How do you get 3 child seats on the back seat?

Nina Geuskens
Aug 25 2022

Do you have three young children? Then you must have wondered how car journeys are going to work. You may not want to buy a new car right away to tackle this problem, but you do want to make sure that you transport the children safely to, for example, a day out Children's city of Steinerbos. In this article we will therefore consider this problem by looking at whether you can place 3 child seats on the back seat. Fear not: with the right car and with the right child seats you can easily transport 3 children.

Are 3 child seats possible on the back seat?

Transporting 3 children on the back seat is certainly possible, but it is a difficult task. After all, special child seats are mandatory for transporting young children, but placing 3 car seats on the back seat will often not work. Unfortunately, most cars are not suitable for placing 3 child seats on the back seat. Do 3 child seats not fit on the back seat of your current car? Perhaps an expensive, but certainly an effective way to place 3 child seats in the car, is to buy a new car. With car models where 7 seats are available in the back, you can always place 3 or more child seats.

child in a child seat in the car

Cars where three car seats can fit on the back seat

Due to the large dimensions of the child seats and the location of the Isofix attachments, it remains difficult to place 3 car seats on a back seat. In most cases, the second seat will have to be attached with only a belt. However, in the following cars you can transport three children on the back seat:

  • Citroën ë-Berlingo, C5 Aircross and C4 Grand Picasso
  • Fiat Multipla
  • Ford Galaxy and S-max
  • Honda Odyssey
  • Kia Sportage, Sorento and EV6
  • Mazda CX-5 and CX-60
  • Mercedes Benz (all models larger than the E-Class)
  • Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
  • Opel Combo-e Life, Vivaro-e and Zafira-e Life
  • Peugeot e-Rifter, 5008, 307 SW, 308 SW and 807
  • Renault Mégane, Grand scenic and Espace
  • Toyota ProAce City Verso, ProAce Verso, ProAce Shuttle, ProAce Verso Electric Dynamic and Avensis Verso
  • Volkswagen Touran
  • Volvo 850 and V70

3 children on the back seat using a booster seat

Did you know that a third child, provided he or she is 3 years or older, can also sit between two child seats without a car seat? This is stated by Veiligheid.nl of the government. Read more about this here when to use a seat belt and when to use a child seat. However, it is not permitted to use the three-point belt as a lap belt and to let the slanted part run behind the back. This can be annoying for the child, because the belt does not run properly around the chest and often cuts into the neck. Fortunately, there is a good solution for this: a booster seat! There are narrower booster seats available that you can perfectly combine with 2 car seats in the back.

3 car seats back seat

Finally, there is the possibility to place 3 child seats on the back seat. There are car seats with removable sides, so that 3 can easily be placed next to each other. Certainly in a larger car, such as in a station wagon, three child seats can easily be placed on the back seat.

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