Dodge Caliber towing capacity
Cross-year towing decision tools for the Dodge Caliber. Use this page to find which years and configurations fit your trailer job; open a year page for an exact configuration Tow Check.
Figures reflect ratings currently represented in our dataset. Coverage can be partial for some years — confirm the door-jamb sticker and owner’s manual for any specific vehicle.
What are you trying to do?
Find a Dodge Caliber that can tow your trailer
Matches must clear the published trailer rating when known. Where payload exists, remaining payload must also stay non-negative after passengers, cargo and tongue weight.
Dodge Caliber towing history
Range chart of observed min–max towing ratings by year. Click a year to open its page.
Dodge Caliber towing capacity by year
Sorted newest-first below. Use the interactive tools above to filter by trailer weight or compare two years.
Some years have partial catalog coverage — highest figures are the highest ratings currently represented in our dataset, not a claim of absolute manufacturer completeness.
Dodge Caliber towing capacity ranges (dataset)
Observed minimum and maximum trailer ratings in our dataset for each model year. Values remain available without JavaScript; the interactive chart above enhances this view.
Which Dodge Caliber years can tow my trailer?
Compare Dodge Caliber model years
| 2011 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|
| Min towing | 1,000 lbs | 999 lbs |
| Max towing | 1,000 lbs | 1,000 lbs |
| Max payload | — | — |
| Configurations | 5 | 3 |
| Drivetrains | — | — |
| Cabs | — | — |
| Beds | — | — |
| Axles | 3.91, 4.12, 6.12 | 4.12, 6.12 |
| Engines | — | — |
- 2012 and 2011 share the same highest dataset towing rating (1,000 lbs).
Coverage warning: one or both years have partial catalog coverage, so differences may reflect dataset gaps rather than true product changes.
Browse Dodge Caliber configurations
Showing 26 results (capped at 50).
- 2012 SXT6.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2012 SXT4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2012 SE4.12 · Tow 999 lbsOpen year
- 2011 Express4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2011 Heat4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2011 Mainstreet6.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2011 Rush3.91 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2011 Uptown6.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2010 Express4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2010 Heat4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2010 Mainstreet6.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2010 Rush3.91 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2010 Uptown6.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2009 R/T3.91 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2009 SE4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2009 SRT44.06 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2009 SXT4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbsOpen year
- 2008 R/T6.12 · Tow 2,000 lbs · Payload 1,127 lbsOpen year
- 2008 R/T3.91 · Tow 1,000 lbs · Payload 1,279 lbsOpen year
- 2008 SE4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbs · Payload 1,469 lbsOpen year
- 2008 SRT44.06 · Tow 1,000 lbs · Payload 1,246 lbsOpen year
- 2008 SXT4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbs · Payload 1,396 lbsOpen year
- 2007 Base4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbs · Payload 1,469 lbsOpen year
- 2007 R/T6.12 · Tow 1,000 lbs · Payload 1,127 lbsOpen year
- 2007 R/T4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbs · Payload 1,279 lbsOpen year
- 2007 SXT4.12 · Tow 1,000 lbs · Payload 1,396 lbsOpen year
Dodge Caliber towing capacity by generation
Generation windows are reference metadata. Towing and payload figures are calculated only from years present in our dataset.
Dodge Caliber payload capacity by year
Payload includes passengers, cargo and trailer tongue weight. It is not the same limit as maximum trailer weight.
Some years have partial catalog coverage — highest figures are the highest ratings currently represented in our dataset, not a claim of absolute manufacturer completeness.
How Dodge Caliber towing capacity changed over time
Year-over-year changes of at least 400 lbs in the highest dataset rating:
Towing capacity is not the only limit
The usable towing limit can be lower than the headline trailer rating. Depending on the vehicle and hitch, these limits can all matter:
- Max trailer weight — published towing capacity for a configuration
- Payload — people, cargo, equipment and tongue weight on the tow vehicle
- GVWR — gross vehicle weight rating
- GCWR — gross combined weight rating
- GAWR — axle ratings (front/rear)
- Hitch rating — hitch and receiver limits
- Tongue weight — typically a fraction of trailer weight, counted against payload
Check an exact Dodge Caliber configuration · Jump to year selection
All Dodge Caliber model years
Open a year page to pick your exact configuration and run Tow Check.
Compare Dodge Caliber with another model
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