Tow Chart

2016 GMC Terrain towing capacity

Up to 3,500 lbs with a conventional ball hitch. That rating is for this configuration: TERRAIN FWD, 3.6L V-6, FWD, 2.77 axle. The lowest-rated configuration in the same tables is 1,500 lbs, so the answer for your vehicle depends on how it is equipped.

Highest published rating3,500 lbsConventional (ball hitch). Lowest in the same tables: 1,500 lbs.

The top figure belongs to one specific build. Find the row that matches your engine, cab, drive and axle, and check the label on your driver's door jamb. Passengers and cargo in the truck come off what you can tow.

2016 GMC Terrain towing capacity by engine

The highest rating published for each engine. Pick a figure to see every configuration behind it.

EngineConventionalConfigurations
3.6L V-63,500 lbs2
2.4L I-41,500 lbs2

2016 GMC Terrain towing capacity chart

All 4 configurations in the source, by hitch type and engine, highest rating first. Each row links to the page it is printed on.

Conventional (ball hitch)

2016 GMC Terrain 3.6L V-6 towing capacity, conventional hitch
ConfigurationDriveAxleMax trailerNeedsSource
TERRAIN FWDtable does not name the hitch; its notes give trailer tongue weight limits and weight-distributing hitch guidance (conventional hitch) and no fifth-wheel rating is givenFWD2.773,500 lbsp. 17
TERRAIN AWDtable does not name the hitch; its notes give trailer tongue weight limits and weight-distributing hitch guidance (conventional hitch) and no fifth-wheel rating is givenAWD3.393,500 lbsp. 17
2016 GMC Terrain 2.4L I-4 towing capacity, conventional hitch
ConfigurationDriveAxleMax trailerNeedsSource
TERRAIN FWDtable does not name the hitch; its notes give trailer tongue weight limits and weight-distributing hitch guidance (conventional hitch) and no fifth-wheel rating is givenFWD3.231,500 lbsp. 17
TERRAIN AWDtable does not name the hitch; its notes give trailer tongue weight limits and weight-distributing hitch guidance (conventional hitch) and no fifth-wheel rating is givenAWD3.531,500 lbsp. 17

Common questions

Which 2016 GMC Terrain engine tows the most?

3.6L V-6, at up to 3,500 lbs. Next is 2.4L I-4 at up to 1,500 lbs.

Where do these numbers come from?

From 2016 GMC Trailering Guide. Each row in the tables above links to the document and gives the page the figure is printed on.

Towing equipment for the 2016 GMC Terrain

Parts sold to fit this vehicle. Fitting one does not raise a rating, and the tables above say what each rating needs.

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Where these numbers come from

Page numbers count pages in the linked file, which can differ from the number printed in the corner. Report a number that looks wrong.

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