Can You Fit Three Car Seats in a Buick Encore
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2016 Buick Encore: Car Seat Check
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By Jennifer Geiger
April 12, 2016
CARS.COM — Buick's subcompact SUV is getting an update for 2017, but we tested the 2016 model. As its size indicates, the Encore didn't do well in our Car Seat Check largely because, well, it's not large enough. Our rear-facing car seats lacked sufficient room, and the Encore's deeply set Latch anchors complicated installation.
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How many car seats fit in the second row? Two
What We Like
- Three tether anchors sit near the top of the seatbacks and are easy to access and use.
- After removing the head restraint, the forward-facing convertible fit well.
What We Don't
- There are two sets of Latch anchors for the outboard seats; they sit deep between stiff seat cushions, complicating installation of our infant seat and the convertible seat in both forward- and rear-facing modes.
- We had to move the front passenger seat all the way forward to make room for the infant car seat. Our 5-foot-8-inch tester couldn't fit in the front passenger seat.
- We also had to move the front passenger seat significantly forward to accommodate the rear-facing convertible seat. Our tester was able to sit in there, but needed more room to be comfortable.
- The booster fit well on the seat after we removed the head restraint, but the Encore's floppy buckles make them difficult for younger kids to grasp.
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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: Plenty of room. One fit or connection issue. Some problems accessing third row when available.
C: Marginal room. Two fit or connection issues. Difficult to access third row when available.
D: Insufficient room. Two or more fit or connection issues.
F: Does not fit or is unsafe.
About Cars.com's Car Seat Checks
Editors Jennifer Geiger, Jennifer Newman and Matt Schmitz are certified child safety seat installation technicians.
For the Car Seat Check, we use a Graco SnugRide Classic Connect 30 infant-safety seat, a Britax Marathon 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. To learn more about how we conduct our Car Seat Checks, go here.
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.
Can You Fit Three Car Seats in a Buick Encore
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