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Our Review of the Maxi-Cosi Priori convertible car seat

With a streamlined design and plush, removable, and washable seat padding in eye-catching designs, the Maxi Cosi Priori Convertible Car Seat looks and feels unlike any other convertible seat you will find on the US market.

Maxi Cosi car seats are new to the United States, but have a long-standing reputation among European families as some of the safest, simplest, and most stylish carseats in the business. Maxi Cosi is essentially the Graco of the European market – coupling quality materials and safety features with streamlined designs that emphasize economy over flash. While affordable, Maxi Cosi car seats are the furthest thing from cheap.

The Maxi Cosi Priori is among the rare breed of car seats that protects an infant child up to 35 lbs. in a rear facing position, or a child from 22 to 40 lbs. in the forward facing position. Most car seats for infants have a max weight of 30-33 lbs. in the rear facing position. By using the LATCH attachments or your vehicle?s safety belts, the rear-facing-to-35 lbs. option makes the Priori extra safe for young passengers.

In another rare move, the Maxi Cosi Priori in its forward facing position has four recline positions that lets boys and girls up to 40 lbs. to relax on rides long or short. Few other car seats have this option. The Graco Safe Seat Step 2 also has a recline setting, but is forward facing only.

The Maxi Cosi Priori's recline is easily adjusted with the seat still installed (no need to stop and fumble) and colored level indicators ensure that the Priori?s base is always installed at the proper angle. The colored level indicator is another of the Priori's rare qualities, as most convertible seats do not offer one. Couple the recline settings and level indicator with the deep EPP foam lined headrest, padded 5 point harness, and the unique support leg for the base that provides added stability, and the Priori proves to be as safe as it is sleep-friendly.     

Bottom Line: The Maxi Cosi Priori convertible car seat is a distinguished reversible safety seat, and EliteCarSeats.com is excited to be offering them. Light, lean, and well designed, the safety, reversibility and recline setting offered by the Priori give it a high value.

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Car seat specs

Min child weight
5 lbs.
Max child weight
40 lbs.
Rear-facing minimum weight
5 lbs.
Max child weight - Rear Facing mode
35 lbs.
Min child weight - Forward Facing mode
22 lbs.
Max child weight - Forward facing mode
40 lbs.
Max harness weight capacity
40 lbs.
Min child height
19"
Max child height
43"
Min child height - Forward facing mode
19"
Max 5-pt harness child height capacity
43"

Car seat dimensions

Product weight
16.5 lbs.
Seat Base / Foot Width
19"
Seat height
25.5"
Seat weight (without base)
16.5 lbs.
  • 5 – 35 lbs. Rear facing
  • 22 – 40 lbs. Forward facing
  • 4 position independent recline in forward facing mode
  • EPP Foam
  • 5 harness heights
  • Removable car seat pad
  • Padded seat fabric, buckle pad and harness covers
  • 5-point harness with up-front harness adjustment
  • LATCH equipped

Maxi-Cosi Priori convertible car seat Reviews

Maxi-Cosi Priori convertible car seat

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Comfort and compact

5
Reviewer: JR mama , Houston TX Date: July 01, 2009
I bought the frisbee blue color and installed it rear facing in my F150 King Ranch pickup. It is a full size back seat, but the captains chairs in the front can crowd the people in back. This seat fit perfectly in the center rear location and it was a more compact fit than the Peg Perego infant seat! My 5 mo old son is muchmore comfortable, he was 28 inches and 17 pounds and getting crowded in the Peg Perego. The recline on the Maxi Cosi is just right. It was very difficult for me to install - this was my first car seat installation ever. I had to read the directions twice. But I love the side impact feature, the fit in my truck, and the look. I used the strap holders every time to keep the buckles out of the way when putting JR in the seat. The straps tangle much less than the Peg Perego infant seat. I like that the lower buckles can be clicked in one side at a time instead of aligning them first to snap then in (like the Peg infant seat).
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Love it!

4
Reviewer: Brenda , Germantown, MD Date: May 20, 2009
I did a lot of research before purchasing this carset. Out of all carseats available in the market this one is definitely the most stylish! Britax carseats might be more expensive, which is almost always considered "better" but they are really not: They're bigger, bulkier and they are ugly looking. Aside from the looks, it's a comfy carseat for my baby, he loves it. I bought this carseat over a year ago and the only con that I've been able to find is the seat pad! the fabric stains easily, you really need to take good care of it if you want it to last -which is not always easy with babies- and it's not machine washable...I made that mistake the first time and when I took it out of the washing machine some parts were unstitched. Customer service kindly sent me a new pad set free of charge. About 2 months ago I decided to spot clean it as they directed, but the fabric discolored! I just ordered a new set in a darker color for about 60 bucks...
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Outgrew it quickly

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Reviewer: Bonnie , Santa Fe, NM Date: April 24, 2009
We purchased this seat for my daughter when she was about a year old and for a year it was great. But by age 2 she had pretty much outgrown it. Our other seat, a Britax Marathon, though larger, bulkier, and more expensive, is lasting us a lot longer. Those are the tradeoffs.
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Great Car Seat!

4
Reviewer: Anonymous , San Mateo, CA Date: March 17, 2009
Highly recommended! Not only very functional, but stylish and streamlined as well. We transitioned our daughter from the Maxi-Cosi Mico infant seat to the Priori when she was 5 months old because she was getting too long for the carrier. She loves her seat and seems very comfortable in it. She's almost one now and since she is very tall (90th percentile) she can now kick the back of the seat in my Civic. I think it will be much better when we switch her to forward facing next month and she can kick away. We liked this seat so much that we bought three - one for my car and one for my husband's car with a third one for grandma.
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just got it!

5
Reviewer: Anonymous , Charlotte, NC Date: February 20, 2009
I ordered this on 2/17 and I got it today! Only 3 days shipping. I just put my 7 month old (25 pound)son in and adjusted his harnesses and installed this seat myself! The only thing is I don't have good strength in my wrists so my husband will have to tighten it down well for me. Other than that it seems to fit well and was easy to install. I did put a towel under the recline bar because when it gets tightened it may not be perfectly level. My son was super happy in it and the color I picked (Frisbie) is really nice. I can buckle and unbuckle him with no problem and the harness protecters are SO soft. He has plenty of room to grow. The head wings are deep and the foam is softer than most seats with foam you can knock on. It seems like it would absorb the shock of a crash well. I am so happy I gave this seat a chance. Even though it only goes to 40 pounds. If I would have gotten one that went from 5-65 pounds, it would have expired before I want him out of a 5 point so I didn't mind spendng the money. I highly recommend this seat and this website.
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Pretty Good Car Seat

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Reviewer: Anonymous , Lubbock, TX Date: February 03, 2009
I have the Maxi Cosi Priori in my 4 door sedan. My husband has a Britax Marathon in his Tahoe. I like both car seats; however, I can not get the Priori nearly as tight in my car as my husband can get the Britax in his Tahoe. It kind of concerns me that I am not able to get the Priori completely tight with the latch system or with the seat belt. I have tried to take it out and put it in again, but have not had luck. It was fine until we turned it around front ways. Facing the rear was fine. Other than that, it seems to be a great carseat. If I had known what I know now, I probably would have purchased another Britax.
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Good design, seems comfortable, good price and looks stylish

5
Reviewer: Vanessa , Silver Spring, MD Date: November 29, 2008
I bought the Maxi-Cosi Priori convertible car seat for my daughter who is now 13 months old. Previously we used the Combi DX car seat and compatible stroller, which fit nicely into my car after I returned that Graco monstrosity, which wouldn't even fit into my friend's 2005 Honda Accord! So when my daughter neared the weight and height limit for her Combi DX and it was time for a convertible car seat, I was worried about having to buy something ugly and bulky. After some internet searching I stumbled onto the elitecarseats.com website, and then found the Maxi-Cosi Priori. I read the reviews, saw that the price was pretty good, and really appricated the wide range of colors that the seat comes in...sorry, I just can't do those ugly greys and browns, they are hidious! I decided on the Indian Spice, which is very lovely...bright fushia and orange set off by a deep green-brown color. So far, my daughter seems to love it, as she always falls asleep in it during long car rides. Also the recline feature is really nice, and it's a cinch to reach back and recline her once she is sleeping. The Maxi-Cosi Priori can be used in cars with or without the latch system; so far I have used it only with car seatbelts, as the buckles that keep the seatbelt attached to the carseat don't allow the seat to flop around at all. My daughter is fairly tall for her age, about 31 inches (and about 22 pounds), but she fits into the seat quite nicely even with all of her winter gear on. I anticipate that using it with the Go-Go Kidz travel wheels will make airport travel a breeze (I haven't used them together yet).Thank you Maxi-Cosi for making a fabulous car seat!
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Baby Friendly Car Seat

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Reviewer: happy mommy , Washington DC Date: October 09, 2008
We got this as the second car seat of our son. He is 4 months old but is in the 95th percentile for height and weight. So, we transitioned him from maxi cosi mico to this priori seat and he simply loves it. He seats on it very comfortably and very much enjoys his new vantage point of looking out the windows.
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Excellent car seat

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Reviewer: Shruti Gupta , Fairfield, CT Date: October 08, 2008
It is a great car seat as it reclines as well. We had a maxi cosi infant car seat for my daughter right from birth and all their car seats are really cool -we've really loved this brand.when we moved our daughter at 7 mths to this carseat( as we needed another one in the second car) she loved it but the only problem is that even though they advertise it as a seat from infancy it really is not as my duaghter's head would sometimes fall on the side. I would highly recommend this seat for kids above 20 pounds but would not recommend for smaller kids unless used with head rest.
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