The Best Newborn Car Seats in the UK

Safety of your car seat is a top rated baby car seats priority for every parent. There are a variety of options when it comes to choosing the most suitable car seat for your newborn for your child.

The Cybex Cloud T offers enhanced side impact protection and a baby-hugging inlay. It's the best new car seat in the UK. It also has a one-handed recline setting and no less than 12 headrest positions that adapt to your child's changing body.

1. Cybex Cloud T

The Cybex Cloud T is the premium car seat that has everything you require to take your baby on journeys from birth right until they reach toddler years. It's the latest version of the legendary Cybex Cloud line and features an innovative reclining system that gives your child a comfortable lie-flat position in the car and in conjunction with a pushchair as part of a travel system. It is also an ISOFIX vehicle seat, which means it can be easily affixed to your car by using the base that comes with it. It can be rotated to help get your baby into and out of the seat.

The car seat is made of high-quality materials, and is available in a variety of trendy colors, including Moon Black, Lava Grey and Beach Blue Plus. It's a chic and elegant choice that goes seamlessly with the Cybex T range of prams. It also comes with the Newborn Inlay, which is specifically designed for premature infants. This helps to maintain an upright position, which reduces the chance that their heads may be able to move forward while sleeping, causing breathing problems. This can be removed once your child is at least 60 centimeters in height.

The car seat is an excellent choice for safety, as it has scored an impressive 1.7 in crash tests by ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutsche Automobil-Club e.V.). The Cloud T i-Size is equipped with LSP (Linear Side-impact protection) to protect your baby in the event of a collision and the innovative Flexi-Fix system that can be stretched to fit your child's size as they grow.

The innovative 180deg rotating system makes it easy to get your baby into and out of the car seat when using it as part of a travel system that includes a Cybex stroller. No more awkward twisting or reaching. The car seat is also able to be fully reclined for extra comfort on long car journeys. It's slightly higher cost than other seats for this age group, but the wide array of features including the reclining option and excellent security features make it worth the cost.

2. Maxi-Cosi Pebble Plus

The Maxi-Cosi Pebble Plus car seats is among the most popular newborn car seats on the market. It's a comfortable seat for babies and easy to use. It's suitable for infants from birth. It is compatible with the Maxi-Cosi FamilyFix or EasyFix base, or your car seat belt system. The car seats by age seat is compatible with a variety of pushchairs, including the Maxi Cosi range, Quinny, iCandy, and Bugaboo, using adapters. It comes with the Baby-Hugg infant head support to allow for a better fit and laying position and side impact protection.

The Pebble Plus is a Group 0+ car seat, which means it is suitable for use with babies from birth until 12 months old (45cm between 45cm and 75cm). It is in line with the new iSize regulations, which require that children be rear-facing for a greater length of time. It is compatible with the 2way Family base which allows you to switch between rear and forward facing on the same car and also has a handy rotating feature.

Like the previous version, it's a really comfy seat and the latest edition has some improvements. It comes with a brand new, better baby-hugging inlay that looks and feels great. The shoulder straps have been padded and the headrest can be adjusted to accommodate the growth of your baby. You can remove it at any point, in case you decide not to use it anymore.

It's a bit heavier than some of the other newborn carseats at 4.5kg but should not be a problem when your child is using it most of the time. You can use it with a handle to make it easier carrying, and it's lightweight enough to be able to lift it into and out of rideshare cars or taxis as well.

It's also a stylish seat that is stylish. You can choose from a variety of colours and patterns that will suit your car. It's not the cheapest infant car seat, but it's an excellent investment and worth the extra cost for your child. It can be a bit difficult to adjust the height and length but once you've got the hang of it, it's a breeze. You can adjust the straps by pulling downwards on the back panel, and pressing two buttons at the same time.

3. Joie Calmi

Joie Calmi is the perfect baby car seat for your newborn. It's simple to use, and is a great cot-like baby sitter. This dual-use carrycot and car seat is R129-certified which means it's built to last with a tough ventilated shell and plush cushioning to hold your baby. It comes with a 3-point harness that's easily accessible via a single pull tightening mechanism and softly padded covers. It also has lateral positioning, which keeps your baby's face in the safest possible position in the event of collision.

The seat's base is compatible with Joie Aeria and Finiti strollers, which means you can easily pop it on and off the frame. It's easy to lift even when your baby is asleep thanks to the adjustable handle bars. If you're planning to build a travel set, the iBase Encore adapters let you to pair Calmi with MaxiCosi or Britax stroller.

Joie has improved on the design of its previous i-Spin 360, which earned an excellent score in Which?'s crash tests as well as a Good rating from ADAC. The model we tested comes with an electronic lock that prevents you from rotating the seat too quickly, ensuring that your child remains rear-facing for as long as is possible. It also has a huge, water-resistant sun canopy with 50+ UV protection as well as a mesh peekaboo that allows you to check in without disturbing your child.

If you are shopping online for car seat, you should choose an online retailer that provides free delivery to the UK mainland on all purchases. They should also accept returns within 35 days. John Lewis offers a wide variety of infant car seat rear facing car seats from top brands, including Maxi-Cosi, Silver Cross and Cybex. Click and collect is free to your local branch (or Sainsbury's if you are nearby). You can also earn Nectar points on every purchase. Argos is another great option for a variety of car seats, starting at PS55. You can also enjoy free delivery, same-day collection at the store and free returns to any Argos or participating Sainsbury's store.

4. Silver Cross Motion All Size 360

Silver Cross Motion is a new vehicle seat that's all-in-one from the trusted British brand, which is known for its premium prams and pushchairs. Jasper the tester loved it. He said it was "the most fashionable of the bunch and my baby seemed to find it most comfortable on long drives."

This fully rotating R129-compliant vehicle seat can take your newborn all the way up to 12 years old, and won the best baby toddler, child and child car seat award at the ADAC's autumn test in 2022. It has also been tested beyond the regulations to ensure that your child is protected during every trip.

It comes with a removable, cosy padding for infants made of soft bamboo fabric. These fabrics are super comfortable and breathable, as well as antibacterial. The head and body inserts as well as the support can be removed when your child grows. You can also adjust the recline and headrest positions to fit your child's.

The green light that indicates that the car seat is properly installed and is now ready to use is a unique feature. This makes it a perfect choice for new parents, who might not be aware of the correct installation and fitting of car seats. It also comes with a convenient stowable strap that can be used either in the forward or rear facing infant car seat-facing position.

It's also a permanent fixture, so you won't need to wake your baby up to take them out of the Car Seat Newborn for longer journeys. It's not compatible with travel systems like the Britax Romer Dualfix plus iSize or the Joie iSpin 360 iSize. You will need to purchase a separate travel bag.

The Axkid One is a permanently fixed car seat. They are not as simple to transport between cars. If you decide to buy an additional travel bag, choose one that is sturdy and able to withstand the wear and tears of regular use. It's worth paying extra for a bag which will last longer than your child's car seat.