Kerb weight vs max towing weight - braked

Like I said, if you want to know the kerbweight really accurately there's no alternative but to actually weigh the car because you won't find an accurate figure anywhere else.

I did find an accurate figure on Towcar.info and also on Caravan Talk but as you say Lutz the only way to be sure is usually to weigh the vehicle as it is difficult to know which of the many values for kerbweight is correct.

If you did find an accurate figure which actually corresponded to your particular car you were lucky and it was pure chance. It would be wrong to assume that Towcar.info, in general, have access to any accurate data.

Much my thoughts as well. 

If you search the web there are at least as many wrong answers as right ones. 

surely when a car comes of the line it has a kerbweight. then you fit a towbar at say 30/40kg so I would say the weight of the car has now changed and needs to be added to the first kerb weight. I took my car to local builders merchant last week and weighs 1970kg without me in it and a full tank. mass in service states 2006kg and hand book states 1875kg kerb weight. I am the only driver of the car so could add another 108kg to that.(yes I am a fatty) so with the wife as well makes the total 2153kg before loading up for a trip.

Yes, of course the car has a kerbweight when it comes off the line, but it's not documented anywhere.

It's rather unusual for the stated mass in service to be greater than kerbweight. There's obviously something wrong there because, taking differences in definition into account, that should never be the case. That the actual weight is more than any quoted kerbweight, however, is only to be expected.

Lutz, I agree. never get the same match with different websites. i'll take the mass in service that's on v5 as correct but even then they don't add the weight of the tow bar but then again not everybody tows.

Mass in service not only doesn't include a dealer-fitted towbar but also doesn't include any factory fitted options either, so using the V5c mass in service figure will always give you a conservative result.

Mercedes' weights/masses must be way out then as just about everything is an option

Having used our Insignia Estate as a tug for our Lunar Clubman for the last five years I would say it makes an ideal towcar. We have travelled to all four corners and never experienced any problems,it tows our 1500mtpl van with ease.