How Do Car Seats Fit in a 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz?
The verdict: After years of teases, Volkswagen finally debuted its ID. Buzz minivan for the 2025 model year, and it’s unlike any other family car on the market with its quirky styling and all-electric powertrain. For this Car Seat Check, we tested a six-person model with second-row captain’s chairs; a seven-person version with a second-row bench seat is also available.
Does it fit three car seats? No; we tested a model with captain’s chairs.
Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored below in our Car Seat Check of the 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz.
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Latch: Grade A
The two sets of lower anchors are exposed for easy connection. Two top tether anchors sit three-quarters of the way down the seatbacks; they are also easy to find and use.
Infant Seat: Grade A
The car seat was easy to install on the wide, flat seat, and our 5-foot-7-inch front passenger had ample legroom ahead of it.
Rear-Facing Convertible: Grade A
As with the infant seat, the convertible seat in rear mode went in easily and did not impact front-passenger legroom.
Forward-Facing Convertible: Grade A
Again, this seat was easy to install via the lower anchors and the top tether anchor. The head restraint is removable, so the convertible can be situated flush against the seatback.
Booster Seat: Grade A
We raised the head restraint to situate the booster flush against the seatback. The ID. Buzz’s buckles are on stable stalks, so they should be easy for kids to grasp and use independently.
Third-Row Entry: Grade A
The step-in height isn’t too tall for little legs, and the opening to the third row allows for easy access.
Third-Row Latch: Grade A
As with the second row, there are two sets of lower anchors in the third row that are exposed for easy access. Two top tether anchors sit midway down the seatback; they’re also easy to find and use.
Third-Row Forward-Facing Convertible: Grade A
We had no trouble connecting to the lower anchors. The third row’s head restraints are adjustable but don’t come out. After raising the head restraint, we had just enough space to situate the convertible flush against the seatback and route the tether strap under the head restraint for connection to the top tether anchor.
Third-Row Booster Seat: Grade B
We adjusted the head restraint as much as possible, but it wasn’t enough and prevented our high-back booster from sitting flush against the seatback, as it should. The minivan’s buckles are on stable stalks, so they should be easy for kids to grasp and use independently.
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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