Second generation (XK50)

2016 Toyota Tundra towing capacity

Max towing, 201610,500 lb

Maker4,763 kg

The 2016 Toyota Tundra tows up to 10,500 lb (SR Regular Cab 8.1-ft long bed 5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codes 4x2, per Toyota’s 2016 Tundra Product Information).

2016 Tundra Product Information

Configurations: 28
Payload: 1,985–2,060 lb
GCWR: up to 16,000 lb
Tongue: up to 1,050 lb

SR Regular Cab 8.1-ft bed 5.7L V8 4x2, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2016 Tundra configuration

28 configurations Toyota sells, each with the ratings Toyota publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 6-speed automatic.

Engine

Cab

Drive

Showing 12 of 12 rows

2016 Toyota Tundra

Makerin pounds

2016 Toyota Tundra 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
4.6L V8
SR · SR5Double Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2	up to 10,300	up to 1,030	up to 16,000	from 1,585	from 6,700	3.91	Check load →
SR · SR5Double Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4	up to 10,000	up to 1,000	up to 16,000	from 1,485	from 6,900	3.91	Check load →
SR5CrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x2	up to 10,100	up to 1,010	up to 16,000	from 1,540	from 6,800	3.91	Check load →
SR5CrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x4	up to 9,800	up to 980	up to 16,000	from 1,430	from 7,000	3.91	Check load →
5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codes
SR · SR5 · LimitedDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2	up to 10,300	up to 1,030	up to 16,000	from 1,585	from 6,700	4.30	Check load →
SR · SR5 · Limited · TRD ProDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4	up to 10,000	up to 1,000	up to 16,000	from 1,485	from 6,900	4.30	Check load →
SR · SR5Double Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2	up to 10,300	up to 1,030	up to 16,000	from 1,585	from 6,700	4.30	Check load →
SR · SR5Double Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4	up to 10,000	up to 1,000	up to 16,000	from 1,485	from 6,900	4.30	Check load →
SR5 · Limited · Platinum · 1794 EditionCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x2	up to 10,100	up to 1,010	up to 16,000	from 1,540	from 6,800	4.30	Check load →
SR5 · Limited · Platinum · 1794 Edition · TRD ProCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x4	up to 9,800	up to 980	up to 16,000	from 1,430	from 7,000	4.30	Check load →
SR MostRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2	up to 10,500	up to 1,050	up to 16,000	2,060	7,000	4.30	Check load →
SRRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4	up to 10,200	up to 1,020	up to 16,000	1,985	7,200	4.30	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 Tundra Product Information · Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. / Toyota Motor North America

How Toyota rates towing: maximum V8 towing for the cab / drive column (per SAE J2807).

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.

2016 Toyota Tundra specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2016 Tundra belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Toyota Tundra XK50 (2007–2021): 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: 10,500 lb

SR Regular Cab 8.1-ft long bed 5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codes 4x2.

Best rating by engine

5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codesup to 10,500 lb
4.6L V8up to 10,300 lb

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

03 / By year

Tundra 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 2016 Tundra configuration tows the most?

The SR Regular Cab 8.1-ft long bed 5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codes 4x2, at 10,500 lb.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2016 Toyota Tundra?

Up to 1,050 lb for the SR Regular Cab 8.1-ft long bed 5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codes 4x2, as Toyota prints it. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2016 Toyota Tundra?

Up to 16,000 lb for the SR and SR5 Double Cab 6.5-ft bed 4.6L V8 4x2, as Toyota prints it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

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

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 12,000 lb; 2025, 12,000 lb; 2023–2024, 12,000 lb; 2022, 12,000 lb; 2021, up to 10,200 lb; 2020, up to 10,200 lb; 2019, up to 10,200 lb; 2018, up to 10,200 lb; 2017, up to 10,500 lb; 2016, up to 10,500 lb; 2015, up to 10,500 lb; 2014, up to 10,400 lb; 2013, up to 10,400 lb; 2012, up to 10,400 lb; 2011, up to 10,400 lb; 2010, up to 10,800 lb; 2008, 10,800 lb; 2007, 10,800 lb.

Does the engine change the 2016 Tundra’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: 5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codes, up to 10,500 lb; 4.6L V8, up to 10,300 lb.

What is the GVWR of the 2016 Toyota Tundra?

7,000–7,200 lb by configuration; the most is 7,200 lb, for the SR Regular Cab 8.1-ft long bed 5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codes 4x4. 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.