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Maxi-Cosi car seats: how do they compare?
Maxi-Cosi is one of the most popular child car seat brands you can buy in the UK and across Europe. It offers child restraints that can take your little one from birth right up to 12 years old.
We currently have 35 reviews of Maxi-Cosi car seats and it's one of the most searched-for car seat brands on the Which? website.
Read on to find out which Maxi-Cosi car seats are suitable for your baby or child's age/stage, how much they'll cost and how the different seats compare.
Head straight to our Maxi-Cosi car seat reviews, or go to our round-up of the best car seats to see which aced our tough crash tests
Which? tested Maxi-Cosi car seats
| Model | Typical price (£) | Seat type | Height or weight of child |
| AxissFix Air | 350 | i-Size toddler to child | 61-105cm |
| AxissFix i-Size | 269 | i-Size toddler to child | 61-105cm |
| Beryl | 319 | Group 0 plus/1/2 | 0-25kg |
| Cabriofix (Belted) | 120 | Group 0 plus | 0-13kg |
| Cabriofix (Familyfix base) | 240 | Group 0 plus | 0-13kg |
| CabrioFix i-Size (Belted) | 140 | i-Size baby | 45-75cm |
| CabrioFix i-Size + CabrioFix i-Size base | 280 | i-Size baby | 45-75cm |
Table last checked June 2024
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Cheap Maxi-Cosi car seat
Maxi-Cosi Citi, £109
The cheapest Maxi-Cosi car seat we've tested is the Citi.
It's a group 0+ baby car seat approved for use for children weighing 0-13kg, which is birth to around 12 months (or slightly older, depending on the size of your baby). It launched in 2016, so it's been around for a while, but it's still a decent choice for a basic baby car seat.
You can only install this into your car using the vehicle seatbelt – it can't be clicked onto an Isofix base – but this could be handy if you don't have Isofix connectors in your car.
Read our Maxi-Cosi Citi car seat review to find out how it scores in our crash tests.
Maxi-Cosi Baby Car Seats
Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix i-Size (£120) + CabrioFix i-Size base (£120)
This car seat is approved for babies measuring 45-75cm tall (birth to around 12 months). It can be installed via the Isofix base or belted directly into your vehicle.
To create a travel system, you can also attach the CabrioFix to most Maxi-Cosi and Quinny pushchair bases.
Read our Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix i-Size + CabrioFix i-Size Base review to see if we recommend buying it.
Maxi-Cosi Marble with Marble Isofix base, £200
The Maxi-Cosi Marble is an infant carrier that lets you recline the seat to a nearly flat position, which is more ergonomic for babies when travelling.
It can only be installed into a vehicle when attached to the Marble Isofix base. You can also fix this car seat to Maxi-Cosi strollers to create a pushchair travel system.
Read our Maxi-Cosi Marble review to find out how it scores in our crash tests.
Maxi-Cosi Pebble 360 Pro + FamilyFix 360 base, £480
This infant carrier car seat is approved for children measuring 40cm to 87cm, which is from birth to around 18 months.
The base provides 360-degree rotation, but you can also slide part of the base laterally, towards you, to make it even easier to strap your baby up without putting your back out leaning into the car.
Read our Maxi-Cosi Pebble 360 Pro + FamilyFix 360 base review to find out how easy it is to install.
Maxi-Cosi Pebble 360 + FamilyFix 360 base, £398
The Pebble 360 is similar to the above model and is an R129-compliant infant carrier suitable for babies measuring 40-83cm, which is birth to around 15 months old.
It clicks onto the FamilyFix 360 base, which means you can rotate the seat to face you. This makes it easier to click the seat onto the base and get your baby strapped in.
Read our Maxi-Cosi Pebble 360 car seat review to find out if it's simple to use and safe for your baby.
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Maxi-Cosi baby to toddler car seats
Maxi-Cosi Mica, £254
The Mica has a rotating base to make it easier to get your child into a seat, plus integrated side impact protection. It's approved for children measuring 40-105cm, which is from birth until approximately four years old.
You can keep your child rearward-facing for this whole time, or turn them forward-facing once they're 76cm tall. We recommend you keep your child rearward-facing for as long as possible.
Read our Maxi-Cosi Mica review to find out how it performed in our tests.
Mica 360 Pro, £300
This extended rearward-facing baby to toddler car seat is suitable for babies measuring 40cm to 105cm, which is birth to around four years old.
The base of the seat has 'SlideTech' technology, which means that as well as rotating the seat by 360 degrees, it can be slid towards the car door so it’s closer to you when getting your child strapped in. It's also got five different recline positions and nine adjustable headrest positions.
Find out if these nifty features are combined with great crash test results by reading the Maxi-Cosi Mica 360 Pro review.
Maxi-Cosi Mica Pro Eco i-Size, £350
This is a more recent version of the Mica. It's quite similar but provides higher-spec fabric materials and updated side impact protection.
It's suitable for extended rearward-facing use, which is the safest way for your baby or toddler to travel.
Read our Mica Pro Eco i-Size review for its crash test results, plus our thoughts on the ease of installation and comfort of the seat.
Maxi-Cosi Pearl 360 + FamilyFix 360 base, £475
As the name suggests, the Maxi-Cosi Pearl 360 is a rotating car seat approved for children measuring 40-105cm. It can be used rear-facing right up to the maximum height of 105cm.
Although the car seat and the base can be separated into two pieces (the base can also be used for Maxi-Cosi Pebble 360 infant carrier), it can't be installed into the car without the base.
Read our Maxi-Cosi Pearl 360 + FamilyFix 360 base review.
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Maxi-Cosi toddler car seats
Maxi-Cosi AxissFix Air, £350
When the AxissFix Air launched in 2018, it was marketed as the first child car seat with built-in airbags. The airbags are designed to activate on impact and make it 55% safer than any other forward-facing car seat.
It's approved for use with children measuring 61-105cm tall, which is around six months to four years old.
Read our AxissFix Air review to find out whether Maxi-Cosi's Air Safety technology is worth the price.
Mica Eco i-Size, £200
This simple toddler-to-child car seat can offer 360-degree seat rotation and built-in side impact protection.
It's approved for use from 61cm to 105cm, which is around six months to four years, but you can also buy a Maxi-Cosi Mica Eco Newborn Inlay from the manufacturer website to use it from birth for £35.
Find out how this car seat fared in our tough crash tests that go beyond the legal requirements by reading the full Maxi-Cosi Mica Eco review.
Maxi-Cosi Pearl 360 Pro + FamilyFix 360 Pro base, £540
This Maxi-Cosi car seat is a modular system, which means you can use the base with an infant carrier car seat and hopefully save a bit of money by not having to double up on costs.
It's very similar to the model above (Pearl 360), except the 360 Pro Base has 'SlideTech' technology (as explained in the Mica 360 Pro model), which lets you slide the car seat towards you, as well as rotate it, and it's approved from 61cm, rather than 40cm.
Read our Maxi-Cosi Pearl 360 Pro + FamilyFix 360 Pro Base review to discover our thoughts on the safety, comfort and installation of this car seat.
Maxi-Cosi Pearl Pro i-Size + 3wayFix base, £428
The Pearl Pro is an i-Size car seat approved for use for children measuring 67-105cm, which is approximately 1-4 years old. You can turn your baby forward-facing once they're 15 months old or keep them rearward until they're four.
It can only be installed using an Isofix base, so you'll need to ensure your car has Isofix connectors.
Find out how this car seat scored in our tough crash tests by reading our full Pearl Pro i-Size + 3wayFix base review.
Maxi-Cosi TobiFix, £129
This is a forward-facing group 1 toddler car seat that's installed via your car's Isofix and approved for use with children weighing 9-18kg, which is around 15 months to four years.
It can be reclined to three different levels, which can be useful if your toddler tends to doze off on a drive.
Read our full Maxi-Cosi TobiFix review to find out how it scored for comfort, ease of installation and most important, crash test results.
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Maxi-Cosi baby to child car seat
Maxi-Cosi Beryl, £319
The Maxi-Cosi Beryl is a group 0+/1/2 car seat that's suitable from birth to seven years.
It's installed using Isofix connectors, but you can also fit the base using the vehicle seatbelt, which is useful if you don't have Isofix in your car.
Read our full Maxi-Cosi Beryl review to find out if it's simple to install and safe for your baby or child.
Maxi-Cosi toddler to child car seats
Maxi-Cosi Titan Plus i-Size, £195
This car seat is approved for use from 76cm to 150cm, which is around 15 months to 12 years old. It's forward-facing only, which, when you're strapping in a 15-month-old, can feel a little young. We always recommend keeping your child rearward-facing for as long as possible and up to around four years is preferred.
Once your child reaches 105cm, you store the integrated harness within the seat and strap your child in using the vehicle's three-point seat belt.
Read our review of the Maxi-Cosi Titan Plus i-Size to find out how this model fared in our crash tests.
Maxi-Cosi Titan Pro, £259
The Titan Pro is a multi-group car seat that's approved to R44 regulations and has been on the market for more than four years. It covers the group 1/2/3 weight categories, so is suitable for children weighing 9-36kg, which is 12 months to 12 years.
It's a forward-facing only seat and is installed with Isofix connectors and a top tether strap when used as a group 1 seat, and with the vehicle seatbelt as a high-backed group 2/3 booster seat.
Read our Maxi-Cosi Titan Pro review to find out if it's a Best Buy car seat.
Maxi-Cosi Titan Pro i-Size, £270
This is the i-Size version of the car seat above that's approved to R129 regulations. Because of this, it has a slightly different age range of 15 months to 12 years, or 76-150cm in height.
Like the Titan Pro, it's installed using Isofix and a top tether. Once your child reaches 100cm (around four years old), you can remove the harness and restrain them using the three-point vehicle seatbelt.
Read our Maxi-Cosi Titan Pro i-Size car seat review to discover how it performs in our tests.
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Maxi-Cosi child car seats
Maxi-Cosi Kore Pro, £219
This i-Size child car seat is approved for children measuring 100-150cm, which is 4-12 years old. Look out for the ClickAssist light, designed to illuminate the buckle area to help you when strapping your child in.
There's also a version of this seat called the Maxi-Cosi Kore, which is almost identical, except it doesn't have the seat light.
Find out how this seat scored in our crash tests, ease of installation and comfort ratings by reading the Maxi-Cosi Kore Pro review.
Maxi-Cosi Morion, £139
This high-backed booster seat is approved to R129 regulations and can be used by children measuring 100-150cm, which should cover four to 12 years old.
Your child will be strapped in using the vehicle's three-point seatbelt, but you can also click the seat into the Isofix points for added stability and to prevent movement if there's nobody sitting in the seat when driving.
Read our full Maxi-Cosi Morion review to see if it impressed in our front and side-impact crash tests.
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RodiFix Pro2 i-Size, £170
This is a high-backed booster seat approved for use with children measuring 100cm to 150cm, which is four to 12 years old.
You install it into a car via the vehicle seatbelt, but it also has Isofix connectors to give additional stability and to keep the car seat in place when a child isn't sitting in it.
Features include three recline positions, 'ClimaFlow' ventilation panels that the manufacturer claims help make the seat more breathable, and width-adjustable side wings.
Find out how the Maxi-Cosi RodiFix Pro2 i-Size performs in our crash, ease of installation and comfort tests by reading the full review.
RodiFix S i-Size, £150
The RodiFix S is very similar to the Pro2 and is approved for the same size and age group.
It has a slightly lower retail price as it lacks the 'ClimaFlow' ventilation panels, but it still has handy features, including multiple recline positions, built-in side impact protection and side wings that expand out as you raise the headrest.
Read our review of the Maxi-Cosi RodiFix S i-Size to find out how it scores in our tests.
How we test child car seats: unlike other websites that publish reviews, we crash-test each child car seat and carry out fitting checks so we can tell you which give the best protection and which you should avoid
Is Maxi-Cosi a good brand?
Maxi-Cosi is a popular brand with parents, and many of its models can be used with pushchairs to create a travel system.
They can even be used with other brands of pushchair, so long as you have the Maxi-Cosi car seat adaptors.
Can I recycle a Maxi-Cosi car seat?
According to the brand, its car seats can be recycled.
However, this will depend on whether your local recycling centre has facilities to separate hard or rigid plastics from other materials. It's worth calling the local recycling tip to see if it offers this service, otherwise it may have to go into landfill.
For more information on recycling or disposing of your car seat, read our guide on what to do with your old car seat.
