Top Rated Infant Car Seats

Not all baby car seats are created equally. The best ones have features that enhance crash test performance, like load legs, which are shock absorbing components in the base or car seat that limit movement in a collision.

Chicco KeyFit is a favorite of CPST instructors. It has an rear-facing weight, a height limit that is high as well as a bubble-level indicator and a spring loaded reclined foot that makes it easy to put in.

Graco Mesa Max

The Graco Mesa Max is one of the top infant car seats due to its ease of use. It has great fabrics with a simple design and a convenient feature for attaching a child's harness to the headrest to make it easier to tighten. It also comes with an enormous canopy that makes it easy to keep your baby shaded when traveling. The only downside is that it's a little heavier than average this could be a problem if you are planning to transport it or want it to pair with your UPPAbaby stroller that has won awards.

Mesa Max's remarkable results in crash tests reflect its dedication to safety. It scored a top score in the frontal test and a high score in the side impact test, which means that your baby is safe from both sides of an accident.

Another noteworthy safety feature is the Graco's anti-rebound panel, which helps reduce rebound forces during the event of a crash, and also protects your child's head. This feature is rare in infant car seat newborn car seats and makes the Mesa Max stand out among its competitors.

Graco Mesa Max can easily and securely be installed in your vehicle using LATCH when combined with the base. The load leg as well as recline angle adjustment and tightness indicator to ensure a quick, precise installation. The base weighs 12.6 lbs which is slightly heavier than an average infant car seats newborn seat but not enough to cause an issue.

Like its predecessor, UPPAbaby Mesa V2, the Mesa Max uses dual-knit fabric that is free of chemicals that cause fire. It also has an infinitely adjustable headrest as well as an extremely durable infant insert that improves the body's fit and positioning for infants weighing between 4-11 pounds. The fabric is GREENGUARD Gold Certified, which means they are tested for low chemical emissions and VOCs.

The Mesa Max from UPPAbaby is more expensive than the other options, but it comes with top features and modern security technologies to provide the best traveling experience. The base included and a selection of stylish colorways enhance the value proposition. Its thoughtful features and durable design offer parents peace of mind on every excursion.

Britax Boulevard ClickTight

The Britax Blvd ClickTight is a great choice for parents who want an automobile seat that they can expand with. Its rear-facing limit is 40 pounds, which is more than the majority of infant car seats. Additionally, it can also be used as a forward-facing child seat until your child is 65 pounds.

The ClickTight Installation System is its biggest selling point. It is the most secure, most simple and secure system on the market. The seat belt can be tightened by pressing a red release button and pulling the strap. This means that there is no need to unwind and rethread the seat belt. This decreases the chance of a mistake when tightening a seat belt which is the most common cause of car seat failure.

The EZ-Buckle Pad is a further security feature that keeps the buckle away as you put your child in the car seat. This feature, along with beltpath cutouts along the sides of the seat, makes it simple to get them in and out of the car.

The three ClickTight convertible seats (Boulevard, Marathon CT, and Advocate CT) have the identical features. They include the ClickTight Installation System, an impact-absorbing base with 7 recline positions, a rip-stitch energy-absorbing harness pad, a HUGS tether and a steel-reinforced frame and EPP energy-absorbing foam.

The seat is quite heavy, though, so you might want to consider an alternative that is lighter if you are planning to use it for travel or frequent car swaps. Additionally, the seat is big, so it may not be suitable for smaller vehicles, particularly in the case of in the rear of the vehicle.

If you want a more budget-friendly option, but with the same quality, check out the 4Ever DLX from Graco. It has lower crash test scores than the Boulevard but is an excellent choice for your child.

The Graco also comes with push-on LATCH connectors which make it much easier to uninstall the seat. The Boulevard's LATCH connectors have a different release mechanism, which requires the user to press a grey button and then pull on the webbing to loosen it. This can be difficult if your webbing is tight. However, this seat does come with a handy storage compartment for belt straps when not in use.

Clek Liing

Clek Liing is the infant car seat you should consider to have it all: style, safety and comfort. This rear-facing car seat is easy to install, comes with an excellent crash test rating and a wide range of features.

The Liing is designed to protect babies with features that meet and surpass both US and Canadian safety standards. It's designed for a simple, secure installation - in every seat position. It's equipped with the latest safety features such as an energy-absorbing metal load leg and two-piece shells lined with EPP foam to provide greater side-impact protection. The base comes with 7 recline positions and a bubble indicator that lets you know when the seat is at just the right angle for your child.

The Liing is modern and sleek stroller that parents love. It comes with innovative safety features, like strong lower anchors that are more convenient to connect than hook-and-loop connectors. The Liing features a one-handed release, making it easy to remove the base and connect it to strollers that are compatible with it. It's also narrow enough to fit three-across in several vehicles, and fits well into many convertible car seat as an added travel aid.

The Liing infant seat is rated 1st for its unique rigid-LATCH installation system. Lower anchors of the Liing snap right into the vehicle's lower seat belt slots, and the seat's top tether strap snaps into the headrest of the vehicle to create a tight, secure fit that eliminates the possibility of the child being thrown around in an accident.

The base weighs 9 lbs and the car seat weighs 10.5 lbs. Other rear-facing seats are heavier, but the difference isn't evident if you intend to carry the car seat and base around. ).

Parents love the Liing's built-in canopy and 100+spf sun-protection with the mesh peekaboo window. Caregivers appreciate the blanket made of merino, which keeps the baby warm and the capacity of the handle to move past the canopy. This makes it easier for parents to reach for the seat if they need to.

Graco Trio Grow SnugLock LX

The Graco Trio SnugLock is a 3-in-1 seat that can be converted from rear-facing infant to forward-facing harness and then to an highback booster. It features the SnugLock installation system which allows for a smooth and easy installation using either a vehicle seat belts or lower anchors. It also offers the option to use the top tether when in booster mode (although we recommend using the lower anchors at all times for added security).

This seat is great for children of all age groups. It comes with an infant insert for younger babies that helps support their necks and backs. As they grow older the insert can be removed and the seat is used as a normal car seat for toddlers. This is one of the few car seats that allows the top tether to be used as a booster. We recommend it.

Its base is pretty compact from front to back which means it shouldn't be a problem to find a space for it in most vehicles. It is required for the headrest to be raised however, to allow an open way to the lower anchor webbing. There's a convenient knob to adjust the headrest and the display window indicates the position of the headrest.

The SnugLock system is among the most exciting features of this seat. It's a bar that is in the belt path. This makes fitting this car seat using the lower anchors an easy task, and it's almost as easy as using the vehicle seat belt.

The manual also provides a great illustration of how to properly guide the lower anchor connectors while routing them through the new belt path which can be difficult initially. Keep them away from the chest clip and crotch loop in order to avoid interfering with the buckle system.

The Graco Trio Grow belongs to the Protect Plus Engineered Family, which means that it has been put through some of the most rigorous testing in the industry. This includes side, rear and rollover crashes, as well the frontal impact tests.