2026 model year · Fourth generation

Honda Pilot towing capacity

Max towing, 20265,000 lb

Maker2,268 kg

The 2026 Honda Pilot tows up to 5,000 lb (7 trims i-VTM4 all-wheel drive, per Honda’s 2026 Pilot Specifications).

The lowest rating is 3,500 lb, for the Sport and EX-L Front-wheel drive.

2026 Pilot Specifications (Honda Information Center, Feature Guide)

Configurations: 9

TrailSport AWD, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2026 Pilot configuration

9 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 10-speed automatic.

2026 Honda Pilot

Makerin pounds

2026 Honda Pilot towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	Axle ratio	Tow check
Sport · EX-L · TrailSport · Touring · Touring Blackout · Elite · Black Edition Mosti-VTM4 all-wheel drive	5,000	4.167	Check load →
Sport · EX-LFront-wheel drive	3,500	4.167	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.

2026 Pilot Specifications (Honda Information Center, Feature Guide) · American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

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.

2026 Honda Pilot specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The Pilot, 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 Honda’s own ratings for configurations that differ in one thing only.

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 5,000 lb

7 trims i-VTM4 all-wheel drive.

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

03 / By year

Pilot 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 2026 Pilot’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 Pilot specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate Pilot 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 2026 Pilot configuration tows the most?

The 7 trims i-VTM4 all-wheel drive, at 5,000 lb.

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

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 5,000 lb; 2024, 5,000 lb; 2022, 5,000 lb; 2021, 5,000 lb.

Which 2026 Pilot configuration tows the least?

The Sport and EX-L Front-wheel drive, 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.