How Do Car Seats Fit in a 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid?
The verdict: Honda added a hybrid model to the lineup of its popular CR-V compact SUV for 2021. For this Car Seat Check, we tested a 2021 CR-V Hybrid in the top Touring trim. While the SUV earned high grades for its ample legroom and we praised it for having an extra lower anchor, we also had an issue with the ceiling placement of a top tether anchor as well as a car seat strap.
Does it fit three car seats? No.
Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored below in our Car Seat Check of the 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid.
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A Grade
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- Latch: The two sets of outboard anchors sit in slits in the upholstery. There’s one extra middle anchor for installing a car seat in the middle position. The outboard top tether anchors are halfway down the seatback and clearly marked, but the middle one comes from the ceiling and blocks the rear view when in use.
- Infant: Installing the infant seat was easy, and our 5-foot-6-inch front passenger had a comfortable amount of legroom.
- Rear-facing convertible: As with the infant, the convertible installed easily and fit well.
B Grade
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- Forward-facing convertible: After raising the head restraint, the convertible fit well in forward mode. We had no trouble using the lower Latch anchors for installation, and two of the three top tether anchors are easy to find and use. Caregivers who install the seat in the middle position will need to use the top tether anchor in the ceiling, which blocks rear visibility.
- Booster: After raising the head restraint, the booster fit well. The buckles are on short but stable stalks, and should be easy for kids to grasp and use. As with the middle position’s top tether anchor, this spot’s seat belt strap also comes down from the ceiling; if a booster is installed in the middle, the rear view will be blocked.
C Grade
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Grading Scale
A: Plenty of room for the car seat and the child; doesn’t impact driver or front passenger legroom. Easy to find and connect to Latch and tether anchors. No fit issues involving head restraint or seat contouring. Easy access to the third row.
B: One room, fit or connection issue. Some problems accessing the third row when available.
C: Marginal room plus one fit or connection issue. Difficult to access the third row when available.
D: Insufficient room, plus multiple fit or connection issues.
F: Does not fit or is unsafe.
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About Cars.com’s Car Seat Checks
Editors Jennifer Geiger and Jennifer Newman are certified child safety seat installation technicians.
For the Car Seat Check, we use a Chicco KeyFit 30 infant-safety seat, a Graco Contender 65 convertible seat and Graco TurboBooster seat. The front seats are adjusted for a 6-foot driver and a shorter passenger. The three child seats are installed in the second row. The booster seat sits behind the driver’s seat, and the infant and convertible seats are installed behind the front passenger seat.
We also install the forward-facing convertible in the second row’s middle seat with the booster and infant seat in the outboard seats to see if three car seats will fit; a child sitting in the booster seat must be able to reach the seat belt buckle. If there’s a third row, we install the booster seat and a forward-facing convertible. Learn more about how we conduct our Car Seat Checks.
Parents should also remember that they can use the Latch system or a seat belt to install a car seat, and that Latch anchors have a weight limit of 65 pounds, including the weight of the child and the weight of the seat itself.
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