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I want a normal car that holds three baby seats...

Hi,

We have two, soon to be three children and are looking to buy a new car. We currently have a BeSafe Stretch R129 car seat (rated for the middle seat), an Axxkid Minikid 3 and then a Maxi Cosi Cabriofix for the infant. We'd love to stay away from having three rows of seats if at all possible. Do you have any recommendations for cars that would fit the three across?

Thanks!

Caoimhe (Dublin)

Apr 2025 Filed under: child or baby seats


Expert answer

Hi Caoimhe,

You've not told us your budget, as that will be the limiting factor given how few cars there are that can hold three baby seats in one row. The previous-generation Peugeot 5008 could manage it, for example, while the Audi Q7 and Volvo XC90 can as well and so can people carriers such as the SEAT Alhambra or Volkswagen Touran. Unfortunately, all of those are cars that usually happen to have three rows of seating as well so they may not appeal to you at all.

If you can get by without ISOFIX in the middle seat then you may find some wider cars can accept your three child seats, but it'll be a case of going to try them out for size with your seats in tow, as there's such variety between baby seats and the space between the buckles in the middle of the back seat of a car.

Ones that come to mind include the Skoda Superb and Volkswagen Tiguan, along with the new Cupra Terramar, for example.

If you want to come back to us with your budget and whether you're going new or used, we can try to come up with a few other potential candidates.

Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Advisor


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