Excellent car seat, 5 July 2017

I honestly cannot recommend this car seat enough. It seemed a bit of a minefield trying to decide on the next size car seat but I'm really happy I took the plunge with this one (although I did play with this model in a shop first just to be sure I liked it).

It was easy to install and is extremely sturdy, even with it not being fixed by Isofix. The swivel feature is fantastic as it really does make seating a wriggly tot much kinder to the back. You can turn it both to the left and right so you can install it on either side of your car. The harness is really sturdy and seems to be comfortable as well as safe. There are a few reclining positions which can be adjusted whilst your child is in the seat but it's much, much easier to do when the seat is vacant. Lastly, it's straightforward to remove the cover to wash it.

All in all, it's a brilliant seat. I hope that I never have to test it to its limit in case of an accident, but I'm confident that it would hold up...

Verified Purchase This review is from: Maxi-Cosi Axiss Group 1 Car Seat, Black Raven (Baby Product)

Fits the bill, but it's big!, 19 Dec. 2017

Makes life so much easier when putting a child in the car. As grandparents we bought this so we didn't have to lift and stretch over when placing the 9mth old into a seat, and for that need, it is superb. The slight downsides are that it is very heavy. No doubt they will say it has to be to meet safety standards, but it just looks over-engineered. Also, the back part of the seat is completely flat; if it had been curved at the edges it would have taken up less car seat room by fitting better into the shoulder of the seat. This is not unusual for car seats but it does mean that with two car seats fitted, there is virtually no room for a middle seat passenger.

Verified Purchase This review is from: Maxi-Cosi Axiss Group 1 Car Seat, Black Raven (Baby Product)

The real disappointment with this seat comes when you try to strap ..., 21 Jan. 2018

Bought this non ISO-fix seat for my older car as my partner has the ISO-fix version so I thought they’d be similar in operation, Wrong! The only similarity this has is the fact it swivels, a handy feature particularly if you suffer as I do with back ache. The real disappointment with this seat comes when you try to strap your little one in, the belts catch on the rear of the seat so the only way I can tighten the straps is to pull the straps right as I can with my left hand whilst at the same time feeding it through and freeing it off with my right hand, this is solely because there’s too much seatbelt rebate where each strap joins, consequently, this excess rebate material catches on the back of the seat when you’re tightening the straps unless you reach around and free it off at the same time as pulling the strap tight, not always easy to do when an angry irritable toddler is trying to climb out of the seat.

Had Maxi-Cosi sewed the rebate to the end or even simply turned it...

Verified Purchase This review is from: Maxi-Cosi Axiss Group 1 Car Seat, Black Raven (Baby Product)