The Black Friday Car Seat Deals That Are Actually Worth Your Money

While babies and toddlers might not need much, one of those necessities is a car seat. Our team of veteran parenting editors knows this—after all, we’ve spent the last two years exhaustively testing every kind of car seat with our own families and in our lab with child passenger safety technicians.

Whether you need a rear-facing, front-facing, convertible, rotating car seat, or even a booster seat, Black Friday sales are a good time to find a great deal. The top brands that we’ve tested and recommend, from Graco and Chicco to Diono and Evenflo, are all on sale during Black Friday. Score up to 37% off the Evenflo Revolve360 Slim, Graco Extend2Fit, Diono Radian 3XRT SafePlus, and more.

Best Black Friday Car Seat Deals

Chicco Fit360 ClearTex Rotating Convertible Car Seat

Rotating car seats have thoroughly changed the game for busy parents. This Chicco model rotates a full 360-degrees and only requires one hand to do so. It has six different reclining options, a 15-position headrest, and red-green indicators to let you know your child is positioned properly. Our editors who have tested this car seat love how sturdy and secure it feels when it’s installed in their cars. Plus, the magnetic harness clip makes buckling even more of a breeze.

Graco Turn2Me 3-in-1 Convertible Car Seat

This Graco model is our best overall convertible car seat, and for good reason. It’ll take you from the rear-facing newborn days, through forward-facing ages, all the way through the highback booster seat stage. It rotates 180-degrees to make getting your kiddo strapped in and out of your car even easier. Graco truly thought of everything with this car seat—it even comes with strap holders on the sides of the seat so your days of digging around in the car seat under your child for the straps are over.

Graco 4Ever DLX 4-in-1 Car Seat

This popular Graco convertible car seat consistently tests well for us. In fact, before we even started testing car seats, this was one of the most popular models for the editors on our team. We like that it grows with your child from the newborn days all the way until they’re ready to graduate from a booster seat. It has a six-position recline and a 10-position headrest. We also found it to be one of the easier car seats to install and the padding is very convenient and easy to remove for machine washing when the time inevitably comes.

Graco Extend2Fit Convertible Car Seat

The Graco Extend2Fit is the sturdiest convertible car seat from our tests—and it also happens to be one of the lightest. The steel-reinforced frame never rattled even after months of daily use with squirmy kids. Parents testers on our team love the level indicator on the side, giving them peace of mind that they installed it exactly right. Just take note, it does not convert into a booster seat.

Graco SnugRide SnugFit 35 DLX Infant Car Seat

The Graco SnugRide SnugFit 35 DLX had our best tested infant carseat harness, offering plenty of padding around the shoulders for a comfortable, secure fit. While it’s a budget-friendly pick, we could see this carseat lasting for multiple kids. We loved the SnugLock lock-off feature, which works with the seat belt or LATCH method for added sturdiness and security.

Diono Radian 3RXT SafePlus

Our favorite car seat for small cars also has some really nice travel-friendly features, including the fact that the bottom of the seat folds flat for compact storage. And it’s slim enough to fit three-across in your back seat. The padding is all machine washable and easy to remove, plus the overall seat is durable and sturdy. You don’t sacrifice any safety features for its slim design.

Baby Jogger City GO 2 Infant Car Seat

Our sturdiest rotating car seat, the Baby Jogger City Turn Car Seat, has a secure base that keeps the seat in place and prevents any side-to-side motion. Rotating the car seat was easy, plus an audible click lets you know the seat is in place. This seat also includes 10 headrest positions and five recline settings. Its adjustable buckle positioning means this seat can grow with your child for years to come.

Baby Jogger City Turn Convertible & Rotating Car Seat

With the Baby Jogger City GO 2, car seat installation was a breeze, taking us just three minutes with both the seat belt and LATCH systems. Even though the process was quick and easy, the car seat still felt tight and secure throughout use, and level indicators on the side gave us added peace of mind that everything was in place. Both the canopy and car seat are easy to clean, either with a machine wash or a quick wipe down.

Maxi-Cosi Emme 360 Car Seat

The Maxi Cosi Emme is the best overall rotating car seat from our tests. It consistently impressed us both at home and in our testing lab thanks to its 360-degree rotation and the way it seamlessly transitions from rear-facing mode, safe for use from birth, up until your child is in a highback booster seat. This model from Maxi Cosi has a 10-position headrest and five-position recline in rear-facing mode. And the built-in harness holders help keep the buckles from sliding down underneath your child while you’re strapping them in.

Maxi-Cosi Peri 180 Rotating Infant Car Seat

The Maxi Cosi Peri is the lightest rotating car seat we recommend. Its ability to fully detach from the base and compatibility with strollers really sets it apart—not just from other rotating car seats, but from other convertible car seats as well. Everything about this car seat is well thought out to make parents’ lives easier: a magnetic chest clip, clear level indicators for safe installation, and the softest, most comfortable padding lining the seat.

Evenflo Revolve360 Slim

This Evenflo car seat is another one that rotates 360 degrees to make buckling your wiggly kiddo easier; this means you don’t need to uninstall and reinstall the car seat when it’s time to transition your child from a rear-facing position to a forward-facing position. Plus, it only took us four minutes total to install this car seat from start to finish.

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