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Baby Trend Ally 35

Infant Car Seats

One of multiple infant seats offered by Baby Trend.

CR's Expert Take

How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

The Overall Score for this model is derived from our expert lab test results.

This product is not in active testing. The score may be based on earlier methods.

What goes into the Overall Score?

EXPERT LAB TESTS

Ease of use

3 / 5

Fit-to-vehicle LATCH

4 / 5

Fit-to-vehicle belt

3 / 5

Fit-to-vehicle carrier-only

3 / 5

Maximum weight (lbs.)

Crash protection

Better

Pros

Lightweight carrier
Very good LATCH installation

Cons

Multiple harness loops may be cause for error
Poor labels and instructions lack key information including information on chest clip position, infant insert use, and cover removal and cleaning
Narrow installation range on 4-22 lb recline indicator
Must use rolled towel in many cases to achieve correct recline for 22-35 lbs
Complicated crotch buckle adjustment

CR's Take

The Ally Infant car seat has a reasonable price but offers only the bare necessities, offering very little in ease of use or installation features.

Detailed Test Results

Consumer Reports’ car seat crash test, developed in 2014, provides comparative performance information on which car seats could provide an additional margin of safety. All child seats sold in the United States are required to meet government safety standards, and Consumer Reports’ tests are not designed to test compliance with those standards. Rather, we evaluate the seats’ performance under conditions designed by our experts to simulate certain crash scenarios, and rate them on a scale ranging from “basic” to “best.” The test conditions have been carefully designed to simulate the interior environment and forces encountered during a crash in contemporary vehicles. For more information on our crash test protocol, please click here.

About

The Baby Trend Ally 35 is part of the Car Seats test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Infant Car Seat models like the Ally 35 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Maximum weight: The maximum weight of a child that a model will accommodate.

Ease of use: Includes the clarity of instructions, installing the seat, adjusting harness positions, placing a child in the seat, securing the harness, and removing the child.

Fit-to-vehicle LATCH: A rating of how easy it is to securely and correctly install each seat using the LATCH system in a variety of vehicles and how well the seats fit each vehicle once installed.

Features & Specs

Features

Load leg

Flame-retardant-free options

Rotating seat

LATCH connections

Hook

Harness height adjustment

Rethread

Harness tension adjustment

Single Pull Front

Base recline level indicator type

None

Base recline level indicator position

N/A

Carrier recline level indicator type

Bubble / Line

Carrier recline level indicator position

Both Sides

Adjustable base

Yes

Belt lockoff

Adjustable crotch strap

Yes

Handle restriction

Carrier use without base

Yes

Spanish language instructions

Available

Specs

Weight range (lbs.)

4-35

Height range (in.)

32" or less

Carrier weight (lbs.)

Seat/base weight (lbs.)

Base width (in.)

Carrier width (in.)

Overall length (in.)

Good small car fit

Yes

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Baby Trend Ally 35

Price

Description

CR's Expert Take

Overall Score

What goes into the Overall Score?

EXPERT LAB TESTS

CR's Take

Detailed Test Results

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