How Do Car Seats Fit in a 2025 Jeep Wrangler?
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Key Points
- The 2025 Jeep Wrangler two-row SUV performed just OK in our Car Seat Check; fixed head restraints and floppy buckles complicated installation.
- We tested a four-door hardtop variant in the Sahara trim.
- The SUV 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 2025 Jeep Wrangler.
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Latch: Grade A
The Jeep Wrangler has two sets of lower anchors that are exposed for easy connection. There are three top tether anchors on the seatback; they’re also exposed.
Infant Seat: Grade B
The infant seat was easy to install thanks to accessible lower anchors, but legroom for our 5-foot-6-inch front passenger was just OK; a taller passenger will not be comfortable.
Rear-Facing Convertible: Grade B
As with the infant seat, the convertible in rear-facing form was easy to install and there wasn’t any legroom to spare for our front passenger; taller passengers will not be comfortable.
Forward-Facing Convertible: Grade B
Four-door versions of the Wrangler have non-removable outboard head restraints, which interfered with the installation of the forward-facing convertible seat. Folding the head restraint made the car seat stick out even more from the seatback, and it should sit flush against it. Accessing the lower anchor was easy. To connect the top tether anchor, we had to route the top tether strap to the side of the head restraint, per the owner’s manual.
Booster Seat: Grade C
Again, the head restraint pushed the booster off of the seatback, and it should sit flush against it. The Wrangler also has floppy buckles, which could be difficult for kids to find and use independently. In addition, the driver’s side buckle is on an elastic tether that causes it to slip behind the booster, complicating installation.
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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