2026 model year · Sixth generation (2026)

Toyota RAV4 towing capacity

Max towing, 20263,500 lb

Maker1,588 kg

The 2026 Toyota RAV4 tows up to 3,500 lb (5 trims 2.5L 4-cylinder hybrid Electronic on-demand all-wheel drive, per Toyota’s 2026 RAV4 Hybrid Product Information).

One more configuration is rated the same.

The lowest rating is 1,750 lb, for the LE, SE and XLE Premium 2.5L 4-cylinder hybrid Front-wheel drive.

2026 RAV4 Hybrid Product Information

Configurations: 13
Tongue: 175–350 lb

01 / Ratings

Every 2026 RAV4 configuration

13 configurations Toyota sells, each with the ratings Toyota publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the Electronically controlled CVT.

2026 Toyota RAV4

Makerin pounds

2026 Toyota RAV4 towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing^{source 1} lb	Max tongue^{source 1} lb	GVWR^{source 1} lb	Tow check
2.5L 4-cylinder hybrid
LEElectronic on-demand all-wheel drive	1,750	175	4,920	Check load →
LE · SE · XLE PremiumFront-wheel drive	1,750	175	4,920	Check load →
SE · XLE Premium · XSE · Limited · Woodland MostElectronic on-demand all-wheel drive	3,500	350	4,920	Check load →
2.5L 4-cylinder plug-in hybrid
SE · XSE · Woodland MostElectronic on-demand all-wheel drive	3,500^{source 2}	350^{source 2}	5,530^{source 2}	Check load →
GR SPORTElectronic on-demand all-wheel drive	Not published	Not published	5,530^{source 2}	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: as printed (maximum towing capacity).

Documents last checked Oct 12, 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.

2026 Toyota RAV4 specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The RAV4, generation by generation: clearance, angles, weights and every configuration.

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

RAV4 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 2026 RAV4 configuration tows the most?

The 5 trims 2.5L 4-cylinder hybrid Electronic on-demand all-wheel drive, at 3,500 lb; one more configuration is rated the same.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2026 Toyota RAV4?

175–350 lb by configuration; the most is 350 lb, for the 5 trims 2.5L 4-cylinder hybrid Electronic on-demand all-wheel drive. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

Has the Toyota RAV4’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 3,500 lb; 2025, 2,500 lb; 2023–2024, 3,500 lb; 2022, 3,500 lb; 2021, 3,500 lb; 2020, 3,500 lb; 2019, 3,500 lb.

Does the engine change the 2026 RAV4’s towing capacity?

Not at the top: the 2.5L 4-cylinder hybrid and 2.5L 4-cylinder plug-in hybrid are each rated up to 3,500 lb in their best configuration.

Which 2026 RAV4 configuration tows the least?

The LE, SE and XLE Premium 2.5L 4-cylinder hybrid Front-wheel drive, at 1,750 lb; one more configuration is rated the same.

What is the GVWR of the 2026 Toyota RAV4?

4,920–5,530 lb by configuration; the most is 5,530 lb, for the SE, XSE and Woodland 2.5L 4-cylinder plug-in hybrid Electronic on-demand all-wheel drive. 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.