Best carseat on Reddit
216 reviews from r/beyondthebump, r/Parenting, r/BabyBumps and 23 more subreddits
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#1
Graco
4.5
(56)
"10/10 recommend as they are narrow, safe, and gives the kid room to grow without needing a new car seat every year."
"I recently used the Graco Extend2Fit for my daughter, and it’s been fantastic!"
"I like our Graco Extend2fit."
"We have the graco turn2me and love it!! Just bought another one for our second kid."
"We have the graco turn2me and love it!! Just bought another one for our second kid."
"The 4Ever is a very compact seat and is one of the top recommended by CPSTs."
"It gets down to -35C during the worst cold snaps and have never had an issue tightening the straps"
"The two main ones I've had recommended to me are the Graco extend 2 fit and the 4 ever."
"Is the one I keep seeing recommended and I just got it during the prime sale for under $230."
"That was the one they all went with and apparently it usually goes on sale for Black Friday."
#2
Cosco
4.2
(24)
"The most popular is the Cosco Scenera, I bought the Maxi Cosi Romi which is the exact same seat but with more padding."
"We recently used the same one others are recommending, the Cosco. You can literally carry it around the airport with one finger."
"We use the Cosco Scenera and have not had any issues with it yet."
"Cosco Scenera is really easy to install by either anchor strap or seatbelt."
"The Cosco is the canonical answer."
"It's like $70 at Target, usually on sale. also one-piece like the Scenera, easy to clean."
"The Cosco kids scenera is the usual recommendation you’ll see for travel."
"You should absolutely use it on the plane."
"If you're ready for her to be forward-facing, the Cosco Finale is a good minimalist/travel seat."
"If you liked the Scenera then I’d just go for the Cosco Finale."
#3
Nuna
4.5
(20)
"After that I love nuna car seats and bob/thule strollers."
"My son has low muscle tone and we have the nuna rava, he liked that WAY more than his infant seat."
"We decided to go with the nuna rx car seat and the nuna tavo next stroller."
"I personally went with Nuna but while I was figuring out which I wanted."
"I can install it safely in literally 60 seconds."
"I love our nuna rava."
"Love my Nuna stroller and car seat."
"Nuna rava"
"I got the Nuna Rava and I’m seriously obsessed with it!"
"Nuna rava I’ve been using it since 2 months old."
#4
Britax
4.3
(19)
"Britax for sure. I absolutely hate the straps on the Graco car seat I had."
"Britax over graco all day."
"We have a Britax Poplar for my son (18m) and absolutely love it."
"Britax has the highest limit available and is incredibly easy to install."
"Britax click tight are really easy to install and very safe."
"We have Britax (I think it’s Grow with you) Otto (flame retardant free) safe wash."
"We have a Britax Clicktight convertible car seat. They are kind of pricey but well worth it."
"Yeah if you’re set on only buying one and you have to move it a lot, the britax click tight is the one you want."
"It’s the Britax Boulevard clicktight."
"I got a britax with clicktight."
#5
Evenflo
4.6
(17)
"Honestly we like the Evenflo better."
"Is the best"
"I love it."
"I will however be buying the evenflo one again."
"Another vote for vendor evenflo 360."
"I much prefer it."
"I begrudgingly got the EvenFlo and haven't looked back."
"I prefer the E2F use wise and it's has the higher max for rear facing."
"I have the Evenflo Revolve 360 and I love it as a car seat."
"We have the Evenflo pivot xpand travel system and we really like it."
#6
Chicco
4.6
(14)
"Try checking [CHICCO] siguradong matibay para sa baby mo ito rin binili ng kumare ko para sa 2 baby nya"
"We have a chicco360 and love it."
"I second the Chicco brand. We're using one of that brand booster seats for my daughter."
"The Chicco Keyfit line always gets great safety reviews."
"We have a Chico NextFit Zip and I love it for messes."
"Super easy to install and adjust and no flame retardants."
"Chicco all the way."
"We love our Chicco bravo travel system!"
"We love our Chicco Corso Primo travel system."
"We liked the Chico seats, you can order extra covers online too."
#7
Diono
4.6
(9)
"We have the diono and love them. They are slim but long."
"I prefer to choose fully convertible car seats from birth (diono)."
"Was the smallest (really good safety reviews too) convertible car seat I was able to find."
"Is well recommended!"
"We've been happy with the Diono Ranier."
"I have the diono 3qxrt in all of our cars and they fit fine!"
"Diono make slim rear facing convertible seats that can be used earlier depending on the baby’s weight."
"Diono! (The 3 across I believe called the 3R)"
"Dionos are known as the slimmest I think."
#8
Cybex
4.7
(6)
"We have the cybex sirona s (yes it is rotating) and has a load leg."
"I have the cybex Sirona S and I love it."
"Both car seats are fab, really easy to get my daughter in and out."
"I have the Cybex Cloud. Newborn - 16 months."
"We use the cybex sirona s in our car and the revolve 360 in mil’s car."
"The easiest for me is cybex eternis. It is wide though, so if you plan to have three across at any point I don’t think it’ll work unless you have a large car."
#9
Doona
4.3
(6)
"We only have the Doona but I can’t imagine anything better for travel and city living."
"Dude, take the Doona. The fact it’s all in one is so much easier than a huge stroller."
"98% recommend the Doona."
"Leaning towards Doona."
"We live in the city without a car and went with the Doona for this reason."
"We really liked our Doona for the first 10 months."
#10
WAYB
4.4
(5)
"We really liked the WayB pico which allows earlier forward facing"
"Cannot recommend it enough."
"We use the WAYB carseat now for our 2 year old. It is incredible for easy installation."
"They highly recommended the Pico."
"A friend of mine had the wayb pico. As long as you use it correctly, child is safe!"
#11
Joie
4.4
(5)
"Joie are a great seat."
"My daughter finds it really comfy and frequently falls asleep in it."
"We have a Joie 360. Love it!"
"I think it sounds like the joie might be most popular?"
"Joie have a good reputation (IMO) and particularly the older children ones."
#12
Uppababy
4.8
(4)
"It’s highly rated for newborns and easily attaches to strollers."
"UppaBaby is amazing! Worth every penny."
"We got the Uppababy travel system and are so excited about it."
"Love the design, colors and functionality."
#13
Clek
4.3
(3)
"We have and love the Fllo."
"I have a Clek Fllo in my tiny Kia Rio and it fits front-to-back wise."
"My very long toddler loves sitting in the Clek Foonf."
#14
Safety 1st
4.3
(3)
"The best one I found was the 'Safety 1st Giro-360'"
"The one we ended up going with was the Safety 1st Grow and Go Extend N Ride as our 'lifetime' seat."
"We use the Safety 1st grow-and-go, which is good for planes."
#15
Baby Jogger
5.0
(2)
"We have the Baby Jogger City Turn and really love it."
"I *love* my swivel car seat—I have a Baby Jogger City Turn."
#16
Uppababy Mesa Max
5.0
(2)
"Uppababy Mesa Max and a Cruz or Vista."
"Super easy to take in and out from the car and stroller."
#17
Uppababy Mesa
4.5
(2)
"Also coming to recommend the Uppababy Cruz/vista stroller and the Uppababy Mesa car seat!"
"I had no issues with the fit of it in my car."
#18
Chicco KeyFit
4.0
(2)
"We loved our Chicco Keyfit but I think it's often more helpful to figure out what stroller you want."
"Most car seats (if not all) can be used without the base."
#19
Graco 4Ever
4.0
(2)
"I’m a big Graco fan. I think every major baby item I own is Graco."
"We used a Graco 4Ever in my 2017 hatch."
#20
Clek Fllo
3.0
(2)
"We have the Clek Fllo in wool and really like it as a car seat"
"Clek Fllo is very wide front to back- I don’t recommend it."
#21
Maxi Cosi
3.0
(2)
"We used a Maxi Cosi Pria 70 which fit rear facing, but it was tight."
"Probably the worst named child seat but we've used it for two kids now."
#22
Clek Liing
5.0
(1)
"Can be used with an adapter with most strollers."
#23
Peg Perego Primo Viaggio Nido
5.0
(1)
"It looks sleeker than the Uppababy Vista which was our other contender."
#24
Nuna Pipa
5.0
(1)
"I like my Nuna Pipa car seat a lot."
#25
Harmony
4.0
(1)
"Harmony defender is similar, slightly more expensive."
#26
Britax One4Life
4.0
(1)
"It is kind of pricey, but a really good car seat"
#27
Cosatto All-in-All Rotate
4.0
(1)
"She uses the Cosatto All-in-all rotate."
#28
Graco Convertible Seats
4.0
(1)
"I feel like the graco convertible seats are pretty easy to switch between cars."
#29
Rava
4.0
(1)
"Definitely Rava for most compact for legroom."
#30
RideSafer
4.0
(1)
"What about the Ride Safer travel vest? It seems a bit strange compared with a car seat but it’s approved and makes a lot of sense."
#31
GoEco
4.0
(1)
"Try to look at this one po [Car Seat For Toddler]"
#32
Graco TrioGrow
2.0
(1)
"I personally hate tightening it."
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