How Do Car Seats Fit in a 2023 Audi E-Tron?
Editor’s note: This Car Seat Check was published in October 2022 about the 2022 Audi E-Tron; little has changed with the 2023 model. See what’s new for 2023 or check out a side-by-side comparison of the model years.
The verdict: For families looking to go electric, the Audi E-Tron could check all the boxes — it certainly did when it came to our Car Seat Check. This luxury electric vehicle offers a roomy backseat with an easy-to-use Latch system.
Does it fit three car seats? No.
Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored below in our Car Seat Check of the 2023 Audi E-Tron.
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A Grade
- Latch: The E-Tron has two sets of lower Latch anchors in the outer rear seats. Located under removable plastic covers, the lower anchors are easy to find and use. The E-Tron has three top tether anchors located on the backseat’s rear seatbacks. The anchors are well marked, making them easy for caregivers to locate.
- Infant seat: With the front passenger seat positioned for our 5-foot-8-inch tester, we had no issues installing the rear-facing infant seat. The roomy backseat easily accommodated this sizable car seat.
- Rear-facing convertible seat: As with the infant seat, the rear-facing convertible seat was easy to install into the backseat.
- Forward-facing convertible seat: This was another quick, easy installation: The forward-facing car seat fit well in the E-Tron. Our tester removed the cargo area’s cover to access the top tether anchor.
- Booster seat: Our high-back booster seat fit well in the E-Tron’s bolstered rear seats. The seat belt buckles are on stable bases that allow kids to buckle up by themselves.
B Grade
- None
C Grade
- None
Grading Scale
A: Plenty of room for the car seat and the child; doesn’t impact driver or front-passenger legroom. Easy to find and connect to Latch and tether anchors. No fit issues involving head restraint or seat contouring. Easy access to the third row.
B: One room, fit or connection issue. Some problems accessing the third row when available.
C: Marginal room plus one fit or connection issue. Difficult to access the third row when available.
D: Insufficient room, plus multiple fit or connection issues.
F: Does not fit or is unsafe.
About Cars.com’s Car Seat Checks
Editors Jennifer Geiger and Jennifer Newman are certified child safety seat installation technicians.
For the Car Seat Check, we use a Chicco KeyFit 30 infant-safety seat, a Graco Contender 65 convertible seat and Graco TurboBooster seat. The front seats are adjusted for a 6-foot driver and a shorter passenger. The three child seats are installed in the second row. The booster seat sits behind the driver’s seat, and the infant and convertible seats are installed behind the front passenger seat.
We also install the forward-facing convertible in the second row’s middle seat with the booster and infant seat in the outboard seats to see if three car seats will fit; a child sitting in the booster seat must be able to reach the seat belt buckle. If there’s a third row, we install the booster seat and a forward-facing convertible. Learn more about how we conduct our Car Seat Checks.
Parents should also remember that they can use the Latch system or a seat belt to install a car seat, and that Latch anchors have a weight limit of 65 pounds, including the weight of the child and the weight of the seat itself.
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