150 Series (J150)

2013 Toyota LandCruiser Prado towing capacity

Max towing, 20132,500 kg

Maker5,512 lb

Every 2013 Toyota LandCruiser Prado with a published rating is rated to tow 2,500 kg, per Toyota’s LandCruiser Prado specifications.

LandCruiser Prado specifications (2013 Prado press kit release, 11 November 2013)

Configurations: 10

GXL 4.0L V6 petrol automatic, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2013 LandCruiser Prado configuration

10 configurations Toyota sells, each with the ratings Toyota publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the Constant 4WD. These are Toyota’s Australian-market figures, in kilograms as printed.

2013 Toyota LandCruiser Prado

Makerin kilograms

2013 Toyota LandCruiser Prado towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in kilograms
Configuration	Max towing kg	GVWR kg	Unbraked kg	Axle ratio	Tow check
4.0L 1GR-FE V6 petrol
GXL · VX · Kakadu5-door wagon · 5-speed automatic	2,500	2,900	750	3.727	Check load →
3.0L 1KD-FTV turbo-diesel
GX · GXL5-door wagon · 6-speed manual	2,500	2,990	750	3.909	Check load →
GX · GXL · VX · Kakadu5-door wagon · 5-speed automatic	2,500	2,990	750	3.909	Check load →
Altitude5-door wagon · 5-speed automatic	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	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.

LandCruiser Prado specifications (2013 Prado press kit release, 11 November 2013) · Toyota Motor Corporation Australia

How Toyota rates towing: subject to state regulations, towbar design and towing equipment.

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.

2013 Toyota LandCruiser Prado specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2013 LandCruiser Prado belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Toyota LandCruiser Prado J150 (2009–2024): full specs

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

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

03 / By year

LandCruiser Prado 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

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05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Does every 2013 LandCruiser Prado tow the same?

Yes: all 10 configurations Toyota lists for 2013 with a published rating are rated 2,500 kg.

Has the Toyota LandCruiser Prado’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2021–2024, 3,000 kg; 2020, 3,000 kg; 2019, 3,000 kg; 2018, 3,000 kg; 2017, 3,000 kg; 2016, 2,500 kg; 2015, 2,500 kg; 2014, 2,500 kg; 2013, 2,500 kg; 2012, 3,000 kg; 2011, 3,000 kg; 2010, 3,000 kg; 2009, 3,000 kg.

Does the engine change the 2013 LandCruiser Prado’s towing capacity?

Not at the top: the 4.0L 1GR-FE V6 petrol and 3.0L 1KD-FTV turbo-diesel are each rated up to 2,500 kg in their best configuration.

What is the GVWR of the 2013 Toyota LandCruiser Prado?

2,900–2,990 kg by configuration; the most is 2,990 kg, for the GX and GXL 5-door wagon 3.0L 1KD-FTV turbo-diesel 6-speed manual. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

How much can the 2013 Toyota LandCruiser Prado tow without trailer brakes?

750 kg for every configuration that publishes it.

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.