![]() These car seats can appear to be a more economical way of buying a child car seat, as they will last your child for longer, but our testing has found that a seat which covers more than one group doesn't protect as well as it should throughout all three groups.Ĭhildren change too much for one seat shell to adequately provide the protection they need at each stage. Multi-group car seats allow you to secure your baby in a five-point safety harness initially, then the seat converts to a high-backed booster seat when your child is older and bigger. One i-Size multi-group model that we've recently tested is the Axxkid One+ car seat which is suitable for babies measuring 40cm to 125cm, or birth to around six years old. You might see multi-group seats called combination seats, and some retailers list them as either Group 1/2/3 seats, which are used from nine months to 12 years (9-36kg) or Group 0+/1/2/3 which is birth to 12 years.Ĭar seats approved to the newer R129 regulations that are also multi-group are rarer, although you may find some retailers define extended rear-facing car seats (that take your child from birth to four years) as multi-group. Some parents may find them appealing, as it means only having to choose and pay for one child car seat, which could last from birth or 12 months up to 12 years of age. Multi-group or Group 1/2/3 car seatsĪ multi-group child car seat spans more than one group, so it should last your child longer than a single-group seat. Some parents worry about moving their child from a Group 1 seat, which uses a harness, to a Group 2/3 child car seat using a seat belt, however there are a few seats available which have extended harness use, or other methods to help a child transition from a harness to a belted seat. Some models can still be installed using Isofix to keep them securely attached to the car. Here is the range of child car seat groups and the corresponding weight ranges in a chart format: It's important to bear in mind that moving babies and younger children up to the next seat up before they reach the maximum weight or height for their seat could lead to more severe injuries in a crash.īabies and children can vary wildly in terms of size, so its better to use height or weight as a guide for what car seat they should be in, rather than age.Īlways make sure your car seat fits your car and your child, and get it fitted by a trained expert before you buy.Ĭar seats that span several groups, for example Group 1/2/3, may seem like great value for money as they last for longer than single group seats, but our testing has uncovered issues with some of them. Group 3 – 22kg to 36kg (from 5 or 6 years and more than 125cm tall).Group 2/3 – 15kg to 36kg (4 years to 12 years).Group 1/2/3 – 9kg to 36kg (9 months to 12 years).Group 1 – 9kg to 18kg (9 months to 4 years).Group 0+/1/2/3 – Newborn to 36kg (0 to around 12 years).Group 0+/1/2 – Newborn to 25kg (0 to around 7 years).Group 0+/1 – Newborn to 18kg (0 to around 4 years).Group 0/0+ – Newborn to 13kg (0 to 15 months). ![]() Child car seat weight groups at a glanceīelow we've rounded up all of the available weight groups for child car seats: Read more on child car seat laws in the UK and child car seat laws around the world. ![]() Go to i-Size child car seats explained to find out more about height-based i-Size car seats. Whereas car seats based on height are i-Size car seats, complying with regulation ECE R129. They are not selected according to your child's age.Ĭar seats based on weight are group seats conforming to regulation ECE R44.03 or ECE R44.04, which is explained below. Child car seats are bought in two ways, either according to your child's weight or according to your child's height. ![]()
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