We have had this seat for over 6 months. It was originally installed in a 2010 Toyota rav4. It fit perfectly, it was a little harder to get the latch straps tight but I had my 10 yr old sit in it to help get it right enough. Last week we installed it in a 2018 dodge caravan and again rear facing it fits perfectly and I found if I leaned the seat back, latched it then leaned it forward it was tight and didn't budge. My son is 13 months old and weighs about 23 lbs and is 32 inches long. He still fits great rear facing. No issues with the straps being too tight or difficult to use.

Ive gone through several car seats for both mine and my spouse's car.. at this point, I consider myself a car seat pro! First off, the install- easy! The car seat is lightweight and I was able to set it up pretty quickly. Always recommend adding some kind of protector for the car seat underneath the car seat, if you want to protect your vehicle though (applies to any car seat!). The car seat is more narrow than another model I have, which is great for space in the car especially when you have 2 kids and need to squeeze someone in the middle. This seat is a good grow with your little one option. The insert for newborns/babies seems very cozy, so you wouldn't need to worry about the wobbly baby head as much. It's easy to remove and washer-safer, which is very convenient. It can be installed rear-facing, then turned when your child grows. I used it forward facing only. I'm a big fan of the removable cup holders. Seems like a small thing but my car seat from another brand doesn't have these and I keep having to give and take sippy and snack cups. Overall this is a great car seat and I would recommend it! I was given this convertible car seat to try as part of the Stellar Product Testing Panel.

I really love this car seat for my baby.first the car seat is very spacious and I love that. The material used is very soft and my baby sleeps so well in it. I also like the fact that my child will grow with it,installing this seat was not difficult because I followed the instructions.The only down side is the cups holder don't stay in place but that doesn't bother me much because I love my baby being comfortables. Thanks to the Stellar Product Testing Panel for providing me with this convertible car seat.

As a mom of a one year old, three year old, and four year old (almost five) we have been thru many car seats! I truly enjoy the ease of this specific car seat, as well as another Safety 1st All-In-One we own. The design of this car seat is GENIUS. I like that the headrest and harness adjustment is an easy one motion movement. (I included a photo of this particular feature) I absolutely detest having to pull out the straps, move every thing around, and adjust again when my littles hit a growth spurt. This feature is fantastic and a must have. Some other nice bonuses; my four year old was very comfortable in it, we enjoy the TWO cup holders, it's easy for me to install, and the infant pillows are easy to remove and put back. It is also surprisingly light weight! I gave it 5 stars because it does, and is, exactly what it advertises. No muss, no fuss, "grow and go". Thanks to the Stellar Product Panel for providing me with this convertible car seat!

My 1.5 year old was beyond due for a switch from her infant seat to a convertible car seat in my husbands truck. Since the kids aren't in his truck too often we had previously purchased an inexpensive car seat for my son and planned to stretch the use of our infant seat as long as we could for our daughter. Well, that's when Stellar Product Testing Panel sent us this car seat to try out. When we took it out of the box, my daughter wouldn't get out of it. She thought it was great! We were super excited, installed it the day it came and took my husband truck out for a drive around. Firstly, he's no pro but he had this car seat installed through his latch system in about 30 seconds. There are 3 recline seatings depending on which was the seat will be facing, how much baby weighs and etc. we chose the setting that worked for us and boom, in it went. Second, adjusting the height of the head rest and shoulder straps was a breeze. You simply turn to handles and lift up. There is no rethreading the straps into new slots, which I absolutely love especially since children grow so quickly. Overall, it's a wonderful car seat. It's safe, easy to install, easy to use and comfortable. We are thinking about buying one to replace our sons seat.

I was given this convertible car seat to try as part of the Stellar Product Testing Panel. I have tried two other brands of convertible car seat, one high end and heavy, and one basic economy seat. This is in the same price range as my economy seat but seems way nicer! Safety 1st did a nice job of throwing in the frills in all the right places. This seat is easy to install with the LATCH system. It's your basic LATCH clips, but with the added luxury of a great adjuster that makes it easy to get a tight install. If you don't have LATCH in your car, get a different seat that has a lock-off for the belt. I think it has to do with the design of the belt path, but I could push the seat over toward the center, even with a crazy tight seatbelt install. The seat is easy to adjust the height, and it's got great removable pads if you're starting off with and infant on board. The padding itself seems pretty plush and luxurious, and I LOVE that it's machine washable! The seat fits great in all three of our vehicles. The photo is in the back seat of our smallest car, and there's plenty of room for the passenger in front without the seat back touching the car seat (I'm 5'7" and hubby is 5'10"). The main reason I'm only giving this 4 stars is the bad seatbelt install path. In general, I prefer a seat that can do 50lbs rear-facing, but it's a moot point with this seat since most LATCH systems aren't rated for more than 40lbs (check your vehicle manual! Even if your car seat's LATCH is rated higher, you have to go with the LOWER number between the two!). So even if this seat was rated to 50lbs rear-facing, I'd have to turn my kids around after they outgrew the LATCH weight limit because the seatbelt install is not secure enough. All in all, a great seat for my family as a back-up in hubby's car, and a great pick if you don't want to break the bank but still want some nicer frills and features.

My daughter started in an infant car seat (uncomfortable) would cry every ride we switched her to the grow and go safety 1st was great for awhile now we are having lots of issues she is almost 7 months months 15lbs 4oz I have to tighten the restraint system at the base after every 45 minutes of driving if I don't she ends up sideways mind you there were no instructions corporate office told my husband and I it was more "earth friendly that way "they then sent us to a "car seat specialist" she said she couldn't figure out why it was doing such thing the company has refused to take any responsibility for their product even with my receipt they responded with it may not be compatible with all vehicles which was never stated

Easy to install and we love the car seat overall. However, we received 2 as part of our registry, one is missing the anchors. I've contacted customer service multiple times about getting them fixed or our seat replaced, and gotten no response. In my opinion, anchors = safety, so I'm not sure why they're ignoring me on this one.

i love this seat! it was hard to install the top anchor but i think thats a problem with my car and the car seat being rear facing at the moment, when i turn it around it will be fine. i love the colors, its VERY easy to clean and holds my son(1 1/2-22lbs) in very nicely.

I loved this seat when we first purchased it, it was comfortable and easy to install. However, now that my daughter is over a year old it tips sideways while in the rearfacing position which is disappointing because I don't feel that she is safe now. I am looking into buying a new seat now from a different brand that others have reviewed as better compatible with rear facing.