How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Why a larger crossover often lands on a Class 3 card with a 2 inch receiver even when the door sticker keeps trailer weight modest.
Watch on YouTube →Volkswagen Touareg Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)
Shopping a trailer hitch for a Volkswagen Touareg in Canada? We prefer the Touareg path here because a live CURT hitch exists for the years we cover. CURT 13116 is an in-stock Class 3 hitch written for listed 2011 through 2017 Touareg years (the same card also covers listed Porsche Cayenne years). We publish hitch landers for 2011 through 2013 and 2015 through 2017 — there is no 2014 Touareg lander on this store. Newer VW shoppers looking at Atlas Cross Sport should open the Atlas guide instead of forcing this Touareg card.
Built for Canadian Touareg owners. Free shipping on CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts when the SKU is live on this store.
New to hitch shopping? Start with the
buying guide,
how to choose a hitch, and
what hitch class do I need.
Driving an Atlas instead?
Open the Atlas hitch guide.
Prefer the full index?
Open the towing guides hub.
Watch these CURT videos first
All four videos are from the official CURT YouTube channel (@curtmfg). Use them for class selection, install habits, wiring basics, and ball-mount height before you dig into the cards below.
If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.
CURT Install Techniques
General install habits. Finish with the instruction sheet for your exact year card — generations are not interchangeable.
Watch on YouTube →Trailer Wiring Harness Basics
Useful before you order a custom four-flat, or while you wait on a harness we do not stock for your year yet.
Watch on YouTube →Ball Mount and Trailer Ball
Published Class 3 cards here use a 2 inch opening. Match the shank to the tube you actually bolt on, then set drop so the trailer sits level.
Watch on YouTube →What we stock for the Touareg
CURT 13116 is the Class 3 hitch we list for Volkswagen Touareg years that CURT writes as 2011 through 2017, with a 2 inch receiver. The same product card also lists matching Porsche Cayenne years — read the application carefully if you are not in a Touareg. The hitch is active and in stock on Lots of Parts today.
We do not currently list a Touareg-specific custom four-flat on this shelf. If you need trailer lights, use the wiring guide and ask support rather than inventing a harness SKU. Atlas Cross Sport wiring on this store (CURT 56464) belongs on Atlas and listed Cross Sport years — not on a Touareg.
After the Touareg left the Canadian lineup, many shoppers moved to the Atlas family. That is a different vehicle with different hitch cards. Keep Touareg 13116 and Atlas 13366 apart.
In stock on this store
CURT 13116 Class 3 hitch
Listed for 2011 through 2017 Volkswagen Touareg and matching Cayenne years on the card. 2 inch receiver. Free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.
Different vehicle
Atlas hitch guide
Atlas and Cross Sport shopping lives on a separate guide with CURT 13366 and later wiring notes.
| Item | Status on this store |
|---|---|
| CURT 13116 Class 3 hitch | Active and in stock for listed 2011 through 2017 Touareg years (and matching Cayenne years on the card). 2 inch receiver. |
| Touareg trailer wiring | Not listed as a Touareg-specific custom harness on this shelf today. |
| Year landers | Live for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017. No 2014 Touareg lander. No 2018-and-newer Touareg landers. |
| Atlas and Cross Sport | Separate guide. Do not force CURT 13116 onto an Atlas Cross Sport. |
Jump to your Touareg year
- 2011 Volkswagen Touareg hitch
- 2012 Volkswagen Touareg hitch
- 2013 Volkswagen Touareg hitch
- 2015 Volkswagen Touareg hitch
- 2016 Volkswagen Touareg hitch
- 2017 Volkswagen Touareg hitch
These six landers are the Touareg hitch pages we publish today. There is no 2014 lander on this store.
Honest gaps and shopper notes
Hitch
13116 is the live card
For listed 2011 through 2017 Touareg years, this is the Class 3 receiver we stock. Confirm Cayenne notes only if that is your vehicle.
2014
Missing lander
We publish 2011 through 2013 and 2015 through 2017. If you have a 2014, ask support rather than inventing a year URL.
Wiring
Harness gap
No Touareg custom four-flat is listed here today. Atlas wiring SKUs are for Atlas-family years, not Touareg.
Ratings
Vehicle limit wins
Even with a Class 3 tube, Volkswagen’s tow and tongue numbers for your Touareg trim still win.
Step 1Open your year
Use the live Touareg landers above when they match your door sticker.
Step 2Confirm 13116
Read Touareg versus Cayenne coverage on the CURT 13116 card.
Step 3Plan wiring honestly
If we do not list a Touareg harness, ask support rather than borrowing Atlas wiring.
Step 4Atlas shoppers leave here
Cross Sport and later Atlas years belong on the Atlas guide.
Related guides we do publish
Atlas hitch guideAtlas and Cross Sport path
Tiguan hitch guideAnother VW crossover path
What hitch classClass 3 context for SUVs
Factory hitch: keep or replaceWhen the OEM receiver is enough
Towing guides hubAll vehicle and topic guides
Shop CURT 13116
The Touareg Class 3 hitch we actually list today, with free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.
Open CURT 13116 →Driving an Atlas or Atlas Cross Sport? Open the Atlas hitch buyer’s guide instead of this Touareg card.
Lots of Parts · Canada Volkswagen Touareg hitch shopping help that links the Class 3 hitch we stock, admits the 2014 lander and wiring gaps, and steers Atlas Cross Sport shoppers to the Atlas guide. No fake reviews, no invented year pages.
