150 Series (J150)

2018 Toyota LandCruiser Prado towing capacity

Max towing, 20183,000 kg

Maker6,614 lb

The 2018 Toyota LandCruiser Prado tows up to 3,000 kg (GX, GXL and Kakadu 5-door wagon 6-speed automatic, per the toyota.com.au Prado specifications page /prado/specifications/gx-auto).

One more configuration is rated the same.

The lowest rating is 2,500 kg, for the GX and GXL 5-door wagon 6-speed manual.

toyota.com.au Prado specifications page /prado/specifications/gx-auto (archived 2018-01-29)

Configurations: 6
GCWR: 5,990 kg

GX 2.8L turbo-diesel automatic, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2018 LandCruiser Prado configuration

6 configurations Toyota sells, each with the ratings Toyota publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 2.8L 1GD-FTV turbo-diesel and Constant 4WD. These are Toyota’s Australian-market figures, in kilograms as printed.

2018 Toyota LandCruiser Prado

Makerin kilograms

2018 Toyota LandCruiser Prado towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in kilograms
Configuration	Max towing^{source 1} kg	GCWR^{source 2} kg	GVWR^{source 1} kg	Unbraked^{source 1} kg	Axle^{source 1} ratio	Tow check
GX · GXL5-door wagon · 6-speed manual	2,500	not in our data	2,990	750	3.727	Check load →
GX · GXL · Kakadu Most5-door wagon · 6-speed automatic	3,000^{source 2}	5,990	2,990^{source 2}	750^{source 2}	3.909	Check load →
VX Most5-door wagon · 6-speed automatic	3,000	not in our data	2,990	750	3.909	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 Toyota rates towing: subject to regulatory requirements, tow bar and vehicle design and towing equipment limitations (footnote); printed as "Gross trailer weight braked"; subject to state regulations, towbar design and towing equipment (page note).

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.

2018 Toyota LandCruiser Prado specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2018 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.

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 3,000 kg

GX, GXL and Kakadu 5-door wagon 6-speed automatic; one more configuration is rated the same.

Build
6-speed automatic instead of 6-speed manual
+500 kg
Same configuration otherwise · 2 pairs in the table

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

Which 2018 LandCruiser Prado configuration tows the most?

The GX, GXL and Kakadu 5-door wagon 6-speed automatic, at 3,000 kg; one more configuration is rated the same.

What is the GCWR of the 2018 Toyota LandCruiser Prado?

5,990 kg for every configuration that publishes it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

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.

Which 2018 LandCruiser Prado configuration tows the least?

The GX and GXL 5-door wagon 6-speed manual, at 2,500 kg.

What is the GVWR of the 2018 Toyota LandCruiser Prado?

2,990 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 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.