Third generation (RG)

2021 Isuzu D-Max towing capacity

Max towing, 20213,500 kg

Maker7,716 lb

Every 2021 Isuzu D-Max is rated to tow 3,500 kg, per the 21MY Isuzu D-MAX Specifications.

21MY Isuzu D-MAX Specifications (PDF; revision created 13 July 2021)

Configurations: 20
Payload: 970–1,320 kg
GCWR: 5,850–5,950 kg
Tongue: 350 kg

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 / Ratings

Every 2021 D-Max configuration

20 configurations Isuzu sells, each with the ratings Isuzu publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 3.0L 4JJ3-TCX turbo-diesel. These are Isuzu’s Australian-market figures, in kilograms as printed.

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2021 Isuzu D-Max

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2021 Isuzu D-Max towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in kilograms
Configuration	Max towing kg	Max tongue kg	GCWR kg	Max payload kg	GVWR kg	Unbraked kg	Axle ratio	Tow check
SXSingle Cab · Chassis · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,850	1,300	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
SXSingle Cab · Chassis · 4x2 · 6-speed manual	3,500	350	5,850	1,305	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
SXSingle Cab · Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,950	1,310	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
SXSingle Cab · Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	3,500	350	5,950	1,320	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
SXSpace Cab · Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,950	1,240	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
SXSpace Cab · Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	3,500	350	5,950	1,250	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
SXSpace Cab · Ute · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,850	1,090	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
LS-USpace Cab · Ute · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,950	1,100	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
SXCrew Cab · Chassis · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,850	1,175	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
SXCrew Cab · Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,950	1,190	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
SXCrew Cab · Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	3,500	350	5,950	1,200	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
SXCrew Cab · Ute · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,850	1,050	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
SXCrew Cab · Ute · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,950	1,065	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
SXCrew Cab · Ute · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	3,500	350	5,950	1,075	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
LS-MCrew Cab · Ute · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,950	1,070	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
LS-MCrew Cab · Ute · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	3,500	350	5,950	1,080	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
LS-UCrew Cab · Ute · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,850	1,040	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
LS-UCrew Cab · Ute · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,950	1,055	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
LS-UCrew Cab · Ute · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	3,500	350	5,950	1,065	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
X-TERRAINCrew Cab · Ute · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	350	5,950	970	3,100	750	3.727	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 Isuzu’s, from this document.

21MY Isuzu D-MAX Specifications (PDF; revision created 13 July 2021) · Isuzu UTE Australia

How Isuzu rates towing: braked trailer.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 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 Isuzu D-Max specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

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

Isuzu D-Max RG (2021–present): full specs

02 / By year

D-Max 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

Towing calculatorPut your trailer and cargo against a 2021 D-Max’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 D-Max specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate D-Max 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

04 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Does every 2021 D-Max tow the same?

Yes: all 20 configurations Isuzu lists for 2021 are rated 3,500 kg.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2021 Isuzu D-Max?

350 kg for every configuration that publishes it. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2021 Isuzu D-Max?

5,850–5,950 kg by configuration; the most is 5,950 kg, for the SX Single Cab Chassis 6-speed automatic 4x4. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Isuzu D-Max’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2025, 3,500 kg; 2024, 3,500 kg; 2023, 3,500 kg; 2022, 3,500 kg; 2021, 3,500 kg.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2021 D-Max’s towing capacity?

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

What is the GVWR of the 2021 Isuzu D-Max?

3,000–3,100 kg by configuration; the most is 3,100 kg, for the SX Single Cab Chassis 6-speed automatic 4x4. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

These are Isuzu’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.