2025 model year · Fifth generation (2025-)

Ford Expedition towing capacity

Max towing, 20259,600 lb

Maker4,354 kg

The 2025 Ford Expedition tows up to 9,600 lb (Active, King Ranch and Platinum Expedition (122.5 in wheelbase) 3.5L twin-EcoBoost V6 4x4, per the 2025 Ford Expedition Towing Guide).

One more configuration is rated the same.

The lowest rating is 6,100 lb, for the Active Expedition (122.5 in wheelbase) 3.5L twin-EcoBoost V6 4x2.

2025 Ford Expedition Towing Guide (trailer towing selector, revised 02.28.25)

Configurations: 11
GCWR: 12,000–15,900 lb
Tongue: 700–960 lb

2025 Active MAX 4x2, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2025 Expedition configuration

11 configurations Ford sells, each with the ratings Ford publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 10-speed automatic.

2025 Ford Expedition

Makerin pounds

2025 Ford Expedition towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing^{source 2} lb	Max tongue^{source 2} lb	GCWR^{source 2} lb	Axle^{source 1} ratio	Tow check
3.5L twin-EcoBoost V6
ActiveExpedition (122.5 in wheelbase) · 4x2	6,100^{source 1}	700	12,000	3.31	Check load →
Active · King Ranch · Platinum MostExpedition (122.5 in wheelbase) · 4x4	9,600	960	15,900	3.73	Check load →
ActiveExpedition MAX (131.5 in wheelbase) · 4x2	6,300	700	12,500	3.31	Check load →
Active · King Ranch · PlatinumExpedition MAX (131.5 in wheelbase) · 4x4	9,000^{source 1}	900	15,600	3.73	Check load →
3.5L twin-EcoBoost V6 high output
TremorExpedition (122.5 in wheelbase) · 4x4	9,300	960	15,600	3.73	Check load →
Platinum MostExpedition (122.5 in wheelbase) · 4x4	9,600	960	15,900	3.73	Check load →
PlatinumExpedition MAX (131.5 in wheelbase) · 4x4	9,000^{source 1}	900	15,600	3.73	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.

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.

2025 Ford Expedition specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The Expedition, generation by generation: clearance, angles, weights and every configuration.

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.

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 9,600 lb

Active, King Ranch and Platinum Expedition (122.5 in wheelbase) 3.5L twin-EcoBoost V6 4x4; one more configuration is rated the same.

Build
4x4 instead of 4x2
+2,700 to +3,500 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 2 pairs in the table

03 / By year

Expedition 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 2025 Expedition’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 Expedition specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate Expedition 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 2025 Expedition configuration tows the most?

The Active, King Ranch and Platinum Expedition (122.5 in wheelbase) 3.5L twin-EcoBoost V6 4x4, at 9,600 lb; one more configuration is rated the same.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2025 Ford Expedition?

700–960 lb by configuration; the most is 960 lb, for the Active, King Ranch and Platinum Expedition (122.5 in wheelbase) 3.5L twin-EcoBoost V6 4x4. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2025 Ford Expedition?

12,000–15,900 lb by configuration; the most is 15,900 lb, for the Active, King Ranch and Platinum Expedition (122.5 in wheelbase) 3.5L twin-EcoBoost V6 4x4. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

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

Highest rating by model year: 2025, 9,600 lb; 2024, 9,300 lb; 2022–2023, 9,300 lb; 2021, 9,300 lb; 2019–2020, 9,300 lb; 2018, 9,300 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2025 Expedition’s towing capacity?

Yes: 4x4 instead of 4x2 is rated +2,700 to +3,500 lb on otherwise identical configurations (2 pairs in Ford’s table).

Does the engine change the 2025 Expedition’s towing capacity?

Not at the top: the 3.5L twin-EcoBoost V6 and 3.5L twin-EcoBoost V6 high output are each rated up to 9,600 lb in their best configuration.

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.