Britax Safe-n-Sound Babies & Kids

The chair comes with inserts that are highly prone to mould. If your child spills water or milk (as most do—unless you’ve got a special edition who… Read more

doesn’t drink in the car on long drives), mould will quickly develop and spread inside the chair. The materials used make it almost impossible to clean properly, so the issue persists. Britax has declined to take responsibility for the poor material choice and instead offered replacement inserts for $50 AUD (for our two chairs).

Wide base makes buckling in tricky – Big fan of Britax and quality is superb on every single one. However the base on the Hi-Liner SG is very wide, and obstructs the belt buckle… Read more

receptacle on our Tesla Model 3. We found a narrower seat for this car (Maxi Cosi Rodi) and continue to use the Britax in a bigger car.

Our 5yo struggled with the anti-submarining buckle at first, but quickly got the hang of it. He finds it very comfortable and especially loves the pull-out cupholders.

The best purchase for my newborn!! – I was unsure if I should get a capsule or not and so happy I did! I could transfer my baby in and out of the car while she slept saving me to much… Read more

time and stress! The Britax safe n sound was so easy to install! I installed it so fast in other peoples cars if I was ever swapping cars and no hassle at all! My baby is now 8 months and only just growing out of it! 100% recommend to all parents!

* Note I am posting this here as I tried to post on the baby bunting website and they deleted it * I had two of these seats. While I was driving my 6… Read more

month old baby was asleep in the seat. I looked in the mirror and noticed she was falling out of the seat over into the middle backseat. I could see the back of her head bent over her body and freaked out. I had to pull over to on the motorway to check on her and noticed the buckle was undone on one side. I fastened it again and then continued driving. I stopped 15 minutes later to check on her because I was so stressed and the buckle was undone again! It was working fine when I did it up both times. We checked it is locking in and fastening correctly yet it was spontaneously opening. I called the manufacturer for advice and they said sand, food, dirt, fluff can get in the buckle and stop it from working and to clean it out with water. I told them there is no way any of this is in the buckle the baby is 6 months old and does not go to the beach or play in dirt, or eat food in the seat. They said in hindsight yes it is not likely and said it must be faulty and to send it back so they can review it. I told them I am sending both seats back, I don’t want them and do not trust that they are safe. The britax customer service rep said in all her years of working there she can count on her hand how many times this has happened, and to keep the second seat because its statistically not likely to be faulty as well. I asked my mum friends if this has happened to any of them and they confirmed it happened to their capsule too which is the same brand. The britax rep in store was rude and unhelpful, didn’t apologise on behalf of the company and suggested I mustn’t have fastened the seatbelt right despite using it for 6 months with no issue, even though Britax customer service admitted they have seen this before and Baby Bunting had said they had seen it once too. Baby bunting refunded both seats, britax would not. Britax were absolutely shocking. We now use maxi cosi.

Mixed feelings – While the car seat itself seems comfortable for my grandson and the height adjustment is easy, releasing the straps to loosen or tighten is extremely… Read more

hard to do. Pressing the lever and pulling the straps is really hard and sometimes I have to pull straps from under the seat. Is this normal?

No side impact head protection – This seat has been great rear-facing, however we have recently turned it around to be front-facing and I am curious as to why there doesn't seem to… Read more

any much side-impact head protection compared to the other Britax models? His head is entirely self-supported in the seat and he can tilt his head from side to side very far, which I feel would cause a neck injury if the car was hit from the side. I am considering purchasing a different brand seat with more side cushioning.

Safety issue – I have used this for the past 18 months and my now 2yr8mth old can access the buckle to loosen the straps himself. This is a massive safety concern and I would not recommend this seat. Show details

My 139cm 10yo doesn't quite fit safely into the seat belts in either of our cars yet. She was also feeling uncomfortable in the harnessed seat we… Read more

have for her and rapidly approaching the exit height. She is happy that the lap-sash seatbelt now fits her comfortably. I was able to install the seat easily myself at BabyBunting. I believe it will be easy to transfer between cars due to being light weight and only needing the tether clip.

My 1year old legs are so cramped in rear facing.she had more leg room in the baby capsule Show details

Perfect and comfy – We got a britax graphine as a first seat and bought this for our second car seat from baby bunting. Our little one prefers this one then the… Read more

graphine. 1 yr old seems comfy an naps well when sleepy. Overall graphine and maxi guard both are amazing. If your child loves forward facing then get this as it lasts 8 yrs. Don’t compromise as kids deserves the best.

Great customer trying to help with a replacement clip for carseat.couldnt be solved fir me in new zealand but I did appreciate the prompt emails from jennylene Show details

Seat badly designed – My son 3.5 years old started complaining that he is hurting in his seat,we have to use insert that designed for babies Very uncomfortable seat , as… Read more

it has a hole in the middle of the seat , which is covered with hard cover for buckle . Very unhappy with the purchase

Another Great Britax Product – Britax is a brand we respect so for our baby granddaughter we bought a Britax Safe N Sound Platinum Pro SICT Kohl and installed it rear facing in my… Read more

wife's VW Golf. She's now old enough and big enough for a forward facing seat and for convenience sake I wanted to add another seat to a 2nd vehicle, my daily drive a Toyota FJ Cruiser. My arthritic old hands and older eyes are often defeated by the catches on other makes but the Britax harness works for me every time. My granddaughter loves the seat and its arm rests, Another nice product from Britax.

This is a really excellent seat – I have been very happy with this seat. The quality and safety features of the seat are excellent and my son looks comfortable and happy when he's in… Read more

the seat.

I started using this seat when my son was 2.5 months old and switched from a Maxicosi capsule type seat. My son used to cry when I put him in the Maxicosi capsule because he would be quite squished - I would clip him in and then have to race to start the car because he would burst into tears. However in this seat my son has more room and looks more comfortable (although still looks very secure). He doesn't immediately protest being in this seat and can be in the car stationary in this seat comfortably without beginning to cry.

The SICT feature adds additional crash protection that my previous seat did not have this has been good piece of mind for me as safety is my number one priority for carseats.

The design is nice and the material is nice quality - I don't ever feel like my son is too hot. It also has clips to keep the belt out of the way when I am loading my son into the seat which seems like a small thing but for me has been a game changer as Im not fussing around aggravating my son looking for the belt buckles underneath him.

Obviously this product is not a capsule and so doesn't have the clip in and out car/pram functionality (the plus side being it is convertible so will last longer than the capsule I previously had would have), I personally am happy to forgo the capsule clip in/out functionality, as my son was so uncomfortable in his capsule seat I couldn't leave him in it to use it with my pram anyway.

Overall I am very happy with this product and would happily recommend it.

The best seat you can get! – This seat is a winner in all respects. The quality of the seat, the comfort of the padding, the reassurance of the side impact feature along with the… Read more

freedom of being able to move it from car to car with ease using the ifix technology makes this seat the best in the market. My daughter has been using it from birth, she is now 9 months, it's grown with her and she absolutely loves going in the car, she looks so comfy in it and seems very well supported. It's great that it can see her through from birth up to 4 years. An investment that is well worth it - our babies are so precious, this seat has them protected in all ways.

Great and easy – Great and easy to put in and out of car easy to strap baby in and easy to take baby out perfect for baby's untill they are 4 and need a booster seats Show details

Baby Uncomfortable in it most times – Baby always screams in the car seat. Most of the time uncomfortable and restless. We have tried adjusting it, tried taking out insert etc. Was… Read more

professionally installed as well. Sometimes baby manages to sleep but 90% of the time she is screaming in pain. Thinking of swapping it with different car seat altogether.

Don’t bother purchasing – Terrible seat! We needed a new booster for our second car as my 8 year old has out grown her car seat, but doesn’t meet all the safety checks to not… Read more

use one anymore. I chose this one, as being for a Ute it’s much easier to remove when not needed being an untethered seat, and thought now she is 8 it should be fine. However at every corner the seat tips. I have a spare travel booster (also untethered) in our main car for when she has friends over that folds up, and that one is actually way better. I wish I would have just purchased another one of those, it would have save me $50 as well!!