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Kia K5 towing capacity

Cross-year towing decision tools for the Kia K5. Use this page to find which years and configurations fit your trailer job; open a year page for an exact configuration Tow Check.

Years covered2 (2021–2022)
Configurations14
Highest rating in our dataset999 lbs
Highest payload in our dataset1,239 lbs

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 Kia K5 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.

Kia K5 towing history

Range chart of observed min–max towing ratings by year. Click a year to open its page.

Kia K5 towing capacity by year

Sorted newest-first below. Use the interactive tools above to filter by trailer weight or compare two years.

YearMinimum ratingMaximum ratingMax payloadConfigurationsExplore
2022999 lbs999 lbs7Open year
2021999 lbs999 lbs1,239 lbs7Open year

Some years have partial catalog coverage — highest figures are the highest ratings currently represented in our dataset, not a claim of absolute manufacturer completeness.

Kia K5 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 Kia K5 years can tow my trailer?

Compare Kia K5 model years

20212022
Min towing999 lbs999 lbs
Max towing999 lbs999 lbs
Max payload1,239 lbs
Configurations77
Drivetrains
Cabs
Beds
Axles2.94, 3.37, 3.512.94, 3.37, 3.51
Engines1.6 liters I-4, 2.5 liters I-41.6 liters I-4, 2.5 liters I-4
  • 2022 and 2021 share the same highest dataset towing rating (999 lbs).

Coverage warning: one or both years have partial catalog coverage, so differences may reflect dataset gaps rather than true product changes.

Browse Kia K5 configurations

Showing 14 results (capped at 50).

  • 2022 EX1.6 liters I-4 · 3.37 · Tow 999 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 GT2.5 liters I-4 · 2.94 · Tow 999 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 GT-Line1.6 liters I-4 · 3.51 · Tow 999 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 GT-Line1.6 liters I-4 · 3.37 · Tow 999 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 LX1.6 liters I-4 · 3.37 · Tow 999 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 LXS1.6 liters I-4 · 3.51 · Tow 999 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 LXS1.6 liters I-4 · 3.37 · Tow 999 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 EX1.6 liters I-4 · 3.37 · Tow 999 lbs · Payload 1,126 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 GT2.5 liters I-4 · 2.94 · Tow 999 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 GT-Line1.6 liters I-4 · 3.51 · Tow 999 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 GT-Line1.6 liters I-4 · 3.37 · Tow 999 lbs · Payload 1,126 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 LX1.6 liters I-4 · 3.37 · Tow 999 lbs · Payload 1,239 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 LXS1.6 liters I-4 · 3.51 · Tow 999 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 LXS1.6 liters I-4 · 3.37 · Tow 999 lbs · Payload 1,206 lbs
    Open year

Kia K5 towing capacity by generation

Generation windows are reference metadata. Towing and payload figures are calculated only from years present in our dataset.

GenerationYears (catalog)Years in datasetTowing rangeHighest towingHighest payloadConfigs
2020s202020292021, 2022999 lbs999 lbs1,239 lbs14

Kia K5 payload capacity by year

Payload includes passengers, cargo and trailer tongue weight. It is not the same limit as maximum trailer weight.

YearMinimum payloadMaximum payloadConfigurations with payload dataExplore
20211,126 lbs1,239 lbs4Open year

Some years have partial catalog coverage — highest figures are the highest ratings currently represented in our dataset, not a claim of absolute manufacturer completeness.

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 Kia K5 configuration · Jump to year selection

All Kia K5 model years

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