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Consumer Reports is the best place to come to find expert Car seat reviews. We review different types of Car seats. Our Car seat reviews will help you decide what Car seat is best for you.

Consumer Reports Car seat reviews will provide you with recommended models based on the combination of price and performance. You can also subscribe for our Car seat ratings where you will see our Car seat reviews on Ease of use, Crash protection/beltfit backless and Crash protection/beltfit highback. You will also see Consumer Reports take on each model of Car seats that we review. This is a quick summary of what we think works well for this model, and possibly what doesn't.

After reading reviews of the Car seat you are interested in you can compare models, review our list of the Car seat's features and specifications, read user reviews and submit your own review of a Car seat. We also have up to date Car seat blogs featuring Consumer Reports First Look for new models and Car seat news our experts think will help you make the best purchase.

Car seat Reviews from Consumer Reports

ratingsThe First Years Pathway B570 Reviews
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The First Years Pathway B570
Type: Highback boosters
Summary: One of multiple boosters offered by The First Years / Compass.
 
 
The The First Years Pathway B570 Car seat has the following features: Weight range (backless), Weight range (highback), Height range (backless), Height range (highback), Seat weight backless (lbs.), Seat weight highback (lbs.), Base width (in.), Overall width (in.), Shell height (in.), Overall height (in.), Adjustable head restraint/slots, LATCH connections, Lowback shoulder belt guide/clip, Cup/snack holder and Spanish language instructions.
ratingsChicco KeyFit Strada Reviews
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Chicco KeyFit Strada
Type: Highback-to-backless boosters
Summary: The only booster seat currenlty offered by Chicco.
 
 
The Chicco KeyFit Strada Car seat has the following features: Weight range (backless), Weight range (highback), Height range (backless), Height range (highback), Seat weight backless (lbs.), Seat weight highback (lbs.), Base width (in.), Overall width (in.), Shell height (in.), Overall height (in.), Adjustable head restraint/slots, Width adjustment, Lowback shoulder belt guide/clip, Cup/snack holder and Spanish language instructions.
ratingsEvenflo Big Kid Sport Reviews
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Evenflo Big Kid Sport
Type: Highback-to-backless boosters
Summary: A highback booster offered by Evenflo in fun colors that may prove popular with kids. Also offered in a backless-only version.
 
 
The Evenflo Big Kid Sport Car seat has the following features: Weight range (backless), Weight range (highback), Height range (backless), Height range (highback), Seat weight backless (lbs.), Seat weight highback (lbs.), Base width (in.), Overall width (in.), Shell height (in.), Overall height (in.), Adjustable head restraint/slots, Lowback shoulder belt guide/clip, Cup/snack holder and Spanish language instructions.
ratingsClek Oobr Reviews
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Clek Oobr
Type: Highback-to-backless boosters
Summary: One of multiple Boosters currently offered by Clek, a new name in child restraints.
 
 
The Clek Oobr Car seat has the following features: Weight range (backless), Weight range (highback), Height range (backless), Height range (highback), Seat weight backless (lbs.), Seat weight highback (lbs.), Base width (in.), Overall width (in.), Shell height (in.), Overall height (in.), Adjustable head restraint/slots, LATCH connections, Cup/snack holder and Spanish language instructions.
ratingsSunshine Kids Radian XT SL Reviews
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Sunshine Kids Radian XT SL
Type: Greater than 40 lb. harness capacity car seats
Summary: Designed specifically to accommodate larger kids (80 lb.harness capacity) and similar in design to its predecessors the Radian 80 and Radian XT but allowing LATCH installation up to 80 lbs. if the vehicle anchors allow.
 
 
The Sunshine Kids Radian XT SL Car seat has the following features: LATCH connectors, Harness adjustment, Recline level indicator type, Multiple recline positions and Spanish language instructions.