Honda Passport Towing Capacity

What lowers your Passport's real towing limit

• Every 2026 Passport is AWD and rated 5,000 lbs; Honda notes towing requires accessory towing equipment.
• For 2026 the Class III trailer hitch with harness is included on the RTL Towing and all TrailSport trims, but not on the base RTL or RTL Blackout.
• From 2019 to 2022, 2WD (front-drive) Passports were rated 3,500 lbs versus 5,000 lbs for AWD.
• Honda's 2019–2021 spec sheets specify the Honda accessory towing kit, trailer harness and hitch ball for the rated capacity.

The maximum rating assumes a specific, lightly loaded configuration. Three other limits apply on every tow, and the first one you hit is your real limit:

• Payload. Passengers, cargo, accessories and the trailer's tongue weight all count against payload. The payload figure on your door-jamb Tire and Loading Information placard is the one for your exact vehicle.
• Tongue weight. A conventional trailer typically puts 10–15% of its weight on the hitch, so a 5,000-lb trailer adds roughly 500–750 lbs to the truck or SUV. The hitch receiver has its own tongue-weight limit, printed on the receiver label.
• GCWR. The gross combined weight rating caps the loaded vehicle plus the loaded trailer. Every pound of passengers and cargo added to the vehicle comes off the trailer weight you can pull at GCWR.

Always stay within the lowest of these limits for your specific vehicle.