Top Rated Infant Car Seats

Not all infant car seats are created equally. The best car seat for newborn ones have features that increase crash test performance, like load legs--shock absorbing parts on the base or car seat that help reduce movement during a collision.

Chicco KeyFit is a favorite of CPST instructors. It comes with a rear-facing weight and the height limit 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 ranks as one of the easiest infant car seats to use. It is an easy design and excellent fabrics. It also comes with an excellent feature that allows you to connect the harness of your child directly to the headrest. It comes with a large canopy that can be hidden away to keep your child shaded when traveling. It's a little heavier than a standard stroller, which could be problematic if you intend to transport it around or use it in conjunction with the UPPAbaby, which is a prestigious award-winning.

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

The anti-rebound panel is a notable safety feature. It helps to reduce the forces of rebound in a crash and also ensures that the child's head is protected. This is a rare feature in car seats for infants and makes the Mesa Max stand out among its competitors.

If used with the base When used in conjunction with the base Graco Mesa Max can be installed quickly and safely in your vehicle using LATCH. The load leg, recline angle adjustment, and tightness indicator all help ensure a quick and accurate installation. The base weighs 12.6 lbs, which is slightly heavier than the typical car seat for infants, but not enough to cause an issue.

Like its predecessor, UPPAbaby Mesa V2, the Mesa Max uses dual-knit fabric that's free of fire-retardant chemicals. It also comes with an infinitely adjustable headrest and a robust infant insert that helps improve fit and body positioning for infants weighing between 4-11 pounds. The fabric is GREENGUARD Gold Certified, which tests for low VOCs and chemical emissions.

The UPPAbaby UPPAmax Mesa Max may be slightly more expensive than other models, but offers premium features and the latest technology to ensure a safe travel experience. The base is included and comes in a variety of fashionable colors. This is a great addition to the value proposition. Its thoughtful design and strong features offer peace of mind for parents on every trip.

Britax Boulevard ClickTight

The Britax Boulevard ClickTight is a fantastic choice for anyone who wants an automobile seat that can grow with their child. The rear-facing weight limit is 40 pounds which is higher than many infant car seats. It can also be used forward-facing until your child reaches 65 pounds.

The ClickTight Installation System is its major selling feature. It is the most secure most user-friendly and secure system available. The seat belt can be tightened by pressing a red release and pulling the harness strap. This eliminates the need to unwind and rethread the seatbelt. This minimizes the chance of incorrectly tightening a seat belt which is the main cause of car seat failure.

Another security feature is the EZ-Buckle Pad, which holds 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 simple to get your child in and out of the best car seat newborn.

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

The seat is fairly heavy, but you may want to think about a lighter option if you plan to use it for travel or frequent swaps of cars. Also, the seat is big, so it may not be a good fit in smaller vehicles, particularly when it's on the rear.

If you're looking for a affordable option that is comparable to look into the 4Ever DLX from Graco. It has lower crash test scores than the Boulevard but is still an excellent option for your child.

The Graco also has connectors with push-on connectors for LATCH which allows you to easily remove the seat. The Boulevard's LATCH connectors feature a different release mechanism, which requires the user to press a grey button and then pull on the webbing to loosen it. It isn't easy to do this if your webbing is tight. This seat comes with a convenient compartment to store the belt straps.

Clek Liing

Clek Liing is the ideal infant car seat for you to have it all in terms of style, safety and comfort. This rear-facing car seat can be easy to install, comes with a high crash test rating and a wide range of features.

The Liing is made with features that go beyond US and Canadian safety regulations. It was designed for easy, secure installation in any seating position. It also features advanced safety features such as an energy-absorbing metal leg as well as two-piece shell lined with EPP for increased side impact protection. The base has 7 recline positions, as well as an indicator bubble that lets you know whether the seat is just the right angle for your child.

The Liing is modern, sleek stroller that parents love. It has innovative safety features like strong lower anchors that are more convenient to attach than hook-and-loop connectors. The Liing also comes with a convenient quick release with a single-handed button that makes it simple to remove from the base, or to use with many compatible strollers. With less than 17 inches wide it's just narrow enough for 3-across in most vehicles and is a good fit in many convertible car seats as a travel booster.

The Liing infant seat is rated 1st for its unique rigid-LATCH installation method. Lower anchors of the Liing snap into the seat belt slots of the vehicle and the top tether strap snaps onto the vehicle headrest. This ensures a tight, secure fit which reduces the risk that the child might be thrown around during an accident.

The seat is light, with the base weighting 9 lbs, and the car itself weighing a manageable 10.5 lbs. Other rear-facing seats are heavier in weight however, if you plan on schlepping this car seat and its base around, the slight difference won't be too obvious (especially when you add a child to the equation! ).

Parents love the Liing's integrated canopy and 100+spf protection from the sun's rays with a mesh peekaboo. Caregivers love the merino blanket that keeps the baby warm and the capability of the handle to pivot away from the canopy. This allows them to grab the seat when needed.

Graco Trio Grow SnugLock LX

The Graco Trio SnugLock is a 3-in-1 seat that converts from a rear-facing infant car seat best into a forward-facing harness, and then to the highback booster. It is equipped with the SnugLock installation system that allows for a smooth and simple installation using either the vehicle seat belts or lower anchors. It is possible to install it using the top tether when in booster mode. (We recommend using the lower anchors for extra security.)

This seat is perfect for children of all age groups. For babies who are just beginning to crawl, it has an infant insert that assists to help support 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 car seat is one of the few that allow you to use the top tether in booster mode, which we recommend.

Its base is quite compact front to back which means it shouldn't be hard to find a space for it in the majority of vehicles. The headrest needs to be raised in order for the lower anchor webbing to pass through. Thankfully, there's a handy headrest adjustment knob that can easily accomplish this, and you'll be able to view the position of your headrest in the display window.

The SnugLock system is among the most unique features of this seat. It's a bar that is inside the belt path. This makes fitting this car seat using the lower anchors an easy task and similar to using the vehicle seat belt.

The manual also includes an excellent illustration of how to properly connect the lower anchor connectors when traversing them along the belt's new path, which may be difficult at first. Keep them from the chest clip and the crotch loop to avoid interfering with the buckle system.

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