Highest Safety Rated Booster Seats 2017

High back booster seats include a seat under the child s rear end a back and a headrest.

Highest safety rated booster seats 2017.

I interviewed 13 industry experts safety authorities and physicians while researching this guide collecting their insights on what makes a quality booster seat and best practices in using one. The britax frontier clicktight is a quality booster seat with a great 5 point harness you can use until your child is 90 lbs. Good bets provide acceptable belt fit in most cars minivans or suvs. Prices for 2017 child booster seats rated as best bets by the insurance institute for highway safety ranged from 40 to 250.

High back booster seats. The institute puts the booster seats it tests into four categories. Instead of an internal harness system though these seats. This versatile booster is super easy to install using the clicktight method has an easy to use headrest and is latch capable.

Not recommended don t provide good belt fit and should be avoided. Backless booster 40 to 100 lbs. It keeps your child comfortable and safe using a high quality foam liner. The seat is highly rated for safety as all graco booster seats are and offers one handed headrest adjustment plus the ability to recline.

This type of booster seat can often convert to a backless booster when the child is at least 7 years old. 27 to 57 tall. This evenflo kid booster seat includes six adjustable height positions. The frontier is easier to use than most of the competition and it earned a better than the average crash test score.

We recommend this type of booster seat for children who are at least 5 years old. Of the 16 seats tested 13 rated as best bets. Harnessed 22 to 65 lbs. High back booster 30 to 100 lbs.

To earn a best bet the booster must provide good safety belt fit for average 4 to 8 year olds in almost any vehicle maintaining the optimal seat belt position. Similar to a car seat these types of seat have a back and a bottom. There are currently no boosters on the market with this designation. It s rated a best bet booster by the insurance institute for highway safety.