The Fiat Scudo has a towing capacity of up 2,500kg or 2.5-tonnes, which is the total towing capacity for a braked trailer on the latest van.
The Fiat Scudo can also tow an unbraked trailer of up to 750kg.
The Scudo name has been around for a while, but the latest version shares its design with other Stellantis vans. As such it has been designed for the needs of the medium van sector where the Scudo towing capacity is above average for a mid-sized van.
Previous versions, which has also seen the van take the name Fiat Talento when built by Renault, were only capable of towing up to 2000kg.
The newest model Scudo, however, can tow an improved 2,500kg. That makes the towing capacity of the Fiat Scudo better than much of the competition. It does, of course have the same as the Vauxhall Vivaro towing capacity and the other Peugeot Expert and Citroen Dispatch models.
If you need to tow even larger items look at our best vans for towing guide, and consider something bigger that has the towing capacity of a Sprinter van, or even a pick-up truck.
Towing also requires power, so if you want a Scudo van that is any good for towing it will also depend on the model and engine you buy.
All Scudo vans have the same towing capacity of 2.5-tonnes, and this doesn't change based on the engine, but because there are 125hp and 145hp variants if you want to tow a full trailer using the Scudo our recommendation would be for the more powerful model.
Unfortunatley we can't just tell you the Scudo can tow 2.5-tonnes and finish the article there. That's because there's the overall weight of the vehicle to also consider. This is known as the gross combination weight (GCW) or gross train weight (GTW).
It's the weight of the vehicle, plus any load in the cargo area, as well as the weight of the thing that you are towing.
Combined these make up the whole Fiat Scudo towing limit.
Thankfully Fiat has made everyone's lives a lot easier by rating all of their double cab variants to have a gross combination weight (GCW) of 5.6-tonnes or 5600kg.
Becuase the gross vehicle weight (GVW) - weight of the van plus the maximum payload - can only be no greater than 3.1-tonnes, adding on the 2.5-tonnes possible for the weight of the trailer as well as the Fiat Scudo payload means that you won’t fall foul of exceeding the combined weights of the van and trailer, even if you had a completely full loadspace.
But with every rule comes an exception. That's because if your Scudo van has the 1.5-litre engine, it has a lower gross vehicle weight than the others of 2830kg.
It's not a big deal, but that does mean you will have to be more cautious with the amount of payload you put in the back of the van so as not to exceed the overall totals.
If in doubt, check the vehicle plates. These are either a small metal plate or a sticker. You'll usually find them inside one of the door shuts or under the bonnet.
Fiat Scudos do not come with a towbar as standard. But before you go running to the aftermarket accessories catalogue, they can be had as a factory spec item, and as a main dealer retrofit item.
The ball and hook tow bar adds a 13-pin connector plug for the wiring up of a towing bar on the Scudo and will cost around £700 for the Scudo towbar.
Are you stuck somewhere? We hope not. But if you are and you need to tow a Scudo you’ll need to find the towing eye under the front bumper. It sits off to the side of the main chassis arm.
Get under the front of the van to get a clear look at its, as it's quite tricky to find just by touch. Once hooked up to whatever is going to tow you out you'll need to take it gentle in order to not cause any damage to the van's bumper when towing the Scudo.
