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Britax · High-back booster

Britax Frontier 85

Based on 2 independent scored tests: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) (2012), Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) (2011). The test scores average 90. With only 2 tests, the ranking score is pulled down a little until more testers confirm it.

Tested for US & Canada
73
Shortlist score
Good
Single test

Where to buy

This seat is certified for US & Canada. Car seats may only be used in the market they're approved for, so we don't link to shops in Czechia.

Older test. The newest test of this product is from 2012. It may no longer be sold, or sold in a revised version, so it isn't ranked.

Test results

Each score as the tester published it, converted to our 0–100 scale. Weight is how much the result counts towards the score.

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) US · Lab test
IIHS booster evaluation results 2012 (released Oct 25, 2012) · highback
Best Bet
Our scale90
weight 0.20
carry-over model (rated in an earlier year, still listed in 2012); mode not stated in this table; taken from other IIHS listings of the same seat; rating covers booster-mode belt fit only
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) US · Lab test
IIHS booster evaluation results 2011 (released Oct 13, 2011) · highback
Best Bet
Our scale90
weight 0.20
from the full list of current IIHS booster ratings published that year (includes carry-over models); mode not stated in this table; taken from other IIHS listings of the same seat; rating covers booster-mode belt fit only
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1 older or duplicate result not counted
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) US · Lab test
IIHS booster evaluation results 2010 (released Sep 8, 2010) · highback
Best Bet
Our scale90
not counted

Not counted: Superseded by a newer test from the same source.

from the full list of current IIHS booster ratings published that year (includes carry-over models); combination highback; rating covers booster-mode belt fit only
View on web.archive.org ↗

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How we turn these into one number: methodology. Tested 2010–2012.

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