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    KeyFit 30

    One of multiple infant seat models offered by Chicco

    Price

    $229.99

    Description

    One of multiple infant seat models offered by Chicco

    CR 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 Infant Car Seats

    What goes into the Overall Score?

    EXPERT LAB TESTS

    Ease of use
    5  /  5
    Fit-to-vehicle LATCH
    5  /  5
    Fit-to-vehicle belt
    5  /  5
    Fit-to-vehicle carrier-only
    3  /  5
    Maximum weight (lbs.)
    30
    Crash protection
    Better

    Pros

    • Very good balance of crash protection, ease-of-use and vehicle fit
    • Carrier locks easily into base
    • Handle can be in any locked position during travel
    • Easy to use level indicator on base
    • Push-on LATCH connectors
    • Single-pull LATCH tension is easy to adjust

    Cons

    • Recline indicator not labeled

    CR's Take

    One of the best seats overall for balancing crash protection, ease-of-use, and vehicle fit.

    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 Chicco KeyFit 30 is part of the Car Seats test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Infant Car Seats models like the KeyFit 30 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.

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