Mother's Choice · Forward-facing harness

Mother's Choice Focus

Based on 1 independent scored test: Child Car Seat Safety Ratings (Child Restraint Evaluation Program, CREP) (2025). The test scores average 68. With only 1 test, the ranking score is pulled down a little until more testers confirm it.

Tested for Australia & NZ

Shortlist score

Good

#65 of car seats for Australia & NZ

Single test

Where to buy

This seat is certified for Australia & NZ. 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.

Child Car Seat Safety Ratings (Child Restraint Evaluation Program, CREP) AU · Government / institute

CREP rating, 2021-onward protocol, 2025 · GM-13-C-G-A

3.4/5★

Our scale68

weight 1.00

Ease of use: 3.7
Protection points: 67.8/100
Ease of use points: 70.78/100

Listed at A$349 Rated modes: forward-facing G (6 m-8 y). score_raw/ease_of_use are for the first-use mode (forward-facing G (6 m-8 y)); other modes in subscores. Rating added Feb 2025. Also sold as: Pulse.

View on childcarseats.com.au ↗

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How we turn these into one number: methodology. Tested in 2025.