Sixth generation (U725)

2021 Ford Bronco towing capacity

Max towing, 20213,500 lb

Maker1,588 kg

The 2021 Ford Bronco tows up to 3,500 lb (Base 2-door 2.3L EcoBoost I-4 7-speed manual, per the 2021 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide).

32 more configurations are rated the same.

2021 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide

Configurations: 31
Payload: 740–1,370 lb
GCWR: 8,780 lb
Tongue: 350 lb

2022 Ford Bronco four-door Outer Banks with the Sasquatch package, front three-quarter view — Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Ratings

Every 2021 Bronco configuration

31 configurations Ford sells, each with the ratings Ford publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 4x4.

Engine

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2021 Ford Bronco

Makerin pounds

2021 Ford Bronco 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 2} lb	GVWR^{source 2} lb	Axle^{source 2} ratio	Tow check
2.3L EcoBoost I-4
Base2-door · 7-speed manual	3,500	350	8,780	1,170	5,540	4.46	Check load →
Base2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,150	5,540	3.73	Check load →
Base2-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	up to 8,780	980	5,620	3.73	Check load →
Big Bend2-door · 7-speed manual	3,500	350	8,780	1,160	5,540	4.46	Check load →
Big Bend2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,140	5,540	3.73	Check load →
Big Bend2-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	up to 8,780	970	5,620	3.73	Check load →
Black Diamond2-door · 7-speed manual	3,500	350	8,780	1,020	5,640	4.46	Check load →
Black Diamond2-door · 7-speed manualwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	8,780	1,000	5,640	4.46	Check load →
Black Diamond2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,000	5,640	4.46	Check load →
Black Diamond2-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,000	5,660	4.46	Check load →
Outer Banks2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,060	5,540	3.73	Check load →
Outer Banks2-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,090	5,620	3.73	Check load →
Badlands2-door · 7-speed manual	3,500	350	8,780	970	5,720	4.70	Check load →
Badlands2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,780	950	5,720	4.46	Check load →
Base4-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,360	5,920	3.73	Check load →
Base · Big Bend4-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,160	5,980	3.73	Check load →
Big Bend4-door · 7-speed manual	up to 3,500	350	8,780	1,370	5,920	4.46	Check load →
Big Bend4-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,350	5,920	3.73	Check load →
Black Diamond4-door · 7-speed manual	up to 3,500	350	8,780	1,160	6,020	4.46	Check load →
Black Diamond4-door · 7-speed manualwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	up to 3,500	350	8,780	1,140	6,020	4.46	Check load →
Black Diamond4-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,160	6,040	4.46	Check load →
Black Diamond4-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,140	6,040	4.46	Check load →
Outer Banks4-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,260	5,920	3.73	Check load →
Outer Banks4-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,270	5,980	3.73	Check load →
Badlands4-door · 7-speed manual	up to 3,500	350	8,780	1,110	6,100	4.70	Check load →
Badlands4-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,780	1,110	6,120	4.46	Check load →
2.7L EcoBoost V6
Base2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,160	5,700	3.73	Check load →
Base · Big Bend2-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	up to 8,840	960	5,760	3.73	Check load →
Big Bend2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,150	5,700	3.73	Check load →
Black Diamond2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,840	980	5,780	4.46	Check load →
Black Diamond2-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	up to 8,840	980	5,800	4.46	Check load →
Outer Banks2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,060	5,700	3.73	Check load →
Outer Banks2-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,070	5,760	3.73	Check load →
Badlands2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,840	940	5,860	4.46	Check load →
Wildtrak2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,060	5,740	4.70	Check load →
Wildtrak2-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	3,500	350	up to 8,840	940	5,820	4.70	Check load →
First Edition2-door · 10-speed automatic	3,500	350	up to 8,840	740	5,860	4.70	Check load →
Base4-door · 10-speed automatic	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,350	6,060	3.73	Check load →
Base4-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,130	6,100	3.73	Check load →
Big Bend4-door · 10-speed automatic	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,340	6,060	3.73	Check load →
Big Bend4-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,120	6,100	3.73	Check load →
Black Diamond4-door · 10-speed automatic	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,090	6,120	4.46	Check load →
Black Diamond4-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,120	6,180	4.46	Check load →
Outer Banks4-door · 10-speed automatic	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,250	6,060	3.73	Check load →
Outer Banks4-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,240	6,100	3.73	Check load →
Badlands4-door · 10-speed automatic	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,010	6,180	4.46	Check load →
Wildtrak4-door · 10-speed automatic	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,220	6,080	4.70	Check load →
Wildtrak4-door · 10-speed automaticwith Advanced 4x4 (EMTC transfer case)	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	1,110	6,160	4.70	Check load →
First Edition4-door · 10-speed automatic	up to 3,500	350	up to 8,840	810	6,180	4.70	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 Ford rates towing: SAE J2807; 4.46 axle ratio; SAE J2807; 3.73 axle ratio; SAE J2807; highest of the values printed for this configuration across the axle-ratio rows (4.46: 3,500, 4.70: 3,300); SAE J2807; highest of the values printed for this configuration across the axle-ratio rows (3.73: 3,500, 4.27: 3,500, 4.46: 3,460, 4.70: 3,500).

Documents last checked Oct 7, 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.

2021 Ford Bronco specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2021 Bronco belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Ford Bronco U725 (2021–present): full specs

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

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

03 / By year

Bronco 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

Towing calculatorPut your trailer and cargo against a 2021 Bronco’s ratings and see what’s left.Check my load GVWR, GCWR & payloadWhat each rating limits, and why the trailer number alone isn’t the answer.Read the guide Bronco specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate Bronco tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizes All towing capacitiesEvery truck and SUV we cover, side by side, sortable.Compare vehicles

05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2021 Bronco configuration tows the most?

The Base 2-door 2.3L EcoBoost I-4 7-speed manual, at 3,500 lb; 32 more configurations are rated the same.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2021 Ford Bronco?

350 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 2021 Ford Bronco?

Up to 8,840 lb for the Base 2-door 2.7L EcoBoost V6 10-speed automatic, as Ford prints it; the lowest exact figure is 8,780 lb, for the Base 2-door 2.3L EcoBoost I-4 7-speed manual. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Ford Bronco’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 4,500 lb; 2025, 4,500 lb; 2024, 4,500 lb; 2023, 4,500 lb; 2022, 4,500 lb; 2021, 3,500 lb.

Does the engine change the 2021 Bronco’s towing capacity?

Not at the top: the 2.3L EcoBoost I-4 and 2.7L EcoBoost V6 are each rated up to 3,500 lb in their best configuration.

What is the GVWR of the 2021 Ford Bronco?

5,540–6,180 lb by configuration; the most is 6,180 lb, for the Black Diamond 4-door 2.7L EcoBoost V6 10-speed automatic with the Advanced 4x4. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

These are Ford’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.