Y62 Patrol

2018 Nissan Patrol towing capacity

Max towing, 20183,500 kg

Maker7,716 lb

Every 2018 Nissan Patrol is rated to tow 3,500 kg, per the Nissan Patrol Specifications.

Nissan Patrol Specifications (spec sheet PDF PAT0640, "Updated January 2018")

Configurations: 2
Payload: 750–785 kg
GCWR: 7,000 kg
Tongue: 350 kg

2016 Nissan Patrol Ti-L wagon, front three-quarter view — Photo: EurovisionNim, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized, licence plate blurred.

01 / Ratings

Every 2018 Patrol configuration

2 configurations Nissan sells, each with the ratings Nissan publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 5.6L VK56VD V8 petrol, 7-speed automatic with manual mode and 4x4. These are Nissan’s Australian-market figures, in kilograms as printed.

2018 Nissan Patrol

Makerin kilograms

2018 Nissan Patrol 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
Ti	3,500	350	7,000	785	3,500	750	3.357	Check load →
Ti-L	3,500	350	7,000	750	3,500	750	3.357	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.

Nissan Patrol Specifications (spec sheet PDF PAT0640, "Updated January 2018") · Nissan Motor Co (Australia) Pty Ltd

How Nissan rates towing: subject to towbar/towball capacity and design; may be reduced if a non-genuine Nissan towbar is fitted (sheet footnote ^ on page 4).

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.

The 2018 Patrol belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Nissan Patrol Y62 (2010–present): full specs

02 / By year

Patrol 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.

03 / Next

Check it against your load

Towing calculatorPut your trailer and cargo against a 2018 Patrol’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 Patrol specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate Patrol 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

04 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Does every 2018 Patrol tow the same?

Yes: all 2 configurations Nissan lists for 2018 are rated 3,500 kg.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2018 Nissan Patrol?

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 2018 Nissan Patrol?

7,000 kg for every configuration that publishes it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

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

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 3,500 kg; 2025, 3,500 kg; 2024, 3,500 kg; 2022, 3,500 kg; 2020, 3,500 kg; 2018, 3,500 kg; 2015, 3,500 kg; 2013, 3,500 kg.

What is the GVWR of the 2018 Nissan Patrol?

3,500 kg for every configuration that publishes it. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

How much can the 2018 Nissan Patrol tow without trailer brakes?

750 kg for every configuration that publishes it.

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.