Towing capacity chart: every model year side by side

The chart

One line per vehicle and model year, newest first. "Highest" and "lowest" are the extreme conventional ratings in that year's document; every configuration in between sits somewhere in that range. The row count tells you how detailed the maker's table is, which matters when you need to match an exact build: a year with dozens of rows splits the ratings by cab, wheelbase and axle, while a short table lumps them together.

Which vehicles held their figure

The top rating stayed put on the Ford F-250 Super Duty, Ram 2500, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Toyota Tundra, Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Colorado, Ford Ranger, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota Highlander and Ford Maverick. That stability is useful when shopping used: within the years shown, the maximum is the same, and only the configuration decides. It is not a promise that every row stayed the same. The Silverado 1500 kept 13,300 lb at the top, but in 2023 that figure came from the 6.2L V8 (RST with Max Trailering Package and 20-inch wheels), while from 2024 the guide credits the Duramax 3.0L I-6 (Max Trailering Package and 20" Wheels). Same number, different truck behind it.

Where the numbers moved

The vehicles whose top figure changed at least once are the Ford F-150, Ram 1500, Ford Expedition, Toyota Tacoma, Toyota 4Runner, Kia Telluride, Ford Explorer and Toyota RAV4. Four cases are worth reading closely.

Ford F-150. The 2023 guide reached 14,000 lb with the Max Trailer Tow Package (53C); from 2024 the best row is 13,500 lb with the Tow/Haul Package (53T). The low end climbed from 5,000 lb (3.3L PFDI V6 in 2023) to 7,400 lb (2.7L GTDI V6 in 2026). Ford's 2023 guide and 2026 guide are both linked in the table.

Ram 1500. In 2024 the top row belonged to the 5.7L HEMI V8 at 12,750 lb. From 2025 the 3.0L Hurricane twin-turbo I6 leads, at 11,600 lb, and the following years print 11,610 lb for 2026 and 11,530 lb for 2027. Small year-to-year moves of a few dozen pounds are normal on Ram charts, which compute every rating from the base weight of each build.

Ford Explorer. The 2023 and 2024 guides print ratings from 3,000 lb to 5,600 lb; the 2025 and 2026 guides print 5,000 lb for every row. An owner of an earlier Explorer should not assume the newer, flat figure applies, in either direction.

Toyota Tacoma and 4Runner. Both changed generation in the years shown, and they moved in opposite directions. The 2023 Tacoma, the last of the old truck, reached 6,800 lb with its V6 and Tow Prep Package; the new 2.4-liter Tacoma tops out at 6,500 lb (2023 sheet, 2026 sheet). The 4Runner went up, from 5,000 lb for the V6 of 2023 and 2024 to 6,000 lb for every version since 2025. On a used Toyota, the generation matters more than the grade.

Reading a year that is not in the chart

For a model year older than the ones shown, the maker's guide for that year is the only reliable source. Ford keeps its guides by year, and Chevrolet publishes a page of charts by model year (Chevrolet trailering charts). Copying a figure from a neighboring year is how owners end up with a number their truck was never rated for. For the Telluride we hold 6 years, from 2020 to 2025; it gained 500 lb at the top in 2023, when Kia listed the X-Pro trims at 5,500 lb.

Once you have the right year, the step-by-step calculation turns its row into the trailer you can really pull, and the ranking by vehicle compares the latest years only.