Basically, yes, the carrier is very stable and the bars are long enough. But it depends on the car or the design of the tailgate: The straps must not be attached to glass or a plastic spoiler. In addition, the licence plate and lights will no longer be sufficiently visible on most cars (in contrast to the product picture where everything is installed at the very bottom of the bumper...). We therefore sold ours again and bought a Thule Backpac. Even better would be an AHK carrier...