3 Across Installations: Which Car Seats Will Fit a Ford Fusion?

The Ford Fusion (known as the Ford Mondeo overseas) is one of the best-selling mid-sized cars in the United States, competing with the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Kia Optima, Hyundai Sonata, Chevrolet Malibu, and Volkwagen Passat among families interested in affordable midsized sedans with modern styling. I borrowed multiple generations of it in order to see how it does when it comes to fitting 3 car seats across in a Ford Fusion. The good news is that the basic combinations worked, as well as a few I had not expected to have success with.

When it comes to using car seats, I’m a big believer in extended rear-facing (ideally until 4!), extended harnessing while forward-facing (ideally until 8!), and booster use until the 5 step test for seat belt use is passed (which typically happens between 10 and 12). There’s no need to jump stages, and the longer our kids stay at each stage, in general, the safer they are.

With best practices in mind, it’s helpful to know which car seats in particular ill help you practice them. Several bruised knuckles and heavy car seats later, I’ve got what I believe to be the most thorough 3 across car seat compatibility list for the Ford Fusion on the Internet. If you find the list helpful when shopping for car seats, you can shop through my Amazon link below. I’ll add more seats as I test them over time.

You can access the complete 3 across guide for every vehicle here and the complete list of recommended seats here. The Canadian car seat guide is here. 3 across car seat images are courtesy of Wikipedia.

fusion-2013-publicdomain 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Ford Fusion

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 Contender (x3).

Graco Size4Me 65 (x3).

Combi Coccoro (x3).

Britax Frontier 90, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Connext.

Graco TurboBooster, Diono Rainier, Britax B-Safe 35.

Graco TurboBooster, Diono Rainier, Britax B-Safe.

Tips and Tricks:

This generation of the Ford Fusion is 192 inches long and 73 inches wide, which means you’re going to have a relatively straightforward time in 3 across installations in the Fusion, especially when compared to other midsized cars it competes with like the Camry and Accord. Remember that seat belt installations will give you more room for wider seats and easier installations than what you’ll get from LATCH installations.

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If you find the information on car safety, recommended car seats, and car seat reviews on this car seat blog helpful, you can shop through this Amazon link for any purchases, car seat-related or not. Canadians can shop through this link for Canadian purchases.