Third generation

2018 Toyota Tacoma towing capacity

Max towing, 20186,800 lb

Maker3,084 kg

The 2018 Toyota Tacoma tows up to 6,800 lb (Access Cab 6-ft bed 3.5L V6 6-speed ECT automatic 4x2 with the V6 Tow Prep Package, per Toyota’s 2018 Tacoma Product Information).

The lowest rating is 3,500 lb, for the Double Cab 5-ft bed 2.7L 4-cylinder 6-speed ECT automatic 4x2.

2018 Tacoma Product Information

Configurations: 14
Payload: 1,120–1,620 lb
GCWR: 11,360 lb
Tongue: 350–680 lb

2023 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road Double Cab in black, front three-quarter view — Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Ratings

Every 2018 Tacoma configuration

14 configurations Toyota sells, each with the ratings Toyota publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row.

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Makerin pounds

2018 Toyota Tacoma 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
2.7L 4-cylinder
Double Cab · 5-ft bed · 4x2 · 6-speed ECT automatic	3,500	350	11,360	1,505	5,600	4.30	Check load →
Access Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x2 · 6-speed ECT automatic	3,500	350	11,360	1,620	5,600	4.30	Check load →
Access Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	3,500	350	not in our data	1,405	5,600	3.909	Check load →
Access Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x4 · 6-speed ECT automatic	3,500	350	not in our data	1,380	5,600	4.30	Check load →
3.5L V6
TRD ProDouble Cab · 5-ft bed · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	6,400	640	11,360	1,155	5,600	4.30	Check load →
TRD ProDouble Cab · 5-ft bed · 4x4 · 6-speed ECT automatic	6,400	640	11,360	1,175	5,600	3.909	Check load →
Double Cab · 5-ft bed · 4x2 · 6-speed ECT automatic	not in our data	not in our data	11,360	1,420	5,600	3.909	Check load →
Double Cab · 5-ft bed · 4x2 · 6-speed ECT automaticwith V6 Tow Prep Package	6,700	670	11,360	1,420	5,600	3.909	Check load →
Double Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x2 · 6-speed ECT automatic	not in our data	not in our data	11,360	1,370	5,600	3.909	Check load →
Double Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x2 · 6-speed ECT automaticwith V6 Tow Prep Package	6,600	660	11,360	1,370	5,600	3.909	Check load →
Double Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x4 · 6-speed ECT automatic	6,400	640	11,360	1,120	5,600	3.909	Check load →
Access Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x2 · 6-speed ECT automatic	not in our data	not in our data	11,360	1,540	5,600	3.909	Check load →
Access Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x2 · 6-speed ECT automatic Mostwith V6 Tow Prep Package	6,800	680	11,360	1,540	5,600	3.909	Check load →
Access Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	6,500	650	11,360	1,275	5,600	4.30	Check load →
Access Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x4 · 6-speed ECT automatic	6,500	650	11,360	1,295	5,600	3.909	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.

2018 Tacoma Product Information · Toyota Motor North America

How Toyota rates towing: per SAE J2807 methodology; per SAE J2807 methodology; W/V6 Tow Prep Package.

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 Tacoma specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2018 Tacoma belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Toyota Tacoma 3rd gen (2016–2023): 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: 6,800 lb

Access Cab 6-ft bed 3.5L V6 6-speed ECT automatic 4x2 with the V6 Tow Prep Package.

Best rating by engine

3.5L V66,800 lb
2.7L 4-cylinder3,500 lb

The line is the highest rating on this page. Each bar is that engine’s best configuration.

03 / By year

Tacoma 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 Tacoma configuration tows the most?

The Access Cab 6-ft bed 3.5L V6 6-speed ECT automatic 4x2 with the V6 Tow Prep Package, at 6,800 lb.

Which package unlocks the 2018 Tacoma’s 6,800 lb rating?

The V6 Tow Prep Package: Toyota rates the Access Cab 6-ft bed 3.5L V6 6-speed ECT automatic 4x2 at 6,800 lb so equipped.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2018 Toyota Tacoma?

350–680 lb by configuration; the most is 680 lb, for the Access Cab 6-ft bed 3.5L V6 6-speed ECT automatic 4x2 with the V6 Tow Prep Package. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2018 Toyota Tacoma?

11,360 lb for every configuration that publishes it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

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

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 6,500 lb; 2024–2025, 6,500 lb; 2023, 6,800 lb; 2021–2022, 6,800 lb; 2019–2020, 6,800 lb; 2018, 6,800 lb; 2017, 6,800 lb; 2016, 6,800 lb; 2015, 6,500 lb; 2014, 6,500 lb; 2012–2013, 6,500 lb; 2011, 6,500 lb; 2008, up to 6,499 lb; 2006, up to 6,499 lb; 2005, up to 6,499 lb; 2004, 5,000 lb; 2003, 5,000 lb; 2002, 6,000 lb; 2001, 5,000 lb; 2000, 5,000 lb; 1999, 5,000 lb; 1997, 5,000 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2018 Tacoma’s towing capacity?

No: Toyota rates each configuration the same with either drive (1 pair in its table).

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.