We recommend rear facing to at least 4 years old (preferably more!) and harnessing to at least 4 years old (even if forward facing), so if your child is on the upper percentiles for weight or height, we’d recommend getting a car seat that rear faces to 25kg as they will better accommodate a larger percentile child.
Rotating Extended Rear Facing Car Seats on the UK Market
| Britax | Dualfix | £400 | ||||
| Dualfix iSize | Coming soon> | £(?) | ||||
| Cozy 'n Safe | Merlin | £349.99 | ||||
| Cybex | Sirona | Smallest car seat shell on the market | £375 | |||
| Sirona Q iSize | i-Size car seat. Pretty much a replica of the Sirona only iSize. | £430 | ||||
| Sirona S iSize | i-Size car seat. Coming soon. | £(?) | ||||
| Jané | Gravity | £349.95 | ||||
| Joie | Spin 360 | Tallest harness height | £250 | |||
| Nuna | Rebl Plus | i-Size car seat | £395 | |||
| Recaro | Zero 1 | i-Size car seat | £399 | |||
| Zero 1 Elite | i-Size car seat. Comes with infant car seat. | £495 | ||||
| Good Baby (GB) | Vaya iSize | i-Size car seat. | £375 | |||
Q: Why is the Maxi Cosi Axissfix not on here?
A: The Maxi-Cosi Axissfix can only be used rear-facing until the child is 87cm tall, which is around age 2 for most children, and therefore we don’t recommend it unless the child is on the lower centiles for height and would last to at least age 4 in it.
Bear in mind that rotating car seats are often not very tall, and can be outgrown early by height even though they all have a weight limit of 18kg to 19.5kg.
More seats will be added as and when they become available.
Therese has completed the ‘Advanced Child Car Seat Training Course’ at TRL (Transport Research Lab) and is a CPD accredited car seat expert. She blogs about in-car safety, car seats, tips, reviews, giveaways and advice. She’s a mum on a mission to change the law and raise awareness. She is also a breastfeeding advocate and gentle parenting promoter who loves cloth nappies, baby-wearing, BLW and co-sleeping/bed-sharing.