2026 model year · First generation (JT)

Jeep Gladiator towing capacity

Max towing, 20267,700 lb

Maker3,493 kg

The 2026 Jeep Gladiator tows up to 7,700 lb (Sport with the Sport Max Trailer Tow Group, per the 2026 Jeep Gladiator Specifications).

The lowest rating is 6,000 lb, for the Willys.

2026 Jeep Gladiator Specifications (spec sheet with towing capacities)

Configurations: 5
Payload: 1,025–1,720 lb
GCWR: 11,150–12,850 lb

2020 Jeep Gladiator Sport S, front three-quarter view — Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Ratings

Every 2026 Gladiator configuration

5 configurations Jeep sells, each with the ratings Jeep publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 3.6L Pentastar V6 gasoline and 8-speed automatic.

2026 Jeep Gladiator

Makerin pounds

2026 Jeep Gladiator towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing^{source 2} lb	Max tongue lb	GCWR^{source 2} lb	Max payload^{source 2} lb	GVWR lb	Axle^{source 2} ratio	Tow check
Sport	not in our data	Not published	not in our data	1,025	Not published	3.73	Check load →
Sportwith ADH Tow Package	6,000	Not published	not in our data	1,025	Not published	3.73	Check load →
Sport Mostwith Sport Max Trailer Tow Group	7,700	Not published	12,850	1,720	Not published	4.10	Check load →
Sport S	not in our data	Not published	not in our data	Not published	Not published	not in our data	Check load →
Willys	6,000	Not published	11,150	1,025	Not published	3.73	Check load →
Mojave	6,000	Not published	11,450	1,050	Not published	4.10	Check load →
Rubicon	7,000	Not published	12,450	1,100	Not published	4.10	Check load →

“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 rating.

SourcesMakerThe small number by a figure says which document it is from.

How Jeep rates towing: 'Max Trailer' column of the towing table; ** = if equipped with ADH Tow Package; 'Max Trailer' column of the towing table.

Documents last checked Oct 6, 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.

The Gladiator, generation by generation: clearance, angles, weights and every configuration.

Jeep Gladiator JT (2020–present): full specs

02 / By year

Gladiator 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

Which 2026 Gladiator configuration tows the most?

The Sport with the Sport Max Trailer Tow Group, at 7,700 lb.

Which package unlocks the 2026 Gladiator’s 7,700 lb rating?

The Sport Max Trailer Tow Group: Jeep rates the Sport at 7,700 lb so equipped.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2026 Jeep Gladiator?

Jeep doesn’t publish the tongue weight rating for the 2026 Gladiator in the documents we hold.

What is the GCWR of the 2026 Jeep Gladiator?

11,150–12,850 lb by configuration; the most is 12,850 lb, for the Sport with the Sport Max Trailer Tow Group. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Jeep Gladiator’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 7,700 lb; 2025, 7,700 lb; 2024, 7,700 lb; 2023, 7,700 lb; 2021–2022, 7,650 lb; 2020, 7,650 lb.

Which 2026 Gladiator configuration tows the least?

The Willys, at 6,000 lb; two more configurations are rated the same.

These are Jeep’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.