is rated at least that much. The Ram 1500, Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Colorado and Ford Ranger reach it only in some configurations, so the row matters. The Toyota Tacoma, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota 4Runner, Kia Telluride, Ford Explorer, Toyota Highlander, Ford Maverick and Toyota RAV4 cannot pull it in any configuration listed. Then subtract the people and gear: the ratings of Ford and Chevrolet assume a driver and one passenger only (Ford towing guide, p. 7), so a family trip uses up part of the margin before the trailer is hitched.
Payload left once the family is aboard
Payload left for the trailer tongue
1,025 lb
| Payload | 1,600 lb |
| People, cargo and hitch | 575 lb |
| Heaviest trailer at 10% tongue | 10,250 lb |
| At 12% tongue | 8,542 lb |
What the rank leaves out
A trailer rating says the vehicle can start, pull and stop that mass under the maker's test conditions. It says nothing about the weight already on board. The payload printed on the door pillar, the GVWR and the GCWR usually bind first, and the GVWR and GCWR page shows how. The trailer checker runs all five limits at once, and the method page explains how each document was read. The Toyota lines come from the product information sheets of the Toyota newsroom, read like the other makers' documents; no rating is copied from a third party.