Best Reviewed
Infant Car Seats
- Best car seat, more options Graco SnugRide *Est. $80
- Car seat for heavier/taller babies Britax Chaperone *Est. $200
- Best budget car seat for heavier babies Baby Trend Flex-Loc *Est. $100
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- Performs well in safety tests
- Easy to install, use
- 30-pound weight limit
- 34-inch height limit
- Heavy
- Complaints about fabric
- Expensive
The Chicco KeyFit 30 gets good user and professional reviews as an infant car seat that can hold babies up to 30 pounds, but the Britax Chaperone (*Est. $200) receives better reviews, and the Baby Trend Flex-Loc (*Est. $100) receives equally good reviews but has a much lower price tag. However, as with the 22-pound capacity standard Chicco KeyFit car seat (*Est. $160), owner reviews praise the Chicco KeyFit 30 for being easy to install and having good adjustment options. And like all the infant car seats gaining Best Reviewed or Runner-up status in ConsumerSearch's coverage, the Chicco KeyFit 30 performs well in safety tests. But user reviews say the fabric can make babies uncomfortably hot.
ConsumerReports.org is the usual go-to source for infant car seat ratings because of its independent testing. We also found good information and professional testing from one top baby gear book and at Babble.com. We found helpful owner reviews at Amazon.com and Target.com.
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| Chicco Keyfit 30 Infant Car Seat and Base, Fuego | |
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Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
ConsumerReports.org's latest report on infant car seats includes the Chicco KeyFit 30 along with 13 other models, each of which is evaluated for crash protection, ease of use and fit to vehicle.
Review: Infant Car Seats, Editors of ConsumerReports.org
2. Baby BargainsDetails/Subscribe
No crash tests are conducted, but the Chicco KeyFit 30 is briefly reviewed based on hands-on use and interviews with users and retailers. There is pretty good information here on ease of use and baby comfort.
Review: Infant Car Seats, Denise and Alan Fields, Eighth Edition
3. Babble.com
Writer Kate Bayless ranks a dozen car seats after she personally tests each one with babies of different ages, weights and builds. She also takes into consideration crash test ratings from ConsumerReports.org. The KeyFit 30 wins Babble's top pick for the Easiest to Install category.
Review: Babble Best: Infant Car Seats, Kate Bayless, May/June 2009
4. Amazon.com
Half the approximately three dozen owner reviews score the Chicco KeyFit 30 the maximum 5 stars, but some low scores are sprinkled in. There are some complaints that the seat makes babies uncomfortably warm, and a couple of reviewers say their babies developed a rash from the fabric.
Review: Chicco Keyfit 30 Infant Car Seat and Base, Contributors to Amazon.com
5. Target.com
About 20 owner reviews are all positive, none giving the Chicco KeyFit 30 fewer than 4 out of 5 stars. But the reviews are very short, usually just a few sentences.
Review: Chicco KeyFit 30 Infant Seat and Base - Adventure (Green/Beige), Contributors to Target.com
6. About.com
The Graco KeyFit 30 wins this top-five listing, although it isn't clear whether the car seat was tested in a formal way. Still, Heather Corley is About.com's guide to baby products and a child-passenger safety technician. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)
Review: Top 5 Infant Car Seats, Heather Corley
As is often the case at ConsumerGuide.com, this "expert review" appears to be written off specifications, with no indication of hands-on testing. As a result, the Best Buy designation is of dubious credibility.
Review: Expert Review: Chicco KeyFit 30 Infant Car Seat, Editors of ConsumerGuide.com, Feb. 16, 2007
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