Fourth generation (K2XX)

2016 Chevrolet Tahoe towing capacity

Max towing, 20168,600 lb

Maker3,901 kg

The 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe tows up to 8,600 lb (LS, LT and LTZ (2015-2016) 2WD with the Max Trailering Package, per the 2016 Chevrolet Trailering Guide).

The lowest rating is 4,000 lb, for the Police Pursuit Vehicle (9C1), fleet 2WD.

2016 Chevrolet Trailering Guide (Colorado, Tahoe, Suburban, Equinox and Traverse trailer weight ratings page)

Configurations: 9
Payload: 1,490–1,800 lb
GCWR: 12,000–14,000 lb
Tongue: 1,000 lb

01 / Ratings

Every 2016 Tahoe configuration

9 configurations Chevrolet sells, each with the ratings Chevrolet publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 5.3L EcoTec3 V8.

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2016 Chevrolet Tahoe

Makerin pounds

2016 Chevrolet Tahoe towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing^{source 1} lb	Max tongue^{source 1} lb	GCWR^{source 1} lb	Max payload^{source 4} lb	GVWR^{source 4} lb	Axle^{source 1} ratio	Tow check
LS · LT · LTZ (2015-2016)2WD	6,600	1,000	12,000	not in our data	not in our data	3.08	Check load →
LS · LT · LTZ (2015-2016) Most2WDwith Max Trailering Package (NHT)	8,600	1,000	14,000	not in our data	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
LS · LT · LTZ (2015-2016)4WD	6,400	1,000	12,000	not in our data	not in our data	3.08	Check load →
LS · LT · LTZ (2015-2016)4WDwith Max Trailering Package (NHT)	8,400	1,000	14,000	not in our data	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Police Pursuit Vehicle (9C1), fleet2WD	4,000^{source 2}	not in our data	not in our data	1,490^{source 2}	6,800^{source 2}	3.08^{source 2}	Check load →
Police Pursuit Vehicle (9C1), fleet2WDwith 40/40 front seat (fleet option)	4,000^{source 2}	not in our data	not in our data	1,530^{source 2}	6,800^{source 2}	3.08^{source 2}	Check load →
Police Pursuit Vehicle (9C1), fleet4WD	4,000^{source 3}	not in our data	not in our data	1,530^{source 3}	7,100^{source 3}	3.08^{source 3}	Check load →
Police Pursuit Vehicle (9C1), fleet4WDwith 40/40 front seat (fleet option)	4,000^{source 3}	not in our data	not in our data	1,570^{source 3}	7,100^{source 3}	3.08^{source 3}	Check load →
Special Service Vehicle (5W4), fleet4WD	6,400^{source 4}	not in our data	not in our data	1,770	7,300	3.08^{source 4}	Check load →
Special Service Vehicle (5W4), fleet4WDwith Max Trailering Package (NHT)	8,400^{source 4}	not in our data	not in our data	1,770	7,300	3.42^{source 4}	Check load →
Special Service Vehicle (5W4), fleet4WDwith 40/40 front seat (fleet option)	6,400^{source 4}	not in our data	not in our data	1,800	7,300	3.08^{source 4}	Check load →

“Not published”: the maker doesn’t print it. —: not in the documents we hold yet. A number by a column’s name is the source of its figures that have none of their own. Scroll the table sideways for every rating.

SourcesMakerThe small number by a figure says which document it is from.

How Chevrolet rates towing: trailer weight rating, base vehicle plus options needed for the rating, plus driver; calculated assuming a minimally equipped vehicle plus driver; with the (NHT) Max Trailering Package; calculated assuming a minimally equipped vehicle plus options necessary plus driver.

Documents last checked Oct 12, 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 Tahoe specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

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

Chevrolet Tahoe K2XX (2015–2020): 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: 8,600 lb

LS, LT and LTZ (2015-2016) 2WD with the Max Trailering Package. Without it the same configuration is rated 6,600 lb.

Package
Max Trailering Package (NHT)
+2,000 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 7 pairs in the table

03 / By year

Tahoe 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 Tahoe configuration tows the most?

The LS, LT and LTZ (2015-2016) 2WD with the Max Trailering Package, at 8,600 lb.

Which package unlocks the 2016 Tahoe’s 8,600 lb rating?

The Max Trailering Package: Chevrolet rates the LS, LT and LTZ (2015-2016) 2WD at 8,600 lb so equipped. Without it the same configuration is rated 6,600 lb.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe?

1,000 lb for every configuration that publishes it. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe?

12,000–14,000 lb by configuration; the most is 14,000 lb, for the LS, LT and LTZ (2015-2016) 2WD with the Max Trailering Package. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

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

Highest rating by model year: 2020, 8,400 lb; 2019, 8,400 lb; 2018, 8,600 lb; 2017, 8,600 lb; 2016, 8,600 lb; 2015, 8,600 lb.

Which 2016 Tahoe configuration tows the least?

The Police Pursuit Vehicle (9C1), fleet 2WD, at 4,000 lb; three more configurations are rated the same.

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.