Fourth generation (WK2)

2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee towing capacity

Max towing, 20167,400 lb

Maker3,357 kg

The 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee tows up to 7,400 lb (Limited 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 4x2, per the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual, Supplement).

The lowest rating is 7,200 lb, for the Limited, Overland and Summit 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 4x4.

2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual, Supplement (3.0L EcoDiesel)

Configurations: 9
GCWR: 12,600 lb
Tongue: 720–740 lb

01 / Ratings

Every 2016 Grand Cherokee configuration

9 configurations Jeep sells, each with the ratings Jeep publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row.

2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Makerin pounds

2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing^{source 1} lb	Max tongue^{source 1} lb	GCWR^{source 2} lb	Max payload lb	GVWR lb	Tow check
3.0L EcoDiesel V6
Limited · Overland · Summit4x4	7,200	720	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	Check load →
Limited Most4x2	7,400	740	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	Check load →
6.4L HEMI V8
SRT (SRT8 in 2012-2013)4x4	7,200^{source 2}	720^{source 2}	12,600	Not published	Not published	Check load →
Engine not specified
Laredo · Limited · Overland · Summit4x4	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	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: maximum gross trailer weight (GTW) from the manual's table, which doesn't split braked and unbraked trailers.

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.

2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2016 Grand Cherokee belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Jeep Grand Cherokee WK (2011–2021): full specs

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

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

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 7,400 lb

Limited 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 4x2.

Build
4x2 instead of 4x4
+200 lb
Same configuration otherwise · one pair in the table

Best rating by engine

3.0L EcoDiesel V67,400 lb
6.4L HEMI V87,200 lb

The line is the highest rating on this page. Each bar is that engine’s best configuration.

03 / By year

Grand Cherokee 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

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05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2016 Grand Cherokee configuration tows the most?

The Limited 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 4x2, at 7,400 lb.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee?

720–740 lb by configuration; the most is 740 lb, for the Limited 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 4x2. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee?

12,600 lb for every configuration that publishes it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Jeep Grand Cherokee’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2019, 7,400 lb; 2017–2018, 7,200 lb; 2016, 7,400 lb; 2014–2015, 7,400 lb; 2013, 7,400 lb; 2012, 7,400 lb; 2011, 7,400 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2016 Grand Cherokee’s towing capacity?

Yes: 4x2 instead of 4x4 is rated +200 lb on otherwise identical configurations (1 pair in Jeep’s table).

Does the engine change the 2016 Grand Cherokee’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: 3.0L EcoDiesel V6, 7,400 lb; 6.4L HEMI V8, 7,200 lb.

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.