3 Across Installations: Which Car Seats Will Fit in a Toyota Camry?

Car safety is about more than driving safely and choosing safe cars, although these make up huge parts of the equation. If you have children, your use of a safe car seat is also very important. As a result, I’ve decided to put together a series of guides regarding how well particular car seats fit particular cars. I’m going to emphasize successful 3 across installations and also try to provide information about how well seats puzzle, or fit, together. This guide focuses on the Toyota Camry, the single most popular car in the United States for decades on end. It competes with cars like the Honda Accord, Ford Fusion, and Volkswagen Passat as a safe and functional family vehicle. Let’s see how it does when it comes to 3 across car seat installations.

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).

However, for this information to be helpful, you need to know if a particular car seat will fit in your particular vehicle. Here are my experiences fitting a range of seats inside various years of the Toyota Camry. I’ll periodically update each page as I try more seats in more positions.You can access the complete 3 across guide for every vehicle here and the complete list of recommended seats here. 3 across car seat images are courtesy of Wikipedia.

camry - 2012 - publicdomain2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Toyota Camry (XV50)

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).

Graco Size4Me 65 (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT, Maxi-Cosi Mico, Britax Parkway SGL.

Britax Boulevard / Marathon, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Snugride 35.

Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Nautilus, Diono Radian / RXT.

Evenflo Amp, Britax Frontier 90, Evenflo Amp.

Tips and Tricks:

The current generation Camry is 189 inches long and 72 inches wide, which is identical to the length and width of the prior generation. As a result, you generally expect seats from the previous generation to work in the current generation, and vice versa.

Keep in mind that the base of the Snugride 30 will not work easily in the outboard seats unless LATCH is used. However, to make 3 across feasible, you will need a seat belt installation. Keep in mind that the Snugride 35 base will work well when installed outboard with seat belts, so I’d suggest either buying a Snugride 35 if looking for an infant seat for a 3 across in a Camry or at least buying the Snugride 35 base, which is compatible with the Snugride 30.

camry - 2010 - publicdomain

2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Toyota Camry (XV40)

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).

Graco Size4Me 65 (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT, Maxi-Cosi Mico, Britax Parkway SGL.

Britax Boulevard / Marathon, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Snugride 35.

Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Nautilus, Diono Radian / RXT.

Evenflo Amp, Britax Frontier 90, Evenflo Amp.

Tips and Tricks:

The 2007-2011 generation Camry is 189 inches long and 72 inches wide, which is identical to the length and width of the current generation. As a result, you generally expect seats from the current generation to work in this generation, and vice versa.

camry - 2002 - publicdomain2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Toyota Camry (XV30)

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).

Graco Size4Me 65 (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT, Maxi-Cosi Mico, Britax Parkway SGL.

Tips and Tricks:

This generation Camry is 189 inches long and 71 inches wide, or 1 inch narrower than the generation that comes after it. Car seat installation possibilities will be rather similar as a result, although you’ll have a bit less room to work with. Remember to use your seat belts instead of your LATCH anchors to make the most of your space.

camry - 1997 - publicdomain1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Toyota Camry (XV20)

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, Maxi-Cosi Mico, Britax Parkway SGL.

Tips and Tricks:

This generation Camry is 188 inches long and 70 inches wide, or 1 inch narrower and shorter than the generation that comes after it. Car seat installation possibilities will be rather similar as a result, although you’ll have a bit less room to work with. Remember to use your seat belts instead of your LATCH anchors to make the most of your space.

camry - 1996 - publicdomain1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Toyota Camry

Guaranteed 3 across installations:

Clek Fllo (x3).

Clek Foonf (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT, Maxi-Cosi Mico, Britax Parkway SGL.

Tips and Tricks:

This generation Camry is 188 inches long and 70 inches wide, which is identical to the generation that comes after it. As a result, whichever car seats you can fit into a ’97-’01 Camry are almost certain to fit into a ’92-’96 Camry and vice versa. You won’t have LATCH as an option during these model years, which means it will be easy to use your seat belts by default!

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