2015 model year · Second generation (N50)

Nissan Xterra towing capacity

Max towing, 20155,000 lb

Maker2,268 kg

Every 2015 Nissan Xterra is rated to tow 5,000 lb, per the 2015 Nissan Xterra Owner's Manual.

2015 Nissan Xterra Owner's Manual

Configurations: 7
Payload: 970–1,060 lb
GCWR: 9,658 lb
Tongue: 500 lb

2015 Xterra PRO-4X 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2015 Xterra configuration

7 configurations Nissan sells, each with the ratings Nissan publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 4.0L VQ40DE V6.

2015 Nissan Xterra

Makerin pounds

2015 Nissan Xterra towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing^{source 1} lb	Max tongue^{source 1} lb	GCWR^{source 1} lb	Max payload^{source 2} lb	GVWR^{source 2} lb	Axle^{source 2} ratio	Tow check
X4x2 · 5-speed automatic	5,000	500	9,658	1,053	5,201	3.133	Check load →
X4x4 · 5-speed automatic	5,000	500	9,658	1,039	5,399	3.133	Check load →
S4x2 · 5-speed automatic	5,000	500	9,658	1,060	5,201	3.133	Check load →
S4x4 · 6-speed manual	5,000	500	9,658	1,023	5,399	3.692	Check load →
S4x4 · 5-speed automatic	5,000	500	9,658	1,032	5,399	3.133	Check load →
PRO-4X4x4 · 6-speed manual	5,000	500	9,658	986	5,399	3.692	Check load →
PRO-4X4x4 · 5-speed automatic	5,000	500	9,658	970	5,399	3.357	Check 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.

How Nissan rates towing: base vehicle with driver and the options required for the rating; weight-distributing hitch recommended over 5,000 lb.

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.

2015 Nissan Xterra specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The Xterra, generation by generation: clearance, angles, weights and every configuration.

Nissan Xterra N50 (2005–2015): full specs

02 / By year

Xterra 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

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04 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Does every 2015 Xterra tow the same?

Yes: all 7 configurations Nissan lists for 2015 are rated 5,000 lb.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2015 Nissan Xterra?

500 lb 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 2015 Nissan Xterra?

9,658 lb for every configuration that publishes it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

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

Highest rating by model year: 2015, 5,000 lb; 2012–2014, 5,000 lb; 2011, 5,000 lb; 2010, 5,000 lb; 2008–2009, 5,000 lb; 2005, 5,000 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2015 Xterra’s towing capacity?

No: Nissan rates each configuration the same with either drive (2 pairs in its table).

What is the GVWR of the 2015 Nissan Xterra?

5,201–5,399 lb by configuration; the most is 5,399 lb, for the X 5-speed automatic 4x4. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

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.