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How Do Car Seats Fit in a 2025 Nissan Kicks?

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The verdict: For 2025, Nissan’s tiny Kicks SUV got some big changes, including a more powerful engine and the availability of all-wheel drive. Although the Kicks got a little bigger for the new model year, its small backseat is still not very car-seat-friendly; rear-facing car seats needed more space in our Car Seat Check.

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 2025 Nissan Kicks.

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Latch: Grade A

The two sets of lower anchors are exposed for easy connection. Three top tether anchors sit on the seatback; they’re clearly marked, but the anchors themselves are buried in the seatback carpet, complicating access.

Infant Seat: Grade C

It was easy to install the infant seat via the Kicks’ accessible lower anchors, but legroom was an issue: The 5-foot-6-inch front passenger’s knees were too close to the glove box.

Rear-Facing Convertible: Grade C

As with the infant seat, the convertible in rear mode was easy to install but had similar legroom issues.

Forward-Facing Convertible: Grade B

We again had no issue with the lower anchors, and we raised the head restraint to situate the convertible flush against the seatback for a good fit. However, the forward convertible gets a B grade because the top tether anchor is not exposed; it’s buried in the seatback carpet. While connection wasn’t difficult, we prefer better visibility of the anchor.

Booster: Grade B

After removing the head restraint, the booster fit nicely flush against the seatback. The Kicks has short, stubby buckles, however, which will likely make them tough for kids to grasp and use independently.

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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.

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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Jennifer Geiger
News Editor Jennifer Geiger joined the automotive industry in 2003, much to the delight of her Corvette-obsessed dad. Jennifer is an expert reviewer, certified car-seat technician and mom of three. She wears a lot of hats — many of them while driving a minivan.
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