How Do Car Seats Fit in a 2025 Ford Maverick?

Key Points:

• The 2025 Ford Maverick performed just so-so in our Car Seat Check, with some seats earning B and C grades and one seat earning an F grade.
• We tested the performance-oriented Lobo trim.
• The compact pickup truck had room for two car seats, but it does not fit three car seats.

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored below in our Car Seat Check of the 2025 Ford Maverick.

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Latch: Grade A

The two sets of lower anchors are partially exposed and easy to find and use. Three top tether anchors sit on the seatback; they’re complicated to access and use, however, resulting in a failing grade for the forward-facing convertible seat.

Infant Seat: Grade C

The infant seat was easy to install thanks to accessible lower anchors, but our 5-foot-6-inch front passenger’s knees were too close to the glove box to be comfortable; taller front passengers will be very uncomfortable.

Rear-Facing Convertible: Grade C

Again, installing the convertible in rear form was easy, but the front passenger could use more legroom.

Forward-Facing Convertible: Grade F

We had no issues with the lower latch anchors but struggled quite a bit with the top tether anchor, as accessing it was very difficult. After removing the head restraint, we folded the seatback down to reveal the anchor, which was mounted midway down the panel behind the seat. Folding the seat was awkward since the convertible was sitting on it. We connected the tether strap to the anchor then tried to tighten it while pushing the seat back to its upright position, which was also an awkward procedure.

To tighten the strap, we had to continually fold the seat up and down to remove any slack, and we weren’t able to get it very tight after multiple attempts. After getting it as tight as possible, we were unable to click the seatback back into place because the strap’s tightening mechanism is too bulky. There’s a cutout for it above the anchor, but our car seat’s device wouldn’t fit. Since the seat isn’t actually able to be locked back into position, it’s not safe to sit there, resulting in its failing grade.

Booster Seat: Grade B

After removing the head restraint, the booster fit well. However, the Maverick’s floppy buckles could be difficult for kids to grasp and use independently. Note that the middle seat’s buckle strap blocks the driver’s side buckle, further complicating access.

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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