Land Cruiser 200 Series (J200)

2016 Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300 towing capacity

Max towing, 20168,100 lb

Maker3,674 kg

The 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300 tows up to 8,100 lb (Land Cruiser, per Toyota’s 2016 Land Cruiser Product Information).

2016 Land Cruiser Product Information

Configurations: 1
Payload: 1,320 lb
GCWR: 15,885 lb
Tongue: 850 lb

Land Cruiser, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2016 Land Cruiser 200/300 configuration

1 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.

2016 Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300

Makerin pounds

2016 Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300 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
Land Cruiser Most	8,100	850	15,885	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.

2016 Land Cruiser Product Information · Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.

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 2016 Land Cruiser 200/300 belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300 J200 (2008–2021): full specs

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

Which 2016 Land Cruiser 200/300 configuration tows the most?

The Land Cruiser, at 8,100 lb.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300?

850 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 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser 200/300?

15,885 lb for every configuration that publishes it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

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 2016 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.