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Evenflo REO by Revolve360

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REO by Revolve360
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The Evenflo REO by Revolve360 is a rotating convertible car seat that can be used with children weighing between 4 lb. and 40 lb. The seat comes with a no-rethread harness that offers 11 positions, and the 360-degree rotation means you’ll only need to install it once, whether you’re using it rear-facing or forward-facing. The Evenflo REO by Revolve360 is lighter than other rotating convertible car seats in our ratings, and its slim profile may make it a good fit for smaller cars. 

Price

$239.99

Description

The Evenflo REO by Revolve360 is a rotating convertible car seat that can be used with children weighing between 4 lb. and 40 lb. The seat comes with a no-rethread harness that offers 11 positions, and the 360-degree rotation means you’ll only need to install it once, whether you’re using it rear-facing or forward-facing. The Evenflo REO by Revolve360 is lighter than other rotating convertible car seats in our ratings, and its slim profile may make it a good fit for smaller cars. 

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Evenflo REO by Revolve360
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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.
Current Range of Tested Harnessed Car Seats
What goes into the Overall Score?

EXPERT LAB TESTS

Ease of use
4  /  5
Forward facing fit-to-vehicle
4  /  5
Rear facing fit-to-vehicle
2  /  5
Booster fit
N  /  A
Rear LATCH
3  /  5
Rear belt
1  /  5
Forward LATCH
5  /  5
Forward belt
3  /  5
Harnessed crash protection
BETTER
Good small car fit
Yes

Pros

  • Offers good crash protection in CR’s rigorous crash testing
  • Seat rotation simplifies harnessing 
  • Harness can be adjusted without rethreading
  • Seat pads are machine-washable and dryer-safe

Cons

  • 40-lb. maximum weight may limit seat’s lifespan
  • In our tests, the rubber feet consistently fell off the seat base, though it didn’t impact installation
  • Seatbelt installation is complicated and convoluted
  • Recline indicator may not indicate that the seat recline could be too upright for a newborn
  • LATCH connectors are hook-on only

CR's Take

The Evenflo REO by Revolve360 is a rotating convertible car seat that can be used from birth (4 lb.) through the preschool years (40 lb.), but CR’s testers note that the 40 lb. maximum weight limit may limit its life span, as this weight limit is considerably lower than most other convertible car seats, which tend to go up to 65 lb. The Evenflo REO by Revolve360 seat is lightweight for a rotating seat, which means you can use the LATCH system for installation up to the maximum child weight limit (40 lb.). The rotating seat spins a full 360 degrees, which can simplify harnessing. It also allows for a single installation, whether you’re using the seat rear-facing or forward-facing. The REO has a no-rethread harness but lacks some other caregiver-friendly features—there’s no lock-off mechanism to simplify installation, for example, and the LATCH connectors are the standard hook-on version. The seatbelt installation process is complicated and convoluted, and the recline indicator allows for an overly upright installation, with no indication that it may be too upright for a newborn.

This seat may be a good choice for: 

  • Families looking to switch from an infant car seat
  • Families looking for one installation between rear-facing and forward-facing use
  • Families who don’t need to move their car seat between multiple cars
  • Families looking for a rotating seat to simplify harnessing

Detailed Test Results

Ease of use: The Evenflo REO by Revolve is a fairly basic rotating convertible car seat, though we found it could have been easier to use. Our expert testers noted that the thin harness webbing easily twists around the harness hardware, making it difficult to achieve a secure harness fit. The recline indicator can be slow to move and inconsistent, and the belt-path routing for a seatbelt installation was overly complicated and not intuitive. 

Fit-to-vehicle LATCH: This seat offered excellent fit to vehicle using the LATCH system in forward-facing mode, but in rear-facing mode, the fit was much less secure, and the recline angle we measured was too upright for a newborn, even though it was within the proper range according to the seat.

Fit-to-vehicle Belt: This seat offered poor fit to vehicle on several different vehicles in our test fleet using the seatbelt for installation in rear-facing mode. We were able to achieve a more secure installation in forward-facing mode, but in both directions, the narrow, complicated belt path is very difficult to route. 

Crash protection: In CR’s crash test protocol, the Evenflo REO by Revolve offered good crash protection.

About

The Evenflo REO by Revolve360 is part of the Car Seats test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Harnessed Car Seat models like the REO by Revolve360 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Ease of use: Our judgment of how easy each seat is to use including the clarity of labels and instructions, adjustments of clips and buckles, the transition of the seat between modes and installation features such as LATCH connections, belt paths, top tethers and booster guides.

Forward facing fit-to-vehicle: A rating of how compatible, easy and secure a child car seat can be correctly installed in the forward-facing direction. This rating is a combination of the LATCH system and belt ratings that are available individually on the model page.

Rear facing fit-to-vehicle: A rating of how compatible, easy and secure a child car seat can be correctly installed in the rear-facing direction. This rating is a combination of LATCH system and belt ratings that are available individually on the model page.

Additional Information

Good to know: All child car seats sold in the United States are required to meet government safety standards. 

About our testing: Consumer Reports’ child car seat tests are not designed to test compliance with federal standards. Rather, we evaluate car seat performance under conditions designed by our experts that go beyond the required federal safety standards. 

Consumer Reports’ independent car seat crash test program has been carefully designed to simulate the forces encountered during a crash, while replicating some of the real-world factors that might impact a car seat’s performance. Our testing aims to determine which car seats could provide an extra level of safety when compared to other models in the same category. 

Basic, Better, or Best: CR rates the child car seats we crash test on a scale of Basic, Better, and Best, based on the additional margin of safety they may provide. Read about how we test car seats to learn more about our crash test protocol.

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