It's not that easy on my 2015 Mazda 3 either, but from what I've read you just need to pop out the inner wheelwell lining to get to them. Not super-easy, but n

It's not that easy on my 2015 Mazda 3 either, but from what I've read you just need to pop out the inner wheelwell lining to get to them. Not super-easy, but not too terribly horrible. Mine has HIDs so the bulbs shouldn't need replacing any time soon. My wife's 2005 Volvo S40 has really easy-change bulbs though: they look impossible to get to, but the trick is that you slide a metal clip up, and then the entire headlight assembly slides right out. Modern cars can be very DIY friendly when carmakers design them that way.