How Do Car Seats Fit in a 2023 Jeep Compass?
Editor’s note: This Car Seat Check was published in December 2021 about the 2022 Jeep Compass. The SUV got a new standard engine for 2023, but little else has changed for the new model year. See what’s new for 2023, or check out a side-by-side comparison of the model years.
The verdict: Jeep updated its Compass compact SUV for 2022 with a much more upscale interior as well as an updated multimedia system. The SUV’s backseat has easy-access Latch anchors, and it’s plenty roomy for two car seats, earning the Compass mostly high scores in our Car Seat Check. The other shoe drops if you need a booster seat, however.
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 2022 Jeep Compass.
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A Grade
- Latch: The two sets of lower anchors sit just within the seat bight, where the back and bottom cushions meet, and connection was easy. Three top tether anchors sit all the way down the seatback; they’re clearly marked and have plenty of clearance around them for easy connection.
- Infant: This seat was easy to install, and our 5-foot-6-inch front passenger had ample legroom in front with the seat installed in the row behind them.
- Rear-facing convertible: As with the infant seat, installation of the rear-facing convertible was easy, and the front passenger was comfortable in front of it.
- Forward-facing convertible: After raising the head restraint, the convertible fit well in forward mode. Installation was easy, too, with drama-free connection to the lower anchors and top tether anchor.
B Grade
- None
C Grade
- Booster: We had to raise the head restraint to situate the booster flush against the seatback. The Compass has very short seat belt buckles, however, which will be difficult for kids to use independently. What’s more, the seat bottom cushion is heavily bolstered, which pushes the booster right up against the buckle, complicating access.
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.
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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