Amazon Says it doesnt fit this car. It does, did my research on the manufacturer website.Fits perfectly for my Mazda 3 gx (sport) hatchback

It takes A LOT of persuasion but it does fit on a Speed3. Overall it took about 2 hours with the first hour trying to figure out how to get it around the exhaust. Haven't really utilized it yet but seems like it'll be a super solid hitch.

Mine came with two fish wires included in the hardware. Best if you block the front tires and raise the rear of the vehicle to get better access. Can be done by one person if patient and careful not to push a bolt out of place before securing the nuts. So you know what you're in for, recommend watching the installation video on YouTube first.

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Fitted well good instructions no problems

Worked great. Installation was pretty straightforward, if a bit grimy.

Perfect fit on a 2013 Mazdaspeed 3 and works like a charm! The installation is much easier if two people do it. It's very hard to support the heavy hitch and align the bolts at the same time.

I've got a Speed 3 which this is supposed to fit. It does, but I can't see how you can get 4 of the bolts and plates through the subframe over a bump of metal inside the subframe on either side and get the bolts into the two holes toward the front of the car on either side. Unless I'm missing some rubber fingers which would be about the only way to do it. Getting the two bolts toward the back of the car was enough of a chore. Thankfully I don't plan on hauling anything but bikes so two bolts will suffice. Not sure if there is more space on a normal 3, but if there isn't it will be terribly tough.

Powder coated, looks nice, easy install. Product met my needs for a bike rack and a cargo carrier or if needed a small trailer to get stuff from the big bos stores.

I just installed this on my Mazda. All told, it took me around 75 minutes, and I had a tiny bit of help that was much appreciated. I didn't use ramps or jackstands or anything; I just laid on the ground under the car, and I had enough room to work.All the parts--6 nuts, 6 spacers (giant rectangular washers), 6 bolts, and 2 fishwires--are taped up around the hitch itself in the package. The idea here is to have the bolts and washers inside the frame of the vehicle, with bolts extending downward through the hitch mounting bracket, and the nuts come up from below to fasten. So you start by sending the fishwire through the bolt hole and out the access hole, and then you string the spacer in and thread the bolt onto the fishwire to pull both of them all the way through. Be sure to start with the bolt hole that's furthest toward the front of the vehicle, so you don't get in your own way later on. The access hole on the Mazda 3 frame is a large round hole on the side of the frame, so it's a bit tricky to get the fishwire out, but i was able to stick my finger through another hole on the frame to coax it through. The instructions say to kink the fishwire so the spacer can be pulled through apart from the bolt. This will save you some headache, because the 2 furthest-forward holes make you thread bolt & spacer through a smaller gap in the frame you won't be able to see, which is frustrating. Be sure to thread the bolt far enough onto the fishwire that it doesn't come loose while you're pulling it back through, because if you lose a bolt or spacer in the frame, you're gonna have a bad time. Also, be sure you use the proper bolt holes, because if you get it all set up and the bolt is in the wrong spot, it will be nearly impossible to fix. It took me just over 20 minutes to get all 6 bolts properly threaded.After the bolts are set, you need to detach 2 bolts that connect tabs from the bumper back to the car frame. This was problematic for me on my 2010, because the bolts were thoroughly rusted and one of them just broke off in my ratchet. Be warned--you may want to have spares at hand if the same happens to you. Then, you must simultaneously pull down on the bumper, pull back the tabs without breaking them, and maneuver the (rather heavy) hitch into position, which includes moving it around the exhaust pipes. This is the part where I had a bit of help. The trickiest part for me was on the right side around the exhaust pipe, so I worked that into place first. Next, I got the left side mostly aligned--the hitch was pointing down toward the ground at this point--and I had my helper pull the bumper & tabs down while I pushed the hitch up into position (it needs to go through the spot where you just detached the bolts).After the hitch was up and over, it was simply a matter of carefully pushing it up onto the bolts and threading the nuts onto them. Remember to be careful not to push your bolts all the way up into the frame at this point. After finger-tightening them, I used my ratchet & extension to secure them, which was slightly difficult on 2 of the 6 bolts which were partially obscured by the hitch frame. The next step is to replace the detached bolts, but I haven't done that yet since mine are rusted and broken. However, it doesn't appear that there will be too much movement in this part of the vehicle now that the hitch frame is there stabilizing things. I will still replace those bolts this weekend.All in all, the installation was not too painful, and the hitch itself looks great & works fine. I got this to carry skis or bikes (depending on season), which it is more than capable of doing. I'm very happy with it so far and can't wait to "test drive" the racks I bought along with it.

I got this for my 2012 Mazda 3 hatchback so I could carry a bike rack. It's somewhat of a pain to install by yourself but doable; I used my carjack to hold up one side. It's certainly a lot easier if you can get someone to help you hold the hitch in place while you tighten the bolts. The video they have on their website is also very helpful and clearly shows how to install it. You don't have to cut anything for this to fit. This model, the 11383, is for Mazda 3 hatchbacks and not sedans. Amazon claims that I should have gotten the 11393 but they're wrong. The 11393 is for the sedan and the 11383 is for the hatchback, according to their instructions.A word of caution: this sometimes scrapes the ground on my car. It can happen, for example, if you have a steep driveway that doesn't go down flush to the street. I'm not sure how to describe it better than that. I have to back into my driveway and pull out at a slight angle in order for it not to scrape the street. I don't blame the hitch, however. After all, it's not like I'm driving an SVU with tons of ground clearence.

Needed a hitch for a bike rack, and this one was perfect for my car (Mazda 3 Hatchback). It bolted right on without any special tools and has a nice finish that blends in well with the car when the rack is not attached.It arrived a day before the estimated arrival date and was packaged well and in perfect condition.Recommend both the hitch, and the seller!