Second generation (L663)

2024 Land Rover Defender towing capacity

Max towing, 20243,500 kg

Maker7,716 lb

The 2024 Land Rover Defender tows up to 3,500 kg (Defender 90 5 seats D250, per the Land Rover Defender Technical Specification 2023).

27 more configurations are rated the same.

The lowest rating is 3,000 kg, for the Defender 130 5 seats D300.

Land Rover Defender Technical Specification 2023 (UK insert 1L6632400000GBEN01P, 24MY)

Configurations: 36
Payload: up to 850 kg
GCWR: 6,300–6,780 kg
Tongue: 120–150 kg

2020 Land Rover Defender 110, front three-quarter view — Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Ratings

Every 2024 Defender configuration

36 configurations Land Rover sells, each with the ratings Land Rover publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the Automatic. These are Land Rover’s UK-market figures, in kilograms as printed.

Engine

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2024 Land Rover Defender

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Makerin kilograms

2024 Land Rover Defender towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in kilograms
Configuration	Max towing^{source 1} kg	Max tongue^{source 1} kg	GCWR^{source 1} kg	Max payload^{source 1} kg	GVWR^{source 1} kg	Unbraked^{source 1} kg	Tow check
D250
Defender 90 · 5 seats	3,500	150	6,470	up to 700	2,970	750	Check load →
Defender 90 · 6 seats	3,500	150	6,550	up to 700	3,050	750	Check load →
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 2 seats	3,500	150	6,450	up to 650	2,950	750	Check load →
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 3 seats	3,500	150	6,505	up to 690	3,005	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · 5 seats	3,500	150	6,700	up to 750	3,200	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · 5+2 seats	3,495	150	6,780	up to 800	3,280	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seats	3,500	150	6,650	up to 720	3,150	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatswith Air suspension	3,500	150	6,720	up to 760	3,220	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seats	3,500	150	6,690	up to 730	3,190	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seatswith Air suspension	3,500	150	6,760	up to 780	3,260	750	Check load →
D300
Defender 90 · 5 seats	3,500	150	6,470	up to 700	2,970	750	Check load →
Defender 90 · 6 seats	3,500	150	6,550	up to 700	3,050	750	Check load →
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 2 seats	3,500	150	6,450	up to 590	2,950	750	Check load →
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 3 seats	3,500	150	6,505	up to 640	3,005	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · 5 seats	3,500	150	6,700	up to 800	3,200	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · 5+2 seats	3,495	150	6,780	up to 800	3,280	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seats	3,500	150	6,650	up to 720	3,150	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatswith Air suspension	3,500	150	6,720	up to 760	3,220	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seats	3,500	150	6,690	up to 730	3,190	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seatswith Air suspension	3,500	150	6,760	up to 780	3,260	750	Check load →
Defender 130 · 5 seats	3,000	120	6,380^{source 2}	up to 750	3,380^{source 2}	750	Check load →
Defender 130 · 8 seats	3,000	120	6,380^{source 2}	up to 700	3,380^{source 2}	750	Check load →
P300
Defender 90 · 5 seats	3,500	150	6,410	up to 800	2,910	750	Check load →
Defender 90 · 6 seats	3,500	150	6,450	up to 800	2,950	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · 5 seats	3,500	150	6,605	up to 850	3,105	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · 5+2 seats	3,500	150	6,700	up to 850	3,200	750	Check load →
Defender 130 · 5 seats	3,000	120	6,380	up to 800	3,380	750	Check load →
Defender 130 · 8 seats	3,000	120	6,380	up to 750	3,380	750	Check load →
P400
Defender 90 · 5 seats	3,500	150	6,470	up to 750	2,970	750	Check load →
Defender 90 · 6 seats	3,500	150	6,500	up to 750	3,000	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · 5 seats	3,500	150	6,665	up to 800	3,165	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · 5+2 seats	3,500	150	6,770	up to 800	3,270	750	Check load →
Defender 130 · 5 seats	3,000	120	6,380	up to 800	3,380	750	Check load →
Defender 130 · 8 seats	3,000	120	6,380	up to 750	3,380	750	Check load →
V8 P500
Defender 130 · 5 seats	3,000	120	6,380^{source 2}	up to 650	3,380^{source 2}	750	Check load →
Defender 130 · 8 seats	3,000	120	6,380^{source 2}	up to 650	3,380^{source 2}	750	Check load →
V8 P525
Defender 90 · 5 seats	3,500	150	6,540	up to 550	3,040	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · 5 seats	3,500	150	6,730	up to 620	3,230	750	Check load →
P400e
Defender 110 · 5 seats	3,000	150	6,300	up to 700	3,300	750	Check load →
Defender 110 · 6 seats	3,000	150	6,320	up to 700	3,320	750	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 Land Rover rates towing: printed "Maximum towing".

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.

2024 Land Rover Defender specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2024 Defender belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Land Rover Defender L663 (2020–present): full specs

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

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

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 3,500 kg

Defender 90 5 seats D250; 27 more configurations are rated the same.

Build
Defender 110 instead of Defender 130
+500 kg
Same configuration otherwise · 3 pairs in the table
Build
Defender 90 instead of Defender 130
+500 kg
Same configuration otherwise · 3 pairs in the table
Build
Hard Top, 2 seats instead of 5+2 seats
+5 kg
Same configuration otherwise · 2 pairs in the table
Build
Hard Top, 3 seats instead of 5+2 seats
+5 kg
Same configuration otherwise · 2 pairs in the table

Best rating by engine

D2503,500 kg
D3003,500 kg
P3003,500 kg
P4003,500 kg
V8 P5253,500 kg
V8 P5003,000 kg
P400e3,000 kg

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

03 / By year

Defender 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 2024 Defender configuration tows the most?

The Defender 90 5 seats D250, at 3,500 kg; 27 more configurations are rated the same.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2024 Land Rover Defender?

120–150 kg by configuration; the most is 150 kg, for the Defender 90 5 seats D250. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2024 Land Rover Defender?

6,300–6,780 kg by configuration; the most is 6,780 kg, for the Defender 110 5+2 seats D250. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Land Rover Defender’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2027, 3,500 kg; 2026, 3,500 kg; 2025, 3,500 kg; 2024, 3,500 kg; 2022, 3,500 kg.

Does the engine change the 2024 Defender’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: D250, 3,500 kg; D300, 3,500 kg; P300, 3,500 kg; P400, 3,500 kg; V8 P525, 3,500 kg; V8 P500, 3,000 kg; P400e, 3,000 kg.

Which 2024 Defender configuration tows the least?

The Defender 130 5 seats D300, at 3,000 kg; nine more configurations are rated the same.

These are Land Rover’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.