26 testers and reviewers, sorted by how many of their results we use. Weight is how much one of their results counts towards a product's score, before the age discount.
Joint ICRT child-seat programme (with Stiftung Warentest, ÖAMTC, TCS and other consumer organisations), usually two rounds a year: frontal and side-impact crash tests on a sled with a car body, handling/misuse and installation assessment, ergonomics with dummies and children, and lab analysis of harmful substances; a 'mangelhaft' in a key criterion caps the overall grade.
Measured lap and shoulder belt fit of booster seats on a 6-year-old Hybrid III dummy in a range of vehicle belt geometries; ratings issued 2008-2024, then discontinued.
Lab and practical tests of bought products: riding/handling with test persons, safety and durability tests to the relevant standards (rollover, drawbar fatigue, brakes), child-suitability, and pollutant analysis; overall grade capped by weak safety or pollutant grades.
Euroconsumers member (same results as Test-Achats/Test-Aankoop, Altroconsumo, DECO Proteste) publishing the ICRT car seat programme: frontal and side crash tests, seat design, ease of use (instructions, installation, misuse risk), ergonomics, harmful substances; overall quality score 0-100 with star sub-ratings.
Buys products and tests them side by side hands-on (setup, ease of use, quality); weighted metric scores 0-10 roll up into an overall score out of 100.
Australian/NZ program of road authorities and motoring clubs; buys seats at retail, crash-tests them (frontal, side, from 2021 also intruding-door side impact with Q-series dummies) beyond AS/NZS 1754, and assesses ease of use (packaging, instructions, labels, securing the child, installing the seat). Ratings are given separately for each mode (rear-facing, forward-facing, booster).
Ease-of-use evaluation of seats that pass FMVSS 213: each mode is rated 1-5 stars for evaluation of labels, evaluation of instructions, securing the child and vehicle installation features, plus an overall rating. Not a crash-performance ranking.
Austrian VKI magazine; publishes the joint European lab tests (mostly the same programme as Stiftung Warentest) with its own percentage score and verbal grade.
Commissioned lab tests: pollutant analysis of grips, saddles, covers and harnesses (PAH, phthalates, flame retardants, PFAS etc.) plus practical/safety testing to the relevant standard; overall verbal grade.
Editors research the market and test shortlisted products hands-on with families over weeks or months, then name picks without numeric scores.
Austrian automobile club; republishes the joint ICRT/ADAC child-seat programme (crash tests, handling, ergonomics, harmful substances) per spring/autumn round with its own result tables and per-seat pages.
Gear editor's hands-on testing combined with Babylist's annual Best Baby Products parent survey; best-of guides name picks per use case without numeric scores.
Voluntary crash test for rear-facing seats at VTI Linköping, developed with NTF, Folksam, SIS and Volvo: frontal impact at 56 km/h with ~10 cm shorter stopping distance than the R129 test; neck load is measured. Seats that stay under the limits are approved and listed (revised 2023 with R129 dummies/bench).
Czech consumer magazine; lab tests of safety to EN standards (high chairs: CSN EN 14988 stability, restraint, pinch points) plus family trials of handling and cleaning.
Swedish insurer's traffic-safety researchers assess rear-facing seats (9 months to 4-5 years) statically, without crash tests: 16 measured properties in three areas (rear-facing as long as possible, crash-protection features incl. Plus Test approval, minimising misuse). Grades are relative to the average of seats tested.
Swiss automobile club; publishes the joint ICRT/ADAC child-seat programme (crash tests, handling, ergonomics, harmful substances, cleaning/workmanship) in its own searchable seat database, converted to a percentage score.
CHOICE no longer publishes its own car seat test results; its buying guide (updated 22 Jan 2026) picks the best seats still on sale using CREP protection ratings.
Child passenger safety technicians' recommended-seat list, based on hands-on installation, fit and usability reviews; no score.
Own tests with Velojournal: practical riding tests with children and parents plus lab checks of vehicle quality and safety; weighted Swiss school grades.
Dutch consumer organisation publishing the ICRT car seat programme (crash tests, ease of use, ergonomics, harmful substances); scores and Beste uit de Test / Beste Koop are members-only, the list of "afraders" (seats advised against) is public.
Lab and expert assessment plus parent trials (high chairs: safety, ease of use, cleaning; carriers: 50% ergonomics/expert, 50% parent trials); also ad-hoc safety tests against BS EN standards.
Buys products and lab-tests them for safety (based on federal standards: restraint, static load), ease of use and ease of cleaning; Overall Score out of 100 (member-only).
Editorial comparison tests 2021-2026 with a uniform weighted scheme (equipment, everyday use, riding incl. accelerometer-measured suspension comfort and safety, weight, price); the consolidated ranking is recalculated relative to all tested trailers whenever a new one is added.
Hands-on side-by-side testing of bought products; these newer review pages publish a ranked list with award titles but no numeric scores.
Good Housekeeping Parenting Awards: GH Tech & Engineering Lab assessment (assembly, fold, safety features, ease of use) plus at-home use by parent tester families; named award winners without numeric scores.
Lab and parent road tests (ICRT-based) of prams, trio systems and buggies on ~66 criteria: driving on different surfaces, durability, ease of use, safety, child comfort, cleaning. Results are members-only; only press coverage of verdicts is public.