The Dodge Journey is one of the newest mid-sized SUVs / crossovers on the market, offering an alternative to a market full of SUVs like the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander, Ford Edge, Jeep Wrangler, and Jeep Grand Cherokee. It’s a sharp looking SUV and one of the only mid-sized SUVs out there that offers a 3rd row, along with SUVs like the Pilot, Highlander, Hyundai Santa Fe, Ford Flex, and Volvo XC90, which made me curious about how it does when it comes to successful 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 Dodge Journey. 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.

2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Dodge Journey

Guaranteed 3 across installations:

Clek Fllo (x3).

Clek Foonf (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT (x3).

Combi Coccoro (x3).

Evenflo Tribute, Peg Perego Convertible, Evenflo Sureride.

Chicco KeyFit 30, Graco Nautilus, Britax Marathon / Boulevard.

Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Marathon / Boulevard, Diono Radian / RXT.

Chicco KeyFit 30, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Nautilus.

Chicco KeyFit 30, Diono Radian / RXT, Evenflo Amp.

Graco Snugride 35, Britax Advocate, Diono Radian / RXT.

Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Advocate, Diono Radian / RXT.

Chicco KeyFit 30, Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Marathon / Boulevard.

Britax Parkway SGL, Evenflo Sureride, Britax Parkway SGL.

Graco Affix, Evenflo Sureride, Graco Affix.

Tips and Tricks:

This is the only generation of the Dodge Journey, and it is 192 inches long and 72 inches wide. Achieving 3 across installations should be relatively straightforward at that width in the 2nd row, but achieving even 2 across will be significantly more difficult in the 3rd row jump seats.

It may also be slightly easier to achieve a 3 across installation in the 2009 and 2010 model years than in the 2011 and later model years due to slight updates in the Journey’s interior trim linings.

It’s also important to note that in the Dodge Journey, there are no tethers in the 3rd row if a 3rd row is present, and there are only 2 tethers in the 2nd row. Some parents also state that the 3rd row Journeys are wider than the 2nd row Journeys, although I haven’t been able to verify this.

Furthermore, the center seat is the one I find most tricky for a good install with particular seats, due to the plastic hinges present as well as the locking latch plate on the seat belt itself. The buckle stalk is also fixed in place and rather short, which can also make things tricky.

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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.

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.

2002, 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.

1997, 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.

1992, 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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The Honda Fit is a minicar that parents purchase for a wide range of reasons. Some buy it to save gas, while others buy it because it’s cheap. Still others like it for the hatchback or the ability to park it almost anywhere. Whatever the reason, it’s important to know what kinds of car seats it can fit and which combinations will allow you to fit 3 in a row across it. That’s part of why I’ve spent a while trying out all kinds of seats in the Fit to see which ones puzzle best.

Whether you’re driving a Honda Fit or one of its competitors, like the Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Accent, Toyota Prius C, Toyota Yaris, or Kia Rio, the rules for keeping your children safe while strapped in are basically the same. These are what I call the basics of best practices in car seat safety: rear-face as long as possible (ideally until at least 4!), and then forward-face for a while longer (ideally until at least 5!), and then booster until a regular belt fits your child (which typically happens between 10 and 12). The goal is to keep your children in the safest seat configuration for the longest time possible, which is important no matter what you’re driving.

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 Honda Fit. 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. Canadians can find recommended seats here. 3 across car seat images are courtesy of Wikipedia.

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Honda Fit

Guaranteed 3 across installations:

Clek Fllo (x3).

Clek Foonf (x3).

Chicco KeyFit 30 (x3).

Clek Oobr (x3).

Diono Radian RXT (x3).

Diono Radian R120 (x3).

Diono Radian R100 (x3).

Combi Coccoro (x3).

Graco Affix, Graco My Ride 65, Graco Affix.

Graco Affix, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Affix.

Graco Affix, Diono Radian / RXT Harmony Literider.

Tips and Tricks:

The current generation of the Honda Fit is 160 inches long and 67 inches wide, or 2 inches shorter than the previous generation. This will make it slightly easier to 3 across but significantly more difficult to retain front-to-back room for front seat passengers compared to the previous generation.

There is still a good amount of space left for front seat occupants with the triple Coccoro installation. Use the seat belts for all three seats, as you’re not going to have a useful amount of space with LATCH.

2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Honda Fit

Guaranteed 3 across installations:

Clek Fllo (x3).

Clek Foonf (x3).

Chicco KeyFit 30 (x3).

Clek Oobr (x3).

Diono Radian RXT (x3).

Diono Radian R120 (x3).

Diono Radian R100 (x3).

Combi Coccoro (x3).

Graco Affix, Graco My Ride 65, Graco Affix.

Graco Affix, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Affix.

Graco Affix, Diono Radian / RXT Harmony Literider.

Tips and Tricks:

This generation of the Honda Fit is 162 inches long and 67 inches wide, or 5 inches longer and 1 inch wider than the previous generation. This will make it slightly easier to 3 across and significantly easier to retain front-to-back room for front seat passengers compared to the previous generation.

There is still a good amount of space left for front seat occupants with the triple Coccoro installation. Use the seat belts for all three seats, as you’re not going to have a useful amount of space with LATCH.

2007, 2008 Honda Fit

Guaranteed 3 across installations:

Clek Fllo (x3).

Clek Foonf (x3).

Chicco KeyFit 30 (x3).

Clek Oobr (x3).

Diono Radian RXT (x3).

Diono Radian R120 (x3).

Diono Radian R100 (x3).

Combi Coccoro (x3).

Tips and Tricks:

This initial US generation of the Honda Fit is 157 inches long and 66 inches wide, making it the smallest and most difficult version of the Honda Fit sold in the US to use for 3 across installations. However, it’s still possible to make things work in it, although it’ll be a struggle. You’ll absolutely need to use seat belts instead of LATCH, and the seats are definitely going to be in contact with each other. As long as you can get independently tight installations, however, that is fine.

The Honda Civic is one of the most popular vehicles on the road, and is driven by people from all walks of life, including parents. However, being a smaller vehicle, it can be a challenge to find out which car seats fit and don’t fit well inside it, especially if one is trying to install 3 car seats across in a Honda Civic. Here are the car seats I’ve tried and verified as seats that puzzle well in Civics of different model years. Basically, you’re looking at a tight fit for most of them, simply because it’s a small car, but it’s definitely possible, just as it’s possible in a Corolla, Cruze, Focus, Elantra, Dart, and many other small cars.

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). These are the recommendations I provide to keep kids as safe as possible through each developmental stage.

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 Honda Civic. 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.

2016, 2017, 2018 Honda Civic (FC1, FC2)

Guaranteed 3 across installations:

Clek Fllo (x3).

Clek Foonf (x3).

Chicco KeyFit 30 (x3).

Clek Oobr (x3).

Diono Radian RXT (x3).

Diono Radian R120 (x3).

Diono Radian R100 (x3).

Combi Coccoro (x3).

Honda finally made a significant dimensional change to the Civic in 2016 by switching to a different global platform. What this means is that the Civic is now  both longer (more than 182 inches) and wider (almost 71 inches) than any previous Civic, which translates into more space side to side and front-to-back for 3 across installations. It also means that anything in the previous generations should fit in the current generation with more space. What I’ve listed above are just some of the seats I’ve tested so far. As before, you’ll want to use seat belts to make things work internally, although you’ll be able to get away with LATCH when dealing with just one or two seats.

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Honda Civic

Guaranteed 3 across installations:

Clek Fllo (x3).

Combi Coccoro (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco TurboBooster.

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

Britax Parkway SGL, Cosco Scenera, Diono Radian / RXT.

Britax Parkway SGL, Britax Boulevard / Marathon, Diono Radian / RXT.

Graco Snugride 35, Cosco Scenera, Diono Radian / RXT.

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

Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Boulevard / Marathon, Diono Radian / RXT.

Combi Coccoro, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Britax Boulevard / Marathon, Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Boulevard / Marathon.

Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Boulevard / Marathon, Diono Radian / RXT.

Britax Parkway SGL, Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Parkway SGL.

Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Parkway SGL, Diono Radian / RXT.

I grouped close to a decade of Civics together here because they’re all still basically the same size, which means that seats that worked in the older years will still work in the newer years, except that you might have a tiny bit more room to work with. If things change, I’ll make a new list. But for now, the Civic has remained basically 67-69 inches wide and around 177-179 inches long for a long time.

Radian / RXT – yes with or without the angle adjuster. It can also fit RF in the center rear seat without touching the driver’s or passenger’s seat, although this will naturally depend on the height of the driver and passenger. It also puzzles well next to a Graco Nautilus. It can puzzle with a Britax Parkway SGL if the Radian is center and the Parkway is outboard with great difficulty.

Graco Nautilus – yes. It also puzzles well next to a Diono Radian RXT.

Britax Parkway SGL – yes in the outboard position. It can puzzle with the Diono Radian when the Radian is in the center, but only with great difficulty due to the need to buckle the booster.

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Honda Civic

Guaranteed 3 across installations:

Clek Fllo (x3).

Clek Foonf (x3).

Combi Coccoro (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT (x3).

Baby Trend Flex Loc, Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Marathon 70.

Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT, Baby Trend Flex Loc.

Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Parkway SGL.

Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT , Combi Coccoro.

Tips and Tricks:

Radian / RXT – yes with or without the angle adjuster. It will puzzle well with an adjacent Radian when one is outboard and one is the center if the outboard Radian is forward-facing and the center Radian is rear-facing. Two Radians can also easily be installed in the outboard positions while rear-facing. You can manage a secure 3 across installation with Radians in this generation of Civics with great difficulty, at least when forward-facing.

Britax Frontier 90 – yes, but it will not puzzle next to a center rear-facing Radian if the Frontier is outboard; you won’t be able to close the door.

Britax Parkway SG – yes in the outboard position. Can puzzle with the Diono Radian when the Radian is in the center, but only with great difficulty due to the need to buckle the booster.

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The Subaru Outback is one of the most popular hatchbacks or mid-sized cars in the United States today. It competes with models like its sedan twin, the Subaru Legacy, as well as with the Honda Accord, Volkswagen Passat, Hyundai Sonata, and Toyota Camry among families interested in safe and reliable transportation for their children. It’s an attractive vehicle with a lot of storage, and I made it my goal the past weekend to figure out how many car seats I could fit into it, especially when it came to 3 across installations in the Subaru Outback. Here are the results of my research. However, before discussing what did and didn’t work, it’s worth reviewing some basic tenets of car seat safety.

If you’re a reader of the Car Crash Detective, you already 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 6!), and then booster until a regular belt fits your child (which typically happens between 10 and 12). These guidelines are my best ideas about what it takes to keep kids as safe as possible at every stage of development.

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 Subaru Outback. 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. The Canadian recommended car seat list is here. 3 across car seat images are courtesy of Wikipedia.

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Subaru Outback

Guaranteed 3 across installations:

Clek Fllo (x3).

Clek Foonf (x3).

Clek Oobr (x3).

Peg Perego Flex 120 (x3).

Maxi-Cosi RodiFix (x3).

Chicco KeyFit 30 (x3).

Diono Radian RXT (x3).

Diono Radian R120 (x3).

Diono Radian R100 (x3).

Combi Coccoro (x3).

Chicco KeyFit 30, Clek Foonf, Chicco KeyFit 30.

Chicco KeyFit 30, Clek Fllo, Chicco KeyFit 30.

Diono Radian / RXT, Chicco KeyFit 30, Diono Radian / RXT.

Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro, Diono Radian / RXT.

Cybex Aton 2, Combi Coccoro, Chicco KeyFit 30.

Britax Boulevard ClickTight, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Britax Boulevard G4.1, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Britax Boulevard G4, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Britax Marathon ClickTight, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Britax Marathon G4.1, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Britax Marathon G4, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Tips and Tricks:

This generation of the Subaru Outback is 190 inches long and 72 inches wide, which means 3 across installations will not be any easier than they were in the previous generation, but that there will be slightly more room to play with in terms of front to back space than there was in the previous generation. The leg room makes a big difference in comfort, and as a bonus, this is also the safest Outback generation yet.

As before, you’ll definitely want to use your seat belts to maximize the effective space in the back row; save LATCH for when you’re only installing car seats in the outboard positions.

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Subaru Outback

Guaranteed 3 across installations:

Clek Fllo (x3).

Clek Foonf (x3).

Clek Oobr (x3).

Peg Perego Flex 120 (x3).

Maxi-Cosi RodiFix (x3).

Combi Coccoro (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT (x3).

Chicco KeyFit 30, Clek Foonf, Chicco KeyFit 30.

Chicco KeyFit 30, Clek Fllo, Chicco KeyFit 30.

Diono Radian / RXT, Chicco KeyFit 30, Diono Radian / RXT.

Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro, Diono Radian / RXT.

Cybex Aton 2, Combi Coccoro, Chicco KeyFit 30.

Britax Boulevard ClickTight, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Britax Boulevard G4.1, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Britax Boulevard G4, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Britax Marathon ClickTight, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Britax Marathon G4.1, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Britax Marathon G4, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Coccoro.

Diono Radian RXT(x2), Graco Click Connect 35 (thanks Steve!).

Tips and Tricks:

This Outback generation is 188 inches long and 72 inches wide, making it significantly wider than the previous generation. As a result, 3 across installations should be slightly easier than in the past. Once again, however, you’ll want to prioritize seat belt installations.

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Subaru Outback

Guaranteed 3 across installations:

Clek Fllo (x3).

Clek Oobr (x3).

Peg Perego Flex 120 (x3).

Maxi-Cosi RodiFix (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT (x3).

Britax Marathon, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Snugride 30.

Combi Coccoro, Diono Radian / RXT, Combi Cocorro.

Combi Coccoro, Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT.

Britax Boulevard, Diono Radian / RXT, Graco Snugride 30.

Clek Foonf (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Marathon, Diono Radian / RXT.

Combi Coccoro (x3).

Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Boulevard, Diono Radian / RXT.

Tips and Tricks:

This Outback generation is 189 inches long and 68 inches wide, which does make 3 across installations more difficult than in later generations due to the width. However, if you take your time, use seat belt installations, and go with the narrow seats recommended above, it’s definitely feasible to get 3 across here as well.

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