Third generation (2019-2025)

2019–2021 Honda Passport towing capacity

Max towing, 20195,000 lb

Maker2,268 kg

The 2019 Honda Passport tows up to 5,000 lb (Sport, EX-L, Touring and Elite 2nd-generation i-VTM4 all-wheel drive, per the 2019 Honda Passport Specs & Features).

Honda rates the 2019 to 2021 Passport the same in every configuration.

The lowest rating is 3,500 lb, for the Sport, EX-L and Touring Front-wheel drive (2WD).

2019 Honda Passport Specs & Features

Configurations: 7

01 / Ratings

Every 2019–2021 Passport configuration

7 configurations Honda sells, each with the ratings Honda publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 3.5L V6 and 9-speed automatic.

2019 Honda Passport

Makerin pounds

2019 Honda Passport towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	Axle ratio	Tow check
Sport · EX-L · Touring · Elite Most2nd-generation i-VTM4 all-wheel drive	5,000	4.334	Check load →
Sport · EX-L · TouringFront-wheel drive (2WD)	3,500	4.334	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.

2019 Honda Passport 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.

2019 Honda Passport specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2019–2021 Passport belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Honda Passport 3rd gen (2019–2025): full specs

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

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

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 5,000 lb

Sport, EX-L, Touring and Elite 2nd-generation i-VTM4 all-wheel drive.

Build
2nd-generation i-VTM4 all-wheel drive instead of Front-wheel drive (2WD)
+1,500 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 3 pairs in the table

03 / By year

Passport 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 2019 Passport’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 Passport specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate Passport 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 2019 Passport configuration tows the most?

The Sport, EX-L, Touring and Elite 2nd-generation i-VTM4 all-wheel drive, at 5,000 lb.

Has the Honda Passport’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2027, 5,000 lb; 2026, 5,000 lb; 2025, 5,000 lb; 2024, 5,000 lb; 2023, 5,000 lb; 2022, 5,000 lb; 2019–2021, 5,000 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2019 Passport’s towing capacity?

Yes: 2nd-generation i-VTM4 all-wheel drive instead of Front-wheel drive (2WD) is rated +1,500 lb on otherwise identical configurations (3 pairs in Honda’s table).

Which 2019 Passport configuration tows the least?

The Sport, EX-L and Touring Front-wheel drive (2WD), at 3,500 lb.

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.