Second generation (2015-2022)

2016 Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity

Max towing, 20167,700 lb

Maker3,493 kg

The 2016 Chevrolet Colorado tows up to 7,700 lb (Crew cab Short box (5 ft 2 in) 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic 2WD, per the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications).

One more configuration is rated the same.

The lowest rating is 3,500 lb, for the Crew cab Short box (5 ft 2 in) 2.5L I-4 (LCV), 200 hp Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic 2WD.

2016 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (GM media site, specifications tab)

Configurations: 14
Payload: 1,410–1,580 lb

01 / Ratings

Every 2016 Colorado configuration

14 configurations Chevrolet sells, each with the ratings Chevrolet publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row.

Engine

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2016 Chevrolet Colorado

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Makerin pounds

2016 Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	Max payload lb	GVWR lb	Axle ratio	Tow check
2.5L I-4 (LCV), 200 hp
Crew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 2WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic	3,500	1,450	5,500	4.10	Check load →
Extended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD · 6-speed manual	3,500	1,410	5,400	4.10	Check load →
Extended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic	3,500	1,450	5,400	4.10	Check load →
Extended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic	3,500	1,430	5,600	4.10	Check load →
3.6L V-6 (LFX), 305 hp
Crew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 2WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic	3,500	1,580	5,800	3.42	Check load →
Crew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 2WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automaticwith Z82 Trailering Package	7,000	1,580	5,800	3.42	Check load →
Crew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 4WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic	3,500	1,580	6,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 4WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automaticwith Z82 Trailering Package	7,000	1,580	6,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic	3,500	1,540	5,800	3.42	Check load →
Crew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automaticwith Z82 Trailering Package	7,000	1,540	5,800	3.42	Check load →
Crew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic	3,500	1,520	6,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automaticwith Z82 Trailering Package	7,000	1,520	6,000	3.42	Check load →
Extended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic	3,500	1,580	5,700	3.42	Check load →
Extended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automaticwith Z82 Trailering Package	7,000	1,580	5,700	3.42	Check load →
Extended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic	3,500	1,560	5,900	3.42	Check load →
Extended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automaticwith Z82 Trailering Package	7,000	1,560	5,900	3.42	Check load →
2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp
Crew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 2WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic Most	7,700	1,508	6,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 4WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic	7,600	1,477	6,200	3.42	Check load →
Crew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic Most	7,700	1,474	6,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD · Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic	7,600	1,457	6,200	3.42	Check load →

“Not published”: the maker doesn’t print it. —: not in the documents we hold yet. Scroll the table sideways for every rating.

SourceMakerEvery figure above is Chevrolet’s, from this document.

2016 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (GM media site, specifications tab) · General Motors (Chevrolet media site)

How Chevrolet rates towing: with ball hitch.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

2016 Chevrolet Colorado specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2016 Colorado belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Chevrolet Colorado 2nd gen (2015–2022): full specs

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

Each figure below is the gap between two of Chevrolet’s own ratings for configurations that differ in one thing only.

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 7,700 lb

Crew cab Short box (5 ft 2 in) 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic 2WD; one more configuration is rated the same.

Package
Z82 Trailering Package
+3,500 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 6 pairs in the table

Best rating by engine

2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp7,700 lb
3.6L V-6 (LFX), 305 hp7,000 lb
2.5L I-4 (LCV), 200 hp3,500 lb

The line is the highest rating on this page. Each bar is that engine’s best configuration.

03 / By year

Colorado towing by model year

The highest rating each model year, from that year’s documents. Years rated the same in every configuration share one page.

04 / Next

Check it against your load

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05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2016 Colorado configuration tows the most?

The Crew cab Short box (5 ft 2 in) 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic 2WD, at 7,700 lb; one more configuration is rated the same.

Has the Chevrolet Colorado’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 7,700 lb; 2025, 7,700 lb; 2024, 7,700 lb; 2023, 7,700 lb; 2022, up to 7,700 lb; 2021, up to 7,700 lb; 2020, up to 7,700 lb; 2019, up to 7,700 lb; 2018, up to 7,700 lb; 2017, up to 7,700 lb; 2016, 7,700 lb; 2015, 7,000 lb.

Does the engine change the 2016 Colorado’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp, 7,700 lb; 3.6L V-6 (LFX), 305 hp, 7,000 lb; 2.5L I-4 (LCV), 200 hp, 3,500 lb.

Which 2016 Colorado configuration tows the least?

The Crew cab Short box (5 ft 2 in) 2.5L I-4 (LCV), 200 hp Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic 2WD, at 3,500 lb; nine more configurations are rated the same.

What is the GVWR of the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado?

5,400–6,200 lb by configuration; the most is 6,200 lb, for the Crew cab Short box (5 ft 2 in) 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp Hydra-Matic 6L50 6-speed automatic 4WD. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

These are Chevrolet’s published ratings, not a weighbridge. Your own vehicle’s GVWR and axle ratings are on its certification label, and only a scale tells you what your loaded rig weighs. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.