The Honda Accord is one of the most popular sedans in the United States, and has been so for decades. Competing with mid-sized sedans like the Toyota Camry, Ford Fusion, Volkwagen Passat, Volkswagen Jetta, Subaru Legacy, and Subaru Outback, the Accord is regularly used by all kinds of people from all walks of life, and for parents, it is a frequent choice for a family vehicle. Here are a number of seats I have had the opportunity to test in the various model years of the Honda Accord in order to determine which ones puzzle well for 3 across installations in the Accord.
You know the basics of best practices in car seat safety: rear-face as long as possible (ideally until 4!), and then forward-face as long as possible (ideally until 8!), and then booster until a regular belt fits your child (which typically happens between 10 and 12). Keeping your kids rear-facing longer, forward-facing longer, and boostered longer keeps them safer longer.
However, for this information to be helpful, you need to know if a particular car seat will fit in your particular vehicle. Over the years, I’ve had the chance to try out a number of car seats in a number of vehicles. Here are my experiences fitting a range of seats inside various years of the Honda Accord. I’ll periodically update each page as I try more seats in more positions; it’s my goal to make this list the most detailed on the Internet.
You can access the complete 3 across guide for every vehicle here and the complete list of recommended seats here. The Canadian recommended car seat list is here. 3 across car seat images are courtesy of Wikipedia.
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Honda Accord
Guaranteed 3 across installations:
Clek Fllo (x3).
Clek Foonf (x3).
Chicco KeyFit 30 (x3).
Diono Radian RXT (x3).
Diono Radian R120 (x3).
Diono Radian R100 (x3).
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Rainier, Diono Radian / RXT.
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Pacifica, Diono Radian / RXT.
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Olympia, Diono Radian / RXT.
Graco TurboBooster, Britax Boulevard / Marathon, Graco Snugride 35.
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.
Diono Radian / RXT, Graco My Ride 65, Graco TurboBooster.
Diono Radian / RXT, Graco My Ride 65, Harmony Dreamtime.
Britax Marathon / Boulevard, Diono Radian / RXT, Chicco KeyFit 30.
Diono Radian / RXT, Chicco KeyFit 30, Britax Parkway SGL.
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Nautilus.
Tips and Tricks:
At 191 inches long and 73 inches wide, the current generation Accord is 3 inches shorter but the same width as the prior generation. This essentially means it’s not going to be any easier to make 3 across installations in this generation than in the last, and that it’ll likely be slightly more difficult to have front-to-back space. As usual, the seat belts will give you more room for tighter installations than the LATCH system.
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Honda Accord
Guaranteed 3 across installations:
Clek Fllo (x3).
Clek Foonf (x3).
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Rainier, Diono Radian / RXT.
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Pacifica, Diono Radian / RXT.
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Olympia, Diono Radian / RXT.
Graco TurboBooster, Britax Boulevard / Marathon, Graco Snugride 35.
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.
Diono Radian / RXT, Graco My Ride 65, Graco TurboBooster.
Diono Radian / RXT, Graco My Ride 65, Harmony Dreamtime.
Britax Marathon / Boulevard, Diono Radian / RXT, Chicco KeyFit 30.
Diono Radian / RXT, Chicco KeyFit 30, Britax Parkway SGL.
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Nautilus.
Tips and Tricks:
At 194 inches long and 73 inches wide, this generation is 4 inches longer and 1 inch wider than the previous generation, which means 3 across installations should be slightly easier and that there should be a significant boost in front-to-back space compared to that of the prior generation.
The Dionos will fit with or without the angle adjuster. To puzzle with an outboard infant seat, the infant seat will almost certainly need a seat belt installation. 3 across can work with an outboard forward-facing Radian, center forward-facing Radian, and a Graco TurboBooster in the outboard position. If the Radian is puzzled with a Graco Nautilus, there may not be room for a third seat for 3 across.
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Honda Accord
Guaranteed 3 across installations:
Clek Fllo (x3).
Clek Foonf (x3).
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.
Diono Radian / RXT, Graco My Ride 65, Graco TurboBooster.
Diono Radian / RXT, Graco My Ride 65, Harmony Dreamtime.
Britax Marathon / Boulevard, Diono Radian / RXT, Chicco KeyFit 30.
Britax Parkway SGL, Chicco KeyFit 30, Diono Radian / RXT.
Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Nautilus.
Tips and Tricks:
At 190 inches long and 72 inches wide, this generation is 1 inch longer and 2 inches wider than the previous generation, which means 3 across installations should be slightly easier and that there should be a slight boost in front-to-back space compared to that of the prior generation.
The Dionos will fit with or without the angle adjuster. When installed behind the passenger seat, you will likely need to move the passenger seat up significantly if used without the angle adjuster.
When trying 3 across with at least one infant seat, try the install both with and without a base; a number of seats will take up less space in baseless installations, even though these are less convenient.
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Honda Accord
Guaranteed 3 across installations:
Clek Fllo (x3).
Clek Foonf (x3).
Tips and Tricks:
The Dionos will fit rear-facing in the center seat with the angle adjuster in the 1996. They also will fit rear-facing center without the angle adjuster in the 2000 model year.
Graco Snugride – yes. The base of the Snugride 30 is narrower than that of the Snugride 35 or 22.
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