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2026 MINI Countryman towing capacity

The 2026 MINI Countryman tows 2,645 lbs to 3,500 lbs depending on how it's built. The top number needs the Countryman S ALL4.

✓ From The MINI Countryman Accessorized for the Outdoor Adventurist (U.S. press release, March 24, 2026), p. 4 ↗Checked 2026-09-2920262025

MINI Countryman
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3,500
Max towing, lbs
2,645
Lowest rating, lbs
2
Configurations
2
Model years

Your exact truck

Which Countryman is yours?

Engine?

Not sure? The label on your driver's door jamb and your window sticker list these.

So far

2,645 lbs – 3,500 lbs

2 configurations still match. Answer to narrow it down.

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Will it pull your trailer?

Use the trailer's GVWR (on its VIN sticker) if you don't know what it weighs loaded — the dry weight leaves out water, propane and gear.

Yes, in every configuration

Across all 2 configurations in the maker's guide.

▲ top rating 3,500 lbs

  • Tongue weight ≈ 190 lbs — 10% of the loaded trailer, the figure Ford's towing guide uses (no more than 200 lbs up to 2,000 lbs). It counts against your payload, together with passengers and cargo.
  • ✓ up to 90% of the rating · ! 90–100% (little room for cargo, hills, wind — common advice, not a MINI rule) · ✕ over the rating.

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Why the numbers differ

  • Engine choice moves the top rating from 2,645 lbs (Countryman SE ALL4) to 3,500 lbs (Countryman S ALL4).

  • Up 1 lbs from the 2025 model's top rating of 3,499 lbs.

In real life

What 3,500 lbs means in trailers

Ford's towing guide sorts trailers into four weight classes; the classes describe the trailer, so they apply to any tow vehicle. With the right configuration the Countryman reaches:

  1. Class I✓ Yes

    up to 2,000 lbs

    Small folding camping trailers and trailers for small boats, motorcycles and snowmobiles.

    2026 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide, p. 4 ↗

  2. Class II✓ Yes

    2,001–3,500 lbs

    Large folding camping trailers, single-axle, small- to medium-length (up to 18-ft.) trailers.

    2026 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide, p. 4 ↗

  3. Class III✕ No

    3,501–5,000 lbs

    Dual-axle or large single-axle travel trailers.

    2026 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide, p. 4 ↗

  4. Class IV✕ No

    over 5,000 lbs

    Largest travel and 5th-wheel trailers made for recreation.

    2026 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide, p. 4 ↗

Real trailers

Can the Countryman pull these?

10 heavier trailers the Countryman isn't rated for

Weights are what each trailer maker publishes (retrieved 2026-09-27). We compare the trailer's GVWR — the most it may weigh loaded — with each Countryman configuration's rating, and never a dry weight when a GVWR exists.

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Towing capacity by engine

Countryman S ALL43,500 lbs

1 configuration

Countryman SE ALL42,645 lbs

1 configuration

Orange = the range across that engine's configurations. Bars start at zero.

Fine print, made plain

What the rating assumes

Every rating assumes a 150-lb driver and passenger and no other cargo. Add people, gear or accessories and the trailer you can tow goes down by the same amount.

New to towing?

The five weights, in one picture

Tongue weightLoaded trailer weightPayloadGVWR: the loaded truckGCWR: truck + trailer together
Loaded trailer weight — must stay under the towing rating
The rating “It assumes a towing vehicle with any mandatory options, no cargo, tongue load of 10% (conventional trailer) or king pin weight of 15% (5th-wheel trailer), and driver and passenger (150 lbs. each).” Weight of additional options, passengers, cargo and hitch must be deducted from this weight. p. 7 ↗
Tongue weight — the part of the trailer pressing on the hitch
“For trailers up to 2,000 lbs., tongue load not to exceed 200 lbs. For conventional trailers over 2,000 lbs., tongue load is 10% of loaded trailer weight. For 5th-wheel trailers, king pin weight is 15% of loaded trailer weight.” p. 7 ↗
Payload — people and cargo the truck can carry
“Payload is the combined maximum allowable weight of cargo and passengers that the vehicle is designed to carry. It is the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating minus the Base Curb Weight.” And: “When towing, trailer tongue load or king pin weight is also part of the Cargo Weight.” p. 6 ↗
GVWR and GCWR — the two ceilings
“Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) is the maximum allowable weight of the fully-loaded vehicle (including passengers and cargo).” “Gross Vehicle Weight PLUS Loaded Trailer Weight EQUALS Gross Combination Weight (GCW) GCW must not exceed GCWR.” Your GVWR is on the label on the driver's door jamb. p. 6 ↗

From the maker's table

All 2 configurations

Conventional towing:
EngineMax trailerGCWRSource
Countryman S ALL43,5001not listedp. 4 ↗
Countryman SE ALL42,6451not listedp. 4 ↗
  1. When equipped with the factory-installed trailer hitch

Weights in lbs. “Not listed” means the maker printed no GCWR for that configuration — we don't estimate one.

Questions people ask

What is the towing capacity of the 2026 MINI Countryman?

From 2,645 lbs to 3,500 lbs, depending on engine, axle ratio, body and drive. The 3,500 lbs top rating is for the Countryman S ALL4 (When equipped with the factory-installed trailer hitch).

Does the 2026 MINI Countryman need a tow package?

MINI's guide lists no separate package requirement for this model.

How much tongue weight can the 2026 MINI Countryman handle?

Not listed in the maker's guide.

Citing these numbers?

Can Tow That. "2026 MINI Countryman Towing Capacity." From The MINI Countryman Accessorized for the Outdoor Adventurist (U.S. press release, March 24, 2026), PDF modified 2026-03-23; attachment to the release https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/detail/T0456559EN_US/the-mini-countryman-accessorized-for-the-outdoor-adventurist?language=en_US dated 2026-03-24. The release prints no model year; 2026 is the Countryman model year on sale at that date (MINI announced the 2027 model-year updates on 2026-03-31).. https://cantowthat.com/mini/countryman

Source: The MINI Countryman Accessorized for the Outdoor Adventurist (U.S. press release, March 24, 2026) (MINI USA (BMW of North America, LLC; BMW Group PressClub USA), PDF modified 2026-03-23; attachment to the release https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/detail/T0456559EN_US/the-mini-countryman-accessorized-for-the-outdoor-adventurist?language=en_US dated 2026-03-24. The release prints no model year; 2026 is the Countryman model year on sale at that date (MINI announced the 2027 model-year updates on 2026-03-31).; retrieved 2026-09-29). Page links open the PDF at the page each number is printed on.

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