Land Rover Defender towing capacity
Cross-year towing decision tools for the Land Rover Defender. 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.
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Land Rover Defender towing capacity by generation
Generation windows are reference metadata. Towing and payload figures are calculated only from years present in our dataset.
No generation grouping available for this model yet.
Land Rover Defender payload capacity by year
Payload includes passengers, cargo and trailer tongue weight. It is not the same limit as maximum trailer weight.
| Year | Minimum payload | Maximum payload | Configurations with payload data | Explore |
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Values are calculated from configurations currently in our dataset.
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 Land Rover Defender configuration · Jump to year selection
All Land Rover Defender model years
Open a year page to pick your exact configuration and run Tow Check.
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