BMW X3 Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a BMW X3 in Canada? Match the generation first. On this store we list CURT 13573 for 2004 through 2010, and CURT 13316 for 2011 through 2017. Both are Class 3 hitches with a 2 inch receiver, and both are in stock today. Newer X3 years after 2017 need an honest pause — CURT publishes a later card we do not list here yet. Wiring is thin on this shelf too, so we will say that plainly.

Built for Canadian X3 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. 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.

How to Select a Trailer Hitch

CURT · Hitch class basics

Why a 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 →

CURT Install Techniques

CURT · Hardware and method

General install habits. Finish with the instruction sheet for your exact year card — generations are not interchangeable.

Watch on YouTube →

Trailer Wiring Harness Basics

CURT · T-connector overview

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

CURT · Drop and rise

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 X3

CURT 13573 is the Class 3 hitch we list for first-generation X3 years 2004 through 2010. It uses a 2 inch receiver. Install is a professional-leaning job on that card, so budget time and a torque wrench rather than treating it like a ten-minute bolt-on.

CURT 13316 covers second-generation X3 years 2011 through 2017 on the product card, and it also lists matching X4 years. Same idea: Class 3, 2 inch receiver, vehicle-specific fit. Both hitches are active and in stock on Lots of Parts today.

For 2018 and newer X3 years, CURT publishes Class 3 card 13578 in its catalogue. We do not currently list 13578 on this store, so we are not inventing a product link. If your door sticker is 2018 or newer, ask support or use Shop by Vehicle rather than forcing 13316 onto a later bumper.

We do not list an X3-specific custom four-flat harness on this shelf today. Read the wiring guide and ask support instead of guessing with a universal converter. Hitch-side numbers still lose to BMW’s published tow and tongue limits for your trim.

In stock on this store CURT 13573 Class 3 hitch Listed for 2004 through 2010 BMW X3. 2 inch receiver. Free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts. In stock on this store CURT 13316 Class 3 hitch Listed for 2011 through 2017 BMW X3 on the card. 2 inch receiver. Confirm year before you buy.
Item Status on this store
CURT 13573 Active and in stock for 2004 through 2010 BMW X3. Linked above.
CURT 13316 Active and in stock for 2011 through 2017 BMW X3 on the product card. Linked above.
CURT 13578 Not listed here. CURT publishes it for later X3 years — we will not invent a cart link.
X3 trailer wiring Not listed as an X3-specific custom four-flat on this shelf today.
Year landers Live for 2004 through 2015, plus 2017. No 2016 lander, and no 2018 or newer landers on this store.

Jump to your X3 year

These are the BMW X3 hitch year pages we publish today. There is no 2016 lander, and nothing after 2017. Confirm the year on the product card before you buy.

Honest gaps and shopper notes

Generation

Two live hitch cards

13573 for early years, 13316 for 2011 through 2017. Do not mix them just because both say Class 3.

Later years

13578 catalogue gap

CURT’s later X3 card is real in the wider catalogue. It is simply not active on Lots of Parts in this pass.

Wiring

Harness not listed

Trailer lights still matter. Without an X3 custom four-flat on the shelf, ask support rather than splicing blind.

Ratings

Vehicle limit wins

Even with a Class 3 tube, BMW’s tow and tongue numbers for your trim still win — especially on M packages and hybrid notes.

Step 1Open your year

Use the landers above when they match your X3 door sticker.

Step 2Pick 13573 or 13316

Read the year list on the live product card before you add anything to the cart.

Step 3Plan wiring honestly

If we do not list an X3 harness, use the wiring guide or ask support.

Step 4Set the ball mount

Match a 2 inch shank and set drop so the trailer sits level on Canadian roads.

Related guides we do publish

What hitch classClass 3 context for crossovers Tongue weightKeep tongue load honest Wiring guideFour-flat basics while you wait Factory hitch: keep or replaceWhen the OEM receiver is enough Towing guides hubAll vehicle and topic guides

Shop CURT 13316

The 2011 through 2017 X3 Class 3 hitch we list today, with free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.

Open CURT 13316 →

Earlier X3? Open CURT 13573. Need class basics first? Start with what hitch class do I need.

Back to towing guides hub →

Lots of Parts · Canada BMW X3 hitch shopping help that links the Class 3 cards we stock, calls out the later-year catalogue gap, and admits the wiring shelf is thin. No fake reviews, no invented year landers.