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Chicco · High-back booster

Chicco KidFit Zip Air Plus

Based on 1 independent scored test: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The test scores average 90. With only 1 test, the ranking score is pulled down a little until more testers confirm it.

Tested for US & Canada
73
Shortlist score
Good
#61 of car seats for US & Canada
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.

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 belt-fit ratings (final ratings list, program 2008-2024) · backless mode
BEST BET
Best Bet
Our scale90
weight 0.40
Tested model #07 079681 970 070; seat type: Dual mode, Backless; rating year not shown on the IIHS ratings list; rating covers booster-mode belt fit only (IIHS does not rate harness modes)
View on iihs.org ↗
Wirecutter (The New York Times) US · Editorial review
Wirecutter: The Best Booster Car Seats (updated Jun 26, 2026)
Other high-back booster seats worth considering
Pick or pass/fail. Shown, not scored.
read on archived copy (web.archive.org, 20260827) of https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-booster-car-seats/ (live site blocks automated fetch)
View on web.archive.org ↗
1 older or duplicate result not counted
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) US · Lab test
IIHS booster belt-fit ratings (final ratings list, program 2008-2024) · highback mode
BEST BET
Best Bet
Our scale90
not counted

Not counted: Another configuration scored higher in the same test.

Tested model #07 079681 970 070; seat type: Dual mode, Highback; rating year not shown on the IIHS ratings list; rating covers booster-mode belt fit only (IIHS does not rate harness modes)
View on iihs.org ↗

Also recommended: Wirecutter (The New York Times): Other high-back booster seats worth considering.

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How we turn these into one number: methodology. Tested in 2026.

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