Top Rated Infant Car Seats

Not all baby car seat (my explanation) car seats are created equally. The best car seats newborn seats have features that enhance crash test performance. For instance, load legs are shock-absorbing elements which are attached to the seat or base and reduce movement in the event of a collision.

Chicco KeyFit is a favorite of CPST instructors. It comes with a rear-facing weight and the height limit is high, a bubble-level indicator, and a spring loaded reclining foot to make it easy to install.

Graco Mesa Max

The Graco Mesa Max is one of the highest-ranked infant car seats for user-friendliness. It comes with great fabrics with a simple design and a handy feature to connect the child's harness to the headrest, making it easier to tighten. It has a huge canopy that can be put away to keep your child shaded while traveling. The only downside is that it is slightly heavier than the average this could be a problem if plan to lug it around or if you want to pair it with your UPPAbaby stroller, which is a winner.

The Mesa Max's impressive results in crash tests reflect its commitment to safety. It scored a top score in the frontal impact test and a high score in the side impact test, which means your baby is protected from both sides of the event of a collision.

The anti-rebound panel is a important safety feature. It helps to reduce the force of a crash's rebound, and protects the child's head. This feature is unique among infant car seats and makes the Mesa Max standout among its competitors.

If used with the base when used with the base Graco Mesa Max can be installed easily and securely in your vehicle with LATCH. The load leg, recline angle adjustment and the indicator of tightness help ensure a fast, accurate installation. The base weighs 12.6 It is a little more than the average infant car seats, but not enough to cause a problem.

Like its predecessor, UPPAbaby Mesa V2, the Mesa Max uses dual-knit fabric that's free of fire-retardant chemicals. It has an infinitely adjustable backrest, as well as an extremely durable insert for infants who weigh between 4 and 11 pounds. The fabrics are GREENGUARD gold certified, which means they test for low VOCs and chemical emissions.

The UPPAbaby Mesa Max is slightly more expensive than other alternatives, however it comes with premium features and advanced safety technologies for an optimal travel experience. The base is included and comes in a variety of attractive colors. This adds to the value proposition. Its thoughtful design and strong features provide peace of for parents on every trip.

Britax Boulevard ClickTight

The Britax Boulevard ClickTight is a great option for those looking for a car seat that will grow with their child. The rear-facing weight limit is 40 pounds which is higher than other infant car seat newborn car seats. It can also be used forward facing infant car seat-facing until your child reaches 65 pounds.

Its most prominent selling point is the ClickTight Installation System, which is the most secure and user-friendly to use available. It allows you to tighten the seat belt by pressing an orange release button and pulling the harness strap and not having to loosen it and re-thread it. This decreases the chance of not tightening the correct belt which is the main cause of car seat failure.

Another safety feature is the EZBuckle Pad, which keeps the buckle away from the way when you're putting your child in the car seat. This feature along with beltpath cutouts that are located on the sides of the seat makes it easy to get your child into and out of the car.

The three ClickTight convertible seat models (Boulevard CT, Marathon CT, Advocate CT) share the similar features. ClickTight Installation System is one of them. Also included is an impact-absorbing frame that can accommodate seven recline positions.

The seat is quite heavy, however, so you may want to think about a lighter option if you plan to make use of it for travel or frequent car swaps. The seat is also large, and therefore may not be a good fit in smaller vehicles, especially if it's installed rear-facing.

If you're looking for a low-cost seat with similar quality the Graco 4Ever is a great option. It has lower crash tests scores than the Boulevard but is still an excellent option for your child.

The Graco also has LATCH connectors with push-on connections which make it much easier to remove the seat. Boulevard's LATCH connectors use a different release system that requires you to pull the webbing and then press an orange button. It isn't easy to do this if your webbing has a tight fit. This seat comes with a handy storage compartment for belt straps.

Clek Liing

Clek Liing is the perfect infant car seat you should consider If you're looking for everything in terms of style, safety and convenience. This rear-facing newborn car seat insert seat is simple to install, comes with a high crash test rating and a variety of features.

The Liing is designed to protect infants with features that meet and exceed both US and Canadian safety standards. It is designed to allow for simple, secure installation in all seating positions. It also features advanced safety features such as an energy-absorbing metal leg as well as two pieces of shell that is lined with EPP for enhanced side impact protection. The base has seven recline positions, as well as a dependable bubble indicator that lets you know precisely when the seat is at the proper angle for your infant.

Parents love the Liing's sleek and modern design, as well as its innovative safety features, such as rigid lower anchors that are easier to connect than hook-and-loop connectors. The Liing also comes with a convenient quick release with a single-handed button that makes it easy to remove it from the base, or to use with various compatible strollers. At less than 17 inches wide it's just narrow enough for 3-across use in most cars and is a good fit in many convertible car seats as a booster.

This infant seat scores first place for ease of installation thanks to its unique rigid-LATCH system. The lower anchors of the Liing snap into the seat belt slots in the vehicle and the top tether strap snaps on to the headrest of the vehicle. This results in a secure and secure fit that eliminates the chance that the child could be thrown around in an accident.

The base weighs 9lbs and the car seat weighs 10.5 lbs. Some other rear-facing only seats are heavier in weight, but if you're planning on schlepping the car seat and its base everywhere it won't be noticeable (especially when you add a baby to the mix! ).

Parents love the Liing's integrated canopy and 100+spf of protection from the sun's rays with mesh peekaboo. Caregivers love the merino cover that keeps baby warm, and they also like the handle's ability to pivot over the canopy and make it more comfortable to grab whenever they need.

Graco Trio Grow SnugLock LX

The Graco Trio SnugLock is an all-in-one seat that converts from rear-facing infant to forward-facing harness and then to a highback booster. It comes with the SnugLock system which allows for an easy and smooth installation using either lower anchors or vehicle seat belts. It also allows you to use the top tether when in booster mode (although we recommend using the lower anchors at all times to ensure security).

We like that this seat can be used by children of different age groups. It comes with an rotating infant car seat insert for younger babies that supports their necks and backs. The insert can be removed when the child is older and the seat can be used as a normal car seat for toddlers. This is the only car seats that allow the top tether to be used in booster mode. We recommend it.

Its base is fairly compact from front to rear which means it shouldn't be difficult to find a space for it in the majority of vehicles. The headrest needs to be raised to allow the lower anchor webbing to pass through. There's a handy knob for adjusting the headrest, and the display window shows the position of the headrest.

One of the most impressive features about this seat is the SnugLock installation system that is an anchor that is within the belt path. Installing this car seat with lower anchors is simple and is almost as easy as installing the car's seat belt.

The manual provides a fantastic illustration of how to run the lower anchor connectors correctly through the belt path, which can initially be confusing. Keep them clear of the chest clip and the crotch loop to prevent interference with the buckle system.

The Graco Trio Grow is part of the Protect Plus Engineered family, which means it has been subjected to some of the most rigorous crash testing in the market. This includes tests for rear, side and rollover crashes and frontal impact.