Third generation (D41)

2025 Nissan Frontier towing capacity

Max towing, 20257,150 lb

Maker3,243 kg

The 2025 Nissan Frontier tows up to 7,150 lb (S King Cab 6 ft 4x2, per the 2025 Nissan Frontier Press Kit).

The lowest rating is 6,310 lb, for the PRO-4X Crew Cab 6 ft 4x4.

2025 Nissan Frontier Press Kit (specifications and pricing)

Configurations: 17
Payload: 1,020–1,620 lb
GCWR: 11,960 lb
Tongue: 631–716 lb

2022 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab PRO-4X in Boulder Gray, front three-quarter view — Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Ratings

Every 2025 Frontier configuration

17 configurations Nissan sells, each with the ratings Nissan publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 3.8L VQ38 V6 and 9-speed automatic.

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Drive

Showing 17 of 17 rows

2025 Nissan Frontier

Makerin pounds

2025 Nissan Frontier towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	Max tongue lb	GCWR lb	Max payload lb	GVWR lb	Axle ratio	Tow check
S MostKing Cab · 6 ft · 4x2	7,150	716	11,960	1,590	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SKing Cab · 6 ft · 4x4	7,000	700	11,960	1,430	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SVKing Cab · 6 ft · 4x2	7,130	713	11,960	1,620	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SVKing Cab · 6 ft · 4x4	7,000	700	11,960	1,450	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x2	7,040	704	11,960	1,460	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x4	6,930	693	11,960	1,290	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SVCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x2	7,000	700	11,960	1,480	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SVCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x4	6,880	688	11,960	1,310	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SLCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x2	6,920	692	11,960	1,300	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SLCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x4	6,810	681	11,960	1,150	6,012	3.692	Check load →
PRO-XCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x2	6,910	691	11,960	1,430	6,012	3.692	Check load →
PRO-4XCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x4	6,680	668	11,960	1,220	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SVCrew Cab · 6 ft · 4x2	6,930	693	11,960	1,400	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SVCrew Cab · 6 ft · 4x4	6,760	676	11,960	1,200	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SLCrew Cab · 6 ft · 4x2	6,850	685	11,960	1,220	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SLCrew Cab · 6 ft · 4x4	6,700	670	11,960	1,020	6,012	3.692	Check load →
PRO-4XCrew Cab · 6 ft · 4x4	6,310	631	11,960	1,100	6,012	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 Nissan’s, from this document.

2025 Nissan Frontier Press Kit (specifications and pricing) · Nissan North America

Documents last checked Oct 6, 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.

2025 Nissan Frontier specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2025 Frontier belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Nissan Frontier D41 (2022–present): full specs

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

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

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 7,150 lb

S King Cab 6 ft 4x2.

Build
5 ft instead of 6 ft
+70 to +370 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 5 pairs in the table
Build
4x2 instead of 4x4
+110 to +170 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 7 pairs in the table
Build
King Cab instead of Crew Cab
+70 to +130 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 4 pairs in the table

03 / By year

Frontier 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 2025 Frontier’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 Frontier specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate Frontier 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

Which 2025 Frontier configuration tows the most?

The S King Cab 6 ft 4x2, at 7,150 lb.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

631–716 lb by configuration; the most is 716 lb, for the S King Cab 6 ft 4x2. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

11,960 lb for every configuration that publishes it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Nissan Frontier’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026–2027, 7,150 lb; 2025, 7,150 lb; 2024, 6,640 lb; 2022–2023, 6,720 lb; 2020–2021, 6,720 lb; 2019, 6,720 lb; 2018, 6,710 lb; 2017, 6,710 lb; 2016, 6,500 lb; 2015, 6,500 lb; 2013–2014, 6,500 lb; 2012, 6,500 lb; 2011, 6,500 lb; 2010, 6,500 lb; 2009, 6,500 lb; 2008, 6,500 lb; 2007, 6,500 lb; 2006, 6,500 lb; 2005, 6,500 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2025 Frontier’s towing capacity?

Yes: 4x2 instead of 4x4 is rated +110 to +170 lb on otherwise identical configurations (7 pairs in Nissan’s table).

Which 2025 Frontier configuration tows the least?

The PRO-4X Crew Cab 6 ft 4x4, at 6,310 lb.

These are Nissan’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.