Second generation (QE / QF)

2023 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport towing capacity

Max towing, 20233,100 kg

Maker6,834 lb

The 2023 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport tows up to 3,100 kg (Exceed (7 seat) and GSR (7 seat) 4WD, per Mitsubishi’s 23MY Pajero Sport Brochure).

Two more configurations are rated the same.

The lowest rating is 3,000 kg, for the GLX (5 seat) 2WD.

23MY Pajero Sport Brochure (key specifications pages 10 and 11)

Configurations: 6
Payload: 566–665 kg
GCWR: 5,410–5,565 kg
Tongue: 300–310 kg

GLX 5 Seat 2WD 2.4L diesel 8-speed automatic, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2023 Pajero Sport configuration

6 configurations Mitsubishi sells, each with the ratings Mitsubishi publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 2.4L 4N15 MIVEC DI-D turbo-diesel and 8-speed automatic. These are Mitsubishi’s Australian-market figures, in kilograms as printed.

2023 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

Makerin kilograms

2023 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 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
GLX (5 seat)2WD	3,000	300	5,410	665	2,710	750	3.692	Check load →
GLX (5 seat) Most4WD	3,100	310	5,565	630	2,775	750	3.692	Check load →
GLS (7 seat)2WD	3,000	300	5,410	619	2,710	750	3.692	Check load →
GLS (7 seat) Most4WD	3,100	310	5,565	580	2,775	750	3.692	Check load →
Exceed (7 seat) · GSR (7 seat) Most4WD	3,100	310	5,565	566	2,775	750	3.692	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 Mitsubishi’s, from this document.

23MY Pajero Sport Brochure (key specifications pages 10 and 11) · Mitsubishi Motors Australia

How Mitsubishi rates towing: braked trailer.

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.

2023 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2023 Pajero Sport belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport QE/QF (2015–present): full specs

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

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

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 3,100 kg

Exceed (7 seat) and GSR (7 seat) 4WD; two more configurations are rated the same.

Build
4WD instead of 2WD
+100 kg
Same configuration otherwise · 2 pairs in the table

03 / By year

Pajero Sport 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 2023 Pajero Sport configuration tows the most?

The Exceed (7 seat) and GSR (7 seat) 4WD, at 3,100 kg; two more configurations are rated the same.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2023 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport?

300–310 kg by configuration; the most is 310 kg, for the GLX (5 seat) 4WD. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2023 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport?

5,410–5,565 kg by configuration; the most is 5,565 kg, for the GLX (5 seat) 4WD. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2024–2025, 3,100 kg; 2023, 3,100 kg.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2023 Pajero Sport’s towing capacity?

Yes: 4WD instead of 2WD is rated +100 kg on otherwise identical configurations (2 pairs in Mitsubishi’s table).

Which 2023 Pajero Sport configuration tows the least?

The GLX (5 seat) 2WD, at 3,000 kg; one more configuration is rated the same.

These are Mitsubishi’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.