How much can a 2026 Ford Maverick tow?

2,000 lb as standard, in FWD or AWD, hybrid or 2.0L EcoBoost. With AWD and the 4K Tow Package (53Q) it is rated 4,000 lb. Ford's spec sheet keeps the Tremor and Lobo at 2,000 lb.

What is the towing capacity of the Maverick Hybrid?

2,000 lb FWD, 2,000 lb AWD without the package, and 4,000 lb with AWD and the 4K Tow Package. The hybrid's GCWR is 6,090 lb (FWD), 6,315 lb (AWD) or 8,315 lb (AWD with 53Q).

What is the payload capacity of a 2026 Ford Maverick?

Up to 1,500 lb: hybrid FWD 1,500 lb, hybrid AWD 1,400 lb, 2.0L FWD and AWD 1,500 lb, Tremor 1,140 lb, Lobo 1,045 lb. Check the door jamb label for your truck.

What is the Maverick's tongue weight limit and hitch class?

The factory hitch receiver in the 4K Tow Package is Class III and rated 4,000 lb with a 400 lb maximum tongue load. Tongue weight counts against payload.

Does the Maverick have a trailer brake controller?

Ford lists a trailer brake controller as included in the 4K Tow Package (53Q).

Can you flat tow a Ford Maverick?

Ford's 2026 four-wheel-down chart says yes for the Maverick Hybrid and Maverick Hybrid 4x4, and no for the gas Maverick. Ford's tow-dolly chart lists both the Maverick and the Maverick Hybrid as dolly-towable. For the hybrid Ford gives a 70 mph maximum and Neutral Tow mode.

2026 Ford Maverick Towing Capacity Chart, Payload and GCWR

How much can the 2026 Ford Maverick tow?

4,000 lb Max conventional towing (1,814 kg)

Not published Max fifth wheel or gooseneck

1,500 lb Max payload (680 kg)

400 lb Max conventional tongue load (181 kg)

Ford rates the 2026 Ford Maverick to tow up to 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) on a ball hitch in one configuration: 2.5L I4 Hybrid, SuperCrew, AWD, 3.37 axle, at 8,315 lb GCWR, with 4K Tow Package (53Q). Source: Ford, 2026 RV & Trailer Towing Guide, Maverick trailer towing selector, PDF p. 28. Maximum payload is 1,500 lb (680 kg) (Ford, 2026 RV & Trailer Towing Guide, Maverick trailer towing selector, PDF p. 28). The highest conventional tongue load Ford publishes is 400 lb (181 kg) (Ford, 2026 RV & Trailer Towing Guide, Maverick trailer towing selector, PDF p. 28).

A maximum is one truck, not yours. The rating that applies is the one for your exact cab, bed, engine, drive, axle and packages, and it is printed on the labels in the driver's door opening. Find your row in the table below, then check payload and GCWR as well: a truck often runs out of payload before it reaches its tow rating.

2026 Ford Maverick towing capacity chart

Conventional (ball hitch) ratings, one row per configuration Ford prints, grouped where the guide repeats a figure. Pounds are Ford's figures; kilograms are converted from them.

2026 Ford Maverick: maximum loaded trailer weight by configuration, conventional hitch
Configuration	Axle	GCWR	Max trailer	Needs	Source
2.5L I4 Hybrid, SuperCrew, FWD	3.37	6,090 lb2,762 kg	2,000 lb 907 kg	No package listed for 2,000 lb	Ford, PDF p. 28
2.5L I4 Hybrid, SuperCrew, AWD	3.37	6,315 lb2,864 kg	2,000 lb 907 kg	No package listed for 2,000 lb	Ford, PDF p. 28
2.5L I4 Hybrid, SuperCrew, AWD	3.37	8,315 lb3,772 kg	4,000 lb 1,814 kg	4K Tow Package (53Q)	Ford, PDF p. 28
2.0L EcoBoost I4, SuperCrew, FWD	3.81	5,945 lb2,697 kg	2,000 lb 907 kg	No package listed for 2,000 lb	Ford, PDF p. 28
2.0L EcoBoost I4, SuperCrew, AWD (first of two 2,000 lb lines)	3.81	6,130 lb2,781 kg	2,000 lb 907 kg	No package listed for 2,000 lb	Ford, PDF p. 28
2.0L EcoBoost I4, SuperCrew, AWD (second of two 2,000 lb lines)	3.81	6,255 lb2,837 kg	2,000 lb 907 kg	No package listed for 2,000 lb	Ford, PDF p. 28
2.0L EcoBoost I4, SuperCrew, AWD	3.81	8,130 lb3,688 kg	4,000 lb 1,814 kg	4K Tow Package (53Q)	Ford, PDF p. 28

What the Maverick needs to tow its rating

These come from Ford's own documents, cited in the sources below.

Ford: trailers over 2,000 lb need the 4K Tow Package (53Q), and Ford says the New Vehicle Limited Warranty may be voided if you tow without it.
The 4,000 lb rating needs AWD as well as the 4K Tow Package; every FWD Maverick is rated 2,000 lb.
The factory Class III hitch receiver comes in the 4K Tow Package and is rated 4,000 lb weight-carrying with a 400 lb maximum tongue load. Its capacity is also on a label on the receiver.
The 4K Tow Package also adds a trailer brake controller, an upgraded cooling fan, an auxiliary transmission oil cooler (hybrid) and a radiator upgrade (2.0L gas), per Ford's package chart.
Combined weight of the truck and trailer cannot exceed the listed GCWR.
Frontal area limit: 29 sq ft without the 4K Tow Package and 40 sq ft with it. Ford rates Maverick with the SAE J2807 method.
Ford's spec sheet lists Tremor and Lobo at 2,000 lb, with maximum payload of 1,140 lb (Tremor) and 1,045 lb (Lobo).

Payload, tongue weight and GCWR: the limits you hit first

Our guidance, not a rule. This is how the ratings above fit together, not a figure from Ford.

The tow rating is only one of five limits. The trailer's tongue weight sits on the truck, so it comes out of payload along with every passenger and everything in the bed, and it loads the rear axle. The truck and trailer together must stay under GCWR. A truck with a big crew and a full bed can reach its payload or GCWR with a trailer well under its tow rating. Run your own numbers in Can I tow this?, which checks all three at once and names the one you hit first, or work through them one at a time with the payload calculator and the tongue weight calculator.

2026 Ford Maverick towing capacity in Canada

Not verified against a Ford Canada document for 2026; the figures above are Ford's US towing guide and US specifications.

On a Canadian truck the certification label gives GVWR in kilograms, labelled both GVWR and PNBV (Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038), s. 6(1)(e)(i)). The figures to trust are the ones on your own door opening.

Check your own Maverick

Towing capacity by VIN: what a VIN decode tells you, and where your real rating is printed.
Can I tow this?: payload, tongue weight and GCWR checked together for your truck and trailer.
Payload calculator: what is left on your sticker after people, gear and the tongue.
Tongue weight calculator: the target tongue weight for your trailer.
Hitch class finder: which receiver class covers your trailer and tongue weight.
Towing capacity by vehicle: every truck and SUV we have a page for.

Sources

Every document below was opened and read on the date shown. Ratings are the maker's; we have not tested them.

Ford, 2026 RV & Trailer Towing Guide, Maverick trailer towing selector, PDF p. 28: 2026 Maverick SuperCrew. 2.5L I4 Hybrid, 3.37 axle: FWD GCWR 6,090 lb, 2,000 lb; AWD GCWR 6,315 lb, 2,000 lb; AWD GCWR 8,315 lb, 4,000 lb with the 4K Tow Package (53Q). 2.0L EcoBoost I4, 3.81: FWD GCWR 5,945 lb, 2,000 lb; AWD GCWR 6,130 and 6,255 lb, 2,000 lb; AWD GCWR 8,130 lb, 4,000 lb with 53Q. Trailers over 2,000 lb need 53Q. Hitch receiver (Class III, in 53Q): 4,000 lb weight-carrying and 400 lb tongue. Frontal area 29 sq ft without 53Q, 40 sq ft with it. Calculated with SAE J2807. Quoted: "Requires 4K Tow Package (53Q)." Checked 2026-10-24.
Ford, 2026 Maverick Truck Technical Specifications (7/20/26 v. 1.2), Weights, PDF p. 5: Maximum payload: 2.5L Hybrid FWD 1,500 lb, Hybrid AWD 1,400 lb, 2.0L EcoBoost FWD 1,500 lb, 2.0L AWD 1,500 lb, Tremor AWD 1,140 lb, Lobo AWD 1,045 lb. Maximum towing (standard/optional): 2,000 lb on all six; 4,000 lb optional on Hybrid AWD and 2.0L AWD with the 4K Tow Package. Tremor and Lobo 2,000 lb. Quoted: "Requires extra-cost 4K Tow Package (53Q)." Checked 2026-10-24.
Ford, 2026 RV & Trailer Towing Guide, Towing a Ford Vehicle: Four-Wheel-Down Towing, PDF p. 48: Ford's 2026 four-wheel-down (flat tow) chart. Yes: Bronco (automatic and manual), Escape Hybrid, Escape Plug-in Hybrid, Expedition and Expedition MAX 4x4, Maverick Hybrid and Maverick Hybrid 4x4, Ranger 4x4, F-150 4x4, F-150 Raptor 4x4, F-250 to F-600 Super Duty 4x4. No: Mustang, E-Transit, Bronco Sport, Escape (gas), Explorer, Expedition 4x2, Maverick (gas), Ranger 4x2, F-150 4x2, Super Duty 4x2, Transit, E-Series. Footnotes: hybrid transmission maximum speed 70 mph and select Neutral Tow mode; on some models start the engine and let it run a few minutes at the start of each day and every six hours or fewer, shifting D then R then N; 4x4s need the transfer case in neutral and a 2-speed transfer case. Ford adds that towed vehicles, or dollies or trailers carrying them, should have a separate functional brake system, and that aftermarket kits to flat tow an automatic may void the warranty. Quoted: "The chart on this page shows which car, truck and SUV models can be towed with all four wheels down." Checked 2026-10-24.
Ford, 2026 RV & Trailer Towing Guide, Tow-Dolly Flexibility, PDF p. 49: Ford's 2026 tow-dolly chart: Yes only for front-wheel-drive Escape, Escape Hybrid, Escape Plug-in Hybrid, Maverick and Maverick Hybrid. Every rear-wheel-drive and AWD/4WD Ford listed is No, including Mustang, Mustang Mach-E, Bronco, Bronco Sport, Explorer, Expedition, Ranger, F-150, Super Duty and Transit. A dolly lifts the front drive wheels and leaves the rear two on the ground. Quoted: "AWD/4WD vehicles cannot be towed with 2 wheels lifted off the ground." Checked 2026-10-24.