How Do Car Seats Fit in a 2026 Chevrolet Trax?

Key Points

• The 2026 Chevrolet Trax subcompact hatchback earned mostly C grades in our Car Seat Check due to a lack of rear seat room and lower anchors that required some digging to connect.
• For this Car Seat Check, we tested the top Activ trim. The Trax is not available with all-wheel drive, so Cars.com does not call it an SUV.
• The 2026 Chevrolet Trax does not fit three car seats.

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored below in our Car Seat Check of the 2026 Chevrolet Trax.

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Latch: Grade B

The two sets of lower anchors sit within the seat bight, where the back and bottom cushions meet, and they require a bit of digging for connection. Three top tether anchors sit on the seatbacks; they’re clearly marked and easy to use.

Infant Seat: Grade C

Connecting to the lower anchors required some muscle. Our 5-foot-6-inch front passenger did not have a comfortable amount of legroom.

Rear-Facing Convertible: Grade C

As with the infant seat, connecting to the lower anchors required some digging, and the front passenger needed more legroom to be comfortable.

Forward-Facing Convertible: Grade C

Again, we had to use some force to connect the convertible’s hooklike connectors to the lower anchors. Also, the Trax’s head restraint is adjustable, but it doesn’t come out or go up high enough so as not to interfere with the convertible sitting flush against the seatback as it should. However, after adjusting the cargo cover, connecting to the top tether anchor was easy.

Booster Seat: Grade C

The Trax’s head restraint prevented the booster from sitting flush against the seatback as it should. Also, the Trax’s floppy buckles might be tough for kids to grasp and use independently.

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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