Britax Römer · Convertible (0–4 y)

Britax Römer Safe-Way M

Based on 1 independent scored test: ADAC (2024). The score is capped at 35 because of a recent safety failure or Don't Buy rating.

Tested for Europe & UK ★ Passed Swedish Plus Test
35
Shortlist score
Weak
#313 of car seats for Europe & UK
Single test

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Test results

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ADAC DE · Lab test
ADAC Kindersitztest Frühjahr 2024
3.4
befriedigend
Our scale42
weight 1.00
Safety
1.9
Handling
4.1
Ergonomics
2.4
Harmful substances
1.0
Listed at €450 Zulassung: Körpergröße von 61 cm bis 125 cm (< 36 kg); Sitzschale mit Hosenträgergurt für Kinder von 61-125 cm (ca. 1 bis 7 Jahre); Sitzgewicht: 8,7 kg | ADAC age class: Kleinkind und Kind | direction: Rückwärtsgerichtet | Isofix: Nein | mounting: Gegen die Fahrtrichtung mit 3-Punkt-Fahrzeuggurt, Stützfuß und Zusatzgurten (nur in freigegebenen Fahrzeugen) Achtung: Bei Verwendung auf dem Beifahrersitz muss der Frontairbag deaktiviert verwenden! | Test vom Mai 2024
Which? GB · Consumer organisation
Which? child car seat test (first reviewed May 2024)
Don't Buy
Pick or pass/fail. Shown, not scored.
⚠ Don't Buy Listed at £349 Listed on public Which? Don't Buy page (https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/child-car-seats/article/which-dont-buy-child-car-seats-adDS07f6KrWI); numeric score is members-only. Public safety alert: This child car seat has passed the regulatory tests required by R129 car seat regulations to be sold as suitable for children measuring 61cm to 125cm. In our own more rigorous tests, it achieved a good overall safety rating, but the seat is so difficult to install that there's a danger of installing it incorrectly which, along with other drawbacks, means it’s a Don't Buy. joint_program round inferred from first-review month.
Plustestet VTI-0044 · Plus Test approved for 125 cm
Plus Test passed
Pick or pass/fail. Shown, not scored.
Plus test no
VTI-0044
Approved for
125 cm
★ Passed Swedish Plus Test Listed on VTI Plus Test list as "Britax MaxSafe Pro, Safe-Way M" (VTI-0044), approved for 125 cm. Subcategory assigned by collector (Plus Test covers rear-facing seats only).

Also recommended: Plustestet / Swedish Plus Test (VTI): Plus Test passed.

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