Which Cars Fit Three Car Seats?
CARS.COM — Parents often are searching for the vehicle holy grail: a car that’s not a minivan and can fit three child-safety seats across the backseat or the second row.
For our updated list of cars that can fit three car seats, click here.
In the more than five years that Cars.com editors have been installing car seats into test vehicles, we’ve come across many vehicles that can hold three car seats across a backseat. The latest addition is the 2016 GMC Sierra crew cab. This full-size pickup easily handled three car seats across its backseat. It joins a number of crew-cab pickup trucks that can handle family duty.
For our test, we use an infant seat, a convertible and a booster seat. A child sitting in the booster seat must be able to reach the seat belt buckle and all three seats need to be at proper angles for safety — no wedging them in. In some cases, our three car seats almost fit and narrower car seats would likely fit better.
As we come across more cars that fit three child-safety seats in a safe manner, we’ll add to this list. For now, here are the cars from our Car Seat Checks that can fit three car seats in the second row:
Minivans
- 2015 Honda Odyssey
- 2014 Honda Odyssey
- 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
- 2013 Toyota Sienna
- 2011 Chrysler Town & Country and 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan
- 2011 Honda Odyssey
- 2011 Nissan Quest
- 2011 Toyota Sienna
- 2011 Volkswagen Routan
Sedans
- 2015 Chrysler 300S
- 2014 Ford Taurus
- 2013 Chevrolet Impala
- 2013 Chrysler 300
- 2011 Chrysler 300 and 300C
SUVs
- 2016 Volvo XC90
- 2015 Ford Edge
- 2015 Ford Expedition
- 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- 2015 Toyota 4Runner
- 2014 Honda Pilot
- 2014 Land Rover LR4
- 2014 Lexus LX 570
- 2014 Toyota 4Runner
- 2014 Toyota Highlander
- 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- 2013 Land Rover Range Rover
- 2013 Lexus GX 460
- 2013 Nissan Armada
- 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser
- 2012 GMC Yukon XL
- 2012 Honda Pilot
- 2012 Land Rover LR4
- 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class
- 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- 2011 Land Rover LR4
- 2011 Nissan Murano
Trucks
Vans
About Cars.com’s Car Seat Checks
For Car Seat Checks, the front seats are adjusted to a comfortable position for a 6-foot driver and a 5-foot-8 passenger. The three child seats — a high-back booster seat, convertible car seat and rear-facing infant-safety seat — 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 passenger seat. We also install the infant seat in the second row’s middle seat with the booster and convertible 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.
Editors Jennifer Geiger, Jennifer Newman and Matt Schmitz are certified child safety seat installation technicians. To learn more about how we conduct our Car Seat Checks, go here.
Editor’s note: This story was updated on April 14, 2016.
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