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2025 model year · Third generation (RG)

Isuzu D-Max ground clearance

Ground clearance, 2025235–244 mm

Maker9.3–9.6 in

The 2025 Isuzu D-Max has 235–244 mm of ground clearance, depending on trim.

Angles: approach 26.9–30.5°; breakover 23.3–25.2°; departure 19.0–25.3°.

Also: wading depth up to 800 mm.

These are Isuzu’s Australian-market figures, in metric units.

25.5MY Isuzu D-MAX Specifications (incl. D-MAX BLADE; document IUA214663, 01/05/2026)
Model years
2021–2025
Configurations
21
Approach
26.9–30.5°
2021 Isuzu D-Max V-Cross double cab, front three-quarter view
Photo: Automachi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized, licence plate blurred.

01 / Tables

D-Max ground clearance by model year

Ground clearance is the gap between the ground and the lowest part of the vehicle. The approach, breakover and departure angles are the steepest slopes it can drive onto, over and off before the bumper, the belly or the tail touches. Figures in metric units; model years printed the same share one table, and a package that changes a figure gets its own row.

2025 Isuzu D-Max

Third generation (RG): full specs

Clearance and angles

Makermetric units

2025 Isuzu D-Max clearance and angles by configuration
ConfigurationClearance source 1mmApproach source 1°Breakover source 1°Departure source 1°Wading depth source 2mm
Single Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX23529.623.924.6not in our data
Single Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · SX23529.623.924.6up to 800
Space Cab, Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX23529.623.925.3not in our data
Space Cab, Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · SX23529.623.925.3up to 800
Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.024.320.6up to 800
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX23530.023.323.9not in our data
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · SX23530.023.323.9up to 800
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · X-RIDER23526.923.323.9up to 800
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.523.819.0not in our data
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U, LS-U+24030.523.819.0up to 800
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · X-TERRAIN24027.323.819.0up to 800
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · BLADE24429.225.219.2up to 800
Single Cab · Chassis2.2L RZ4F-TC turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 8-speed automatic · SX23529.623.924.6not in our data
Crew Cab · Chassis2.2L RZ4F-TC turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 8-speed automatic · SX23529.623.925.3not in our data
Crew Cab · Chassis2.2L RZ4F-TC turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 8-speed automatic · SX23529.623.925.3up to 800
Crew Cab · Ute2.2L RZ4F-TC turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 8-speed automatic · SX23530.023.323.9not in our data
Crew Cab · Ute2.2L RZ4F-TC turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 8-speed automatic · SX23530.023.323.9up to 800
Crew Cab · Ute2.2L RZ4F-TC turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 8-speed automatic · X-RIDER23526.923.323.9up to 800

“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 column.

2024 Isuzu D-Max

Third generation (RG): full specs

Clearance and angles

Makermetric units

2024 Isuzu D-Max clearance and angles by configuration
ConfigurationClearance source 3mmApproach source 3°Breakover source 3°Departure source 3°
Single Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · SX · Any transmission or drive23529.623.924.6
Space Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 6-speed automatic · SX · Any drive23529.623.925.3
Space Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.523.319.0
Crew Cab · Chassis4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX · Any engine23529.623.925.3
Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · SX, LS-M23529.623.925.3
Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed manual · SX23529.623.925.3
Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.024.320.6
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX23530.023.323.9
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · SX, LS-M23530.023.323.9
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · X-RIDER23526.923.323.9
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.523.819.0
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U, LS-U+24030.523.819.0
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · X-TERRAIN24027.323.819.0
Single Cab · Chassis1.9L RZ4E-TC turbo-diesel · 4x2 · SX · Any transmission23529.623.924.6
Crew Cab · Ute1.9L RZ4E-TC turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX23529.623.323.9
Crew Cab · Ute1.9L RZ4E-TC turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · SX23530.023.323.9

“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 column.

2023 Isuzu D-Max

Third generation (RG): full specs

Clearance and angles

Makermetric units

2023 Isuzu D-Max clearance and angles by configuration
ConfigurationClearance source 4mmApproach source 4°Breakover source 4°Departure source 4°
Single Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · SX · Any transmission or drive23529.623.924.6
Space Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 6-speed automatic · SX · Any drive23529.623.925.3
Space Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.523.819.0
Crew Cab · Chassis4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX · Any engine23530.023.925.3
Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · SX · Any transmission23529.623.925.3
Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-M23529.623.325.3
Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.024.320.6
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX23530.023.323.9
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · SX, LS-M23530.023.323.9
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.523.819.0
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U, LS-U+, X-TERRAIN24030.523.819.0
Single Cab · Chassis1.9L RZ4E-TC turbo-diesel · 4x2 · SX · Any transmission23529.623.924.6
Crew Cab · Ute1.9L RZ4E-TC turbo-diesel · 6-speed automatic · SX · Any drive23530.023.323.9

“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 column.

2022 Isuzu D-Max

Third generation (RG). Show the table

Clearance and angles

Makermetric units

2022 Isuzu D-Max clearance and angles by configuration
ConfigurationClearance source 5mmApproach source 5°Breakover source 5°Departure source 5°Wading depthmm
Single Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · SX · Any transmission or drive23529.623.924.6not in our data
Space Cab, Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX23529.623.925.3not in our data
Space Cab, Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · SX · Any transmission23529.623.925.3not in our data
Space Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.523.819.0not in our data
Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-M23529.623.325.3not in our data
Crew Cab · Chassis3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.024.320.6not in our data
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX23530.023.323.9not in our data
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · SX, LS-M23530.023.323.9not in our data
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed manual · LS-M23530.023.323.9not in our data
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.523.819.0not in our data
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U, X-TERRAIN24030.523.819.0not in our data
Crew Cab · Ute3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel · 4x4 · 6-speed manual · LS-U24030.523.819.0not in our data

“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 column.

Showing 12 of 14 rows. Every configuration is on the 2022 D-Max (Third generation (RG)) specs page.

2021 Isuzu D-Max

Third generation (RG). Show the table

Clearance and angles

Makermetric units

2021 Isuzu D-Max clearance and angles by configuration
ConfigurationClearance source 7mmApproach source 7°Breakover source 7°Departure source 7°
Single Cab · ChassisSX · Any transmission or drive23529.623.928.9
Space Cab, Crew Cab · Chassis4x4 · SX · Any transmission23530.023.927.0
Space Cab, Crew Cab · Ute4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX23530.023.323.9
Space Cab · Ute4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.523.824.2
Crew Cab · Chassis4x2 · 6-speed automatic · SX23530.023.927.0
Crew Cab · Ute4x4 · SX, LS-M · Any transmission23530.023.323.9
Crew Cab · Ute4x2 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U24030.523.824.2
Crew Cab · Ute4x4 · 6-speed automatic · LS-U, X-TERRAIN24030.523.824.2
Crew Cab · Ute4x4 · 6-speed manual · LS-U24030.523.824.2

“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 column.

SourcesMakerThe small number by a figure says which document it is from.
  1. 125.5MY Isuzu D-MAX Specifications (incl. D-MAX BLADE; document IUA214663, 01/05/2026) · Isuzu UTE Australia
  2. 2Isuzu D-MAX Performance (web page) · Isuzu UTE Australia
  3. 324MY Isuzu D-MAX Specifications (PDF; created 30 April 2024) · Isuzu UTE Australia
  4. 423MY Isuzu D-MAX Specifications (PDF; created 7 December 2022) · Isuzu UTE Australia
  5. 522MY Isuzu D-MAX Specifications (PDF; revision created 15 December 2021) · Isuzu UTE Australia
  6. 6Isuzu Bolsters Lifestyle Ute Range: LS-U+ (news release, 26 November 2021) · Isuzu UTE Australia
  7. 721MY Isuzu D-MAX Specifications (PDF; revision created 13 July 2021) · Isuzu UTE Australia

Documents last checked . 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.

02 / Over the years

How the D-Max ground clearance moved

The lowest and highest ground clearance Isuzu prints for each model year, newest first, across Third generation (RG).

  • The top figure rose by 4 mm, from 240 mm in 2024 to 244 mm in 2025.
Isuzu D-Max ground clearance by model year
Model yearsLowestHighestConfigurationsFull specs
2025Third generation (RG)235 mm244 mm21Third generation (RG) specs
2024Third generation (RG)235 mm240 mm25Third generation (RG) specs
2023Third generation (RG)235 mm240 mm24Third generation (RG) specs
2022Third generation (RG)235 mm240 mm24Third generation (RG) specs
2021Third generation (RG)235 mm240 mm20Third generation (RG) specs

03 / Most and least

Which D-Max leads and trails

Named as exactly as the maker’s table names it: model year, cab, bed, engine, drive and package.

Highest in 2025
244 mm
2025 Crew Cab Ute, 3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel, 4x4, 6-speed automatic, BLADE.
Lowest in 2025
235 mm
2025 Single Cab Chassis, 3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel, 4x2, 6-speed automatic, SX. 12 more configurations are the same.

04 / What changes it

What moves the D-Max ground clearance

Isuzu’s own 2025 figures, split by the option that changes them.

By trim

  • SX235 mm
  • X-RIDER235 mm
  • LS-U240 mm
  • LS-U+240 mm
  • X-TERRAIN240 mm
  • BLADE244 mm

05 / Compared

D-Max against other midsize pickups

The newest model year we hold for each, ground clearance by Isuzu’s and the other makers’ own documents.

midsize pickups compared on ground clearance
ModelModel yearGround clearance
Isuzu D-Max2025235–244 mm
Volkswagen Amarok2025235 mm
Toyota HiLuxIsuzu D-Max vs Toyota HiLux2026≈218–229 mm
Mitsubishi TritonIsuzu D-Max vs Mitsubishi Triton2026228 mm
Nissan Navara2025213–224 mm

06 / Next

More on the D-Max

D-Max specsEvery generation, the spec plate and the rig builder.Open the model pageD-Max towing3,500 kg in 2025, with every other year.See towingD-Max payload901–1,350 kg in 2025, with every other year.See payloadD-Max weight1,650–2,199 kg in 2025, with every other year.See weightD-Max dimensions5280–5340 mm in 2025, with every other year.See dimensionsD-Max tires3 stock sizes in 2025, with every other year.See tiresRankingMost ground clearance: pickups: where the D-Max places.See the rankingRankingBest approach angle: where the D-Max places.See the rankingRankingBest breakover angle: where the D-Max places.See the rankingTire size calculatorWhat a bigger tire adds to ground clearance.Compare tire sizes

07 / FAQ

Questions people ask

What is the ground clearance of the 2025 D-Max?

The 2025 Isuzu D-Max has 235–244 mm of ground clearance, depending on trim. Angles: approach 26.9–30.5°; breakover 23.3–25.2°; departure 19.0–25.3°.

Which 2025 D-Max has the most ground clearance?

The 2025 Crew Cab Ute, 3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel, 4x4, 6-speed automatic, BLADE, at 244 mm.

Which 2025 D-Max has the least ground clearance?

The 2025 Single Cab Chassis, 3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel, 4x2, 6-speed automatic, SX, at 235 mm; 12 more configurations are rated the same.

What changes the D-Max’s ground clearance?

Trim, by Isuzu’s own figures for 2025. By trim: SX 235 mm; X-RIDER 235 mm; LS-U 240 mm; LS-U+ 240 mm.

Has the D-Max’s ground clearance changed over the years?

2025: 235–244 mm; 2024: 235–240 mm; 2023: 235–240 mm; 2022: 235–240 mm; 2021: 235–240 mm. The top figure rose by 4 mm, from 240 mm in 2024 to 244 mm in 2025.

These are Isuzu’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.