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2026 Land Rover Defender towing capacity

Max towing, 20263,500 kg

Maker7,716 lb

The 2026 Land Rover Defender tows up to 3,500 kg (Standard Defender 90 5 seats D250, per Land Rover’s Defender 90 Standard Specifications).

26 more configurations are rated the same.

The lowest rating is 3,000 kg, for the Defender 130 5 seats D350.

Defender 90 Standard Specifications (MIRO sheet, 90 D250 STANDARD)
Configurations
40
Payload
550–800 kg
GCWR
6,300–6,775 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 2026 Defender configuration

40 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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2026 Land Rover Defender

Trim not specified

Makerin kilograms

2026 Land Rover Defender towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in kilograms
ConfigurationMax towing source 2 kgMax tongue source 2 kgGCWR source 2 kgMax payload source 2 kgGVWR source 2 kgUnbraked source 2 kgTow check
D250
StandardDefender 90 · 5 seats3,500 source 1150 source 16,470 source 16502,970750 source 1Check load →
StandardDefender 90 · 6 seats3,500 source 1150 source 16,550 source 17003,050750 source 1Check load →
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 2 seats3,5001506,4506502,950750Check load →
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 3 seats3,5001506,5056803,005750Check load →
StandardDefender 110 · 5 seats3,500 source 3150 source 36,700 source 37503,200 source 3750 source 3Check load →
StandardDefender 110 · 5+2 seats3,495 source 3150 source 36,775 source 37503,280 source 3750 source 3Check load →
Defender 110 · 6 seats3,5001506,7207503,220750Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seats3,5001506,6506903,260750Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatswith Air suspension3,5001506,7207503,220750Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seats3,5001506,6907103,190750Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seatswith Air suspension3,5001506,7607703,260 source 4750Check load →
D350
Defender 90 · 5 seats3,5001506,4706502,970750Check load →
Defender 90 · 6 seats3,5001506,5507003,050750Check load →
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 2 seats3,5001506,4505902,950750Check load →
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 3 seats3,5001506,5056403,005750Check load →
Defender 110 · 5 seats3,5001506,7007503,200750Check load →
Defender 110 · 5+2 seats3,4951506,7757503,280750Check load →
Defender 110 · 6 seats3,5001506,7207503,220750Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seats3,5001506,6506903,150750Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatswith Air suspension3,5001506,7207503,220750Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seats3,5001506,6907103,190750Check load →
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seatswith Air suspension3,5001506,7607703,260750Check load →
Defender 130 · 5 seats3,0001206,380 source 47503,380 source 4750Check load →
Defender 130 · 7 seats3,0001206,380 source 46503,380 source 4750Check load →
Defender 130 · 8 seats3,0001206,380 source 47003,380 source 4750Check load →
P425
Defender 90 · 5 seats3,5001506,540 source 47003,040750Check load →
Defender 90 · 6 seats3,5001506,540 source 47003,040750Check load →
Defender 110 · 5 seats3,5001506,730 source 48003,230 source 4750Check load →
Defender 110 · 5+2 seats3,500 source 41506,730 source 47503,230 source 4750Check load →
Defender 110 · 6 seats3,5001506,730 source 48003,230 source 4750Check load →
Defender 130 · 5 seats3,0001206,380 source 47503,380 source 4750Check load →
Defender 130 · 7 seats3,000 source 41206,380 source 47003,380 source 4750Check load →
Defender 130 · 8 seats3,0001206,380 source 47003,380 source 4750Check load →
V8 P500
Defender 130 · 5 seats3,0001206,380 source 46503,380 source 4750Check load →
Defender 130 · 7 seats3,000 source 41206,380 source 46503,380 source 4750Check load →
Defender 130 · 8 seats3,0001206,380 source 46003,380 source 4750Check load →
V8 P525
Defender 90 · 5 seats3,5001506,5405503,040750Check load →
V8 P635
Defender 110 · 5 seats3,5001506,7307003,230750Check load →
P300e
Defender 110 · 5 seats3,0001206,3006503,300750Check load →
Defender 110 · 6 seats3,0001206,3206503,320750Check 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.
  1. 1Defender 90 Standard Specifications (MIRO sheet, 90 D250 STANDARD) · Jaguar Land Rover Limited
  2. 2Land Rover Defender Technical Specification 2025 (UK insert 1L6632600000GBEN01P, 26MY) · Jaguar Land Rover Limited
  3. 3Defender 110 Standard Specifications (MIRO sheet, 110 D250 STANDARD) · Jaguar Land Rover Limited
  4. 4Land Rover Defender (L663) owner's handbook, UK English (iGuide Online): technical data, MY2020 to MY2027 editions · Jaguar Land Rover Limited

How Land Rover rates towing: printed "Maximum towing"; printed "Towing mass".

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.

2026 Land Rover Defender specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2026 Defender belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

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

Standard Defender 90 5 seats D250; 26 more configurations are rated the same.

  • Build

    Defender 110 instead of Defender 130

    +500 kg

    Same configuration otherwise · 2 pairs in the table

  • Build

    Defender 90 instead of Defender 130

    +500 kg

    Same configuration otherwise · 2 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
  • D3503,500 kg
  • P4253,500 kg
  • V8 P5253,500 kg
  • V8 P6353,500 kg
  • V8 P5003,000 kg
  • P300e3,000 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 2026 Defender configuration tows the most?

The Standard Defender 90 5 seats D250, at 3,500 kg; 26 more configurations are rated the same.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2026 Land Rover Defender?

120–150 kg by configuration; the most is 150 kg, for the Standard 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 2026 Land Rover Defender?

6,300–6,775 kg by configuration; the most is 6,775 kg, for the Standard 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 2026 Defender’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: D250, 3,500 kg; D350, 3,500 kg; P425, 3,500 kg; V8 P525, 3,500 kg; V8 P635, 3,500 kg; V8 P500, 3,000 kg; P300e, 3,000 kg.

Which 2026 Defender configuration tows the least?

The Defender 130 5 seats D350, at 3,000 kg; 10 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.