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Hamax · Rear-mounted

Hamax Caress

Based on 2 independent scored tests: ADAC (2024), Stiftung Warentest (2025).

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61
Shortlist score
Good
#12 of child bike seats
Medium confidence

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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.

ADAC DE · Lab test
ADAC Test Kinderfahrradsitze 2024 · seat-tube (frame) mount
2,8
befriedigend
Our scale54
weight 1.00

Same test also published by TCS Touring Club Schweiz, counted once.

Mounting
2,2
Handling riding
1,6
Child suitability comfort
3,0
Safety durability
3,8
Harmful substances
2,5
Listed at €165 rear child bike seat, seat-tube (frame) mount; overall capped: Sicherheit und Haltbarkeit ausreichend (harness micro-slip/strength test of EN 14344 not passed)
View on adac.de ↗
Stiftung Warentest DE · Consumer organisation
Stiftung Warentest Kinderfahrradsitze test 4/2025 · frame mount (Rahmenmontage)
gut
Our scale70
weight 0.85
listed among the eight seats rated gut; numeric grade not stated; 14 seats tested (6 frame-mount rear, 5 rack-mount rear, 3 front); grades paywalled on test.de, quoted by press
View on produkte-im-test.de ↗ quoted result
5 older or duplicate results not counted
Stiftung Warentest DE · Consumer organisation
Stiftung Warentest Kinderfahrradsitze test 4/2025 · rack mount (Gepäckträgermontage)
gut
Our scale70
not counted

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

listed among the eight seats rated gut; numeric grade not stated; 14 seats tested (6 frame-mount rear, 5 rack-mount rear, 3 front); grades paywalled on test.de, quoted by press
View on produkte-im-test.de ↗ quoted result
ADAC DE · Lab test
ADAC Test Kinderfahrradsitze 2024 · rack mount
2,9
befriedigend
Our scale52
not counted

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

Same test also published by TCS Touring Club Schweiz, counted once.

Mounting
2,1
Handling riding
1,9
Child suitability comfort
2,4
Safety durability
3,9
Harmful substances
2,5
Listed at €165 rear child bike seat, rack mount; overall capped: Sicherheit und Haltbarkeit ausreichend (harness micro-slip/strength test of EN 14344 not passed)
View on adac.de ↗
TCS Touring Club Schweiz CH · Lab test
TCS Kindersitze fürs Velo 2024 · seat-tube (frame) mount
54 %
Empfehlenswert
Our scale54
not counted

Not counted: Same joint test as ADAC.

Mounting (15%)
66%
Handling (35%)
77%
Child suitability comfort (25%)
50%
Safety durability (25%)
34%
Harmful substances (0%)
60%
Listed at CHF 124 joint test with ADAC (same 16 seats); TCS percentage scale; mount type inferred from the mounting specs in the TCS PDF https://www.tcs.ch/mam/Digital-Media/PDF/Booklets/kindersitze-velo-alle-testergebnisse-im-uberblick.pdf; result capped (footnote 1 in PDF)
View on tcs.ch ↗
TCS Touring Club Schweiz CH · Lab test
TCS Kindersitze fürs Velo 2024 · rack mount (Gepäckträgermontage)
52 %
Empfehlenswert
Our scale52
not counted

Not counted: Same joint test as ADAC.

Mounting (15%)
69%
Handling (35%)
73%
Child suitability comfort (25%)
63%
Safety durability (25%)
32%
Harmful substances (0%)
60%
Listed at CHF 199 joint test with ADAC (same 16 seats); TCS percentage scale; mount type inferred from the mounting specs in the TCS PDF https://www.tcs.ch/mam/Digital-Media/PDF/Booklets/kindersitze-velo-alle-testergebnisse-im-uberblick.pdf; result capped (footnote 1 in PDF)
View on tcs.ch ↗
Stiftung Warentest DE · Consumer organisation
Stiftung Warentest Kinderfahrradsitze test 3/2018
2,2
gut
Our scale66
not counted

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

Fahren
2,8
Eignung für das Kind
2,4
Handhabung
2,4
Sicherheit
1,5
Haltbarkeit
1,0
Schadstoffe
2,9
Grade as quoted by testberichte.de for Stiftung Warentest 3/2018; 17 Produkte im Test; rear seat
View on testberichte.de ↗ quoted result

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