2026 model year · Third generation (TF)

Mazda BT-50 towing capacity

Max towing, 20263,500 kg

Maker7,716 lb

Every 2026 Mazda BT-50 is rated to tow 3,500 kg, per the Mazda BT-50 digital brochure with specification tables.

Mazda BT-50 digital brochure with specification tables (PDF created 12 June 2026)

Configurations: 20
Payload: 887–1,357 kg
GCWR: 5,850–6,000 kg
Tongue: 350 kg

XTR Dual Cab Pickup 4x2 3.0L, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2026 BT-50 configuration

20 configurations Mazda sells, each with the ratings Mazda publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. These are Mazda’s Australian-market figures, in kilograms as printed.

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2026 Mazda BT-50

Makerin kilograms

2026 Mazda BT-50 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
2.2L 4-cylinder turbo-diesel
XSSingle Cab · Chassis · 4x2	3,500	350	5,850	1,357	3,000	750	3.583	Check load →
XSSingle Cab · Chassis · 4x2with Mazda Standard Alloy Tray	3,500	350	5,850	1,213	3,000	750	3.583	Check load →
XSDual Cab · Chassis · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	1,248	3,100	750	3.583	Check load →
XSDual Cab · Chassis · 4x4with Mazda Standard Alloy Tray	3,500	350	6,000	1,134	3,100	750	3.583	Check load →
XSDual Cab · Pickup · 4x2	3,500	350	5,850	1,112	3,000	750	3.583	Check load →
XSDual Cab · Pickup · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	1,139	3,100	750	3.583	Check load →
3.0L 4-cylinder turbo-diesel
XTSingle Cab · Chassis · 4x2	3,500	350	5,850	1,316	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
XTSingle Cab · Chassis · 4x2with Mazda Standard Alloy Tray	3,500	350	5,850	1,172	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
XTSingle Cab · Chassis · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	1,330	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
XTSingle Cab · Chassis · 4x4with Mazda Standard Alloy Tray	3,500	350	6,000	1,186	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
XTFreestyle Cab · Chassis · 4x2	3,500	350	5,850	1,245	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
XTFreestyle Cab · Chassis · 4x2with Mazda Standard Alloy Tray	3,500	350	5,850	1,120	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
XTFreestyle Cab · Chassis · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	1,259	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
XTFreestyle Cab · Chassis · 4x4with Mazda Standard Alloy Tray	3,500	350	6,000	1,134	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
XTDual Cab · Chassis · 4x2	3,500	350	5,850	1,194	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
XTDual Cab · Chassis · 4x2with Mazda Standard Alloy Tray	3,500	350	5,850	1,080	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
XTDual Cab · Chassis · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	1,208	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
XTDual Cab · Chassis · 4x4with Mazda Standard Alloy Tray	3,500	350	6,000	1,094	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
XTRDual Cab · Chassis · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	1,144	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
XTRDual Cab · Chassis · 4x4with Mazda Standard Alloy Tray	3,500	350	6,000	1,030	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
GTDual Cab · Chassis · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	1,141	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
GTDual Cab · Chassis · 4x4with Mazda Standard Alloy Tray	3,500	350	6,000	1,027	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
XTDual Cab · Pickup · 4x2	3,500	350	5,850	1,071	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
XTDual Cab · Pickup · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	1,085	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
XTRDual Cab · Pickup · 4x2	3,500	350	5,850	988	3,000	750	3.727	Check load →
XTRDual Cab · Pickup · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	1,002	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
GTDual Cab · Pickup · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	998	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
BOSSDual Cab · Pickup · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	1,034	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
SPDual Cab · Pickup · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	924	3,100	750	3.727	Check load →
ThunderDual Cab · Pickup · 4x4	3,500	350	6,000	887	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 Mazda’s, from this document.

Mazda BT-50 digital brochure with specification tables (PDF created 12 June 2026) · Mazda Australia

How Mazda rates towing: braked trailer, with a Mazda Genuine Towing Kit.

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.

2026 Mazda BT-50 specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The BT-50, generation by generation: clearance, angles, weights and every configuration.

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

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

03 / By year

BT-50 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

Towing calculatorPut your trailer and cargo against a 2026 BT-50’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 BT-50 specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate BT-50 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

05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Does every 2026 BT-50 tow the same?

Yes: all 20 configurations Mazda lists for 2026 are rated 3,500 kg.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2026 Mazda BT-50?

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 2026 Mazda BT-50?

5,850–6,000 kg by configuration; the most is 6,000 kg, for the XS Dual Cab Chassis 2.2L 4-cylinder turbo-diesel 4x4. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Mazda BT-50’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 3,500 kg; 2019–2020, 3,500 kg; 2017–2018, 3,500 kg.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2026 BT-50’s towing capacity?

No: Mazda rates each configuration the same with either drive (9 pairs in its table).

Does the engine change the 2026 BT-50’s towing capacity?

Not at the top: the 2.2L 4-cylinder turbo-diesel and 3.0L 4-cylinder turbo-diesel are each rated up to 3,500 kg in their best configuration.

These are Mazda’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.