Fifth generation (RW / RT)

2021 Honda CR-V towing capacity

Max towing, 20211,500 lb

Maker680 kg

Every 2021 Honda CR-V with a published rating is rated to tow 1,500 lb, per the 2021 Honda CR-V & CR-V Hybrid Specs & Features.

2021 Honda CR-V & CR-V Hybrid Specs & Features

Configurations: 13

01 / Ratings

Every 2021 CR-V configuration

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

2021 Honda CR-V

Makerin pounds

2021 Honda CR-V towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	Axle ratio	Tow check
1.5L turbocharged 4-cylinder
LX · Special Edition · EX · EX-L · TouringFront-wheel drive (2WD)	1,500	5.64	Check load →
LX · Special Edition · EX · EX-L · TouringReal Time AWD	1,500	5.64	Check load →
2.0L 4-cylinder two-motor hybrid
EX · EX-L · TouringReal Time AWD	n/a	3.89	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 Honda’s, from this document.

2021 Honda CR-V & CR-V Hybrid Specs & Features · American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

How Honda rates towing: as printed (Towing Capacity; the sheet does not split braked and unbraked).

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.

2021 Honda CR-V specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

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

Honda CR-V RW/RT (2017–2022): full specs

02 / By year

CR-V 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.

03 / Next

Check it against your load

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04 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Does every 2021 CR-V tow the same?

Yes: all 13 configurations Honda lists for 2021 with a published rating are rated 1,500 lb.

Has the Honda CR-V’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2022, 1,500 lb; 2021, 1,500 lb; 2020, 1,500 lb; 2019, 1,500 lb; 2018, 1,500 lb; 2017, 1,500 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2021 CR-V’s towing capacity?

No: Honda rates each configuration the same with either drive (5 pairs in its table).

These are Honda’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.