2021 model year · Land Cruiser 200 Series (J200)

Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300 towing capacity

Max towing, 20218,100 lb

Maker3,674 kg

Every 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300 is rated to tow 8,100 lb, per Toyota’s 2021 Land Cruiser Product Information.

Toyota rates the 2020 and 2021 Land Cruiser 200/300 the same in every configuration.

2021 Land Cruiser Product Information

Configurations: 2
Payload: 1,320 lb

Land Cruiser, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2021 Land Cruiser 200/300 configuration

2 configurations Toyota sells, each with the ratings Toyota publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 5.7L V8, 8-speed automatic and Full-time 4WD.

2021 Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300

Makerin pounds

2021 Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300 towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	Max payload lb	GVWR lb	Axle ratio	Tow check
Land Cruiser · Heritage Edition	8,100	1,320	7,385	3.307	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 Toyota’s, from this document.

2021 Land Cruiser Product Information · Toyota Motor North America

How Toyota rates towing: per SAE J2807 ('* Per SAE J2807 Methodology').

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 Land Cruiser 200/300, generation by generation: clearance, angles, weights and every configuration.

02 / By year

Land Cruiser 200/300 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 2021 Land Cruiser 200/300 tow the same?

Yes: all 2 configurations Toyota lists for 2021 are rated 8,100 lb.

Has the Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2020–2021, 8,100 lb; 2017–2019, 8,100 lb; 2016, 8,100 lb; 2015, 8,200 lb; 2013–2014, 8,500 lb; 2011, 8,200 lb; 2008–2010, 8,500 lb.

What is the GVWR of the 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300?

7,385 lb 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.

These are Toyota’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.