Cars with 3 or more ISOFIX points
If you have a large family and you need to travel with more than two young children you will likely need a car with 3 or more ISOFIX points
Your options can be split in to two, depending on whether you need three ISOFIX positions or more than that.
Cars with three ISOFIX Points
In years gone by cars with three ISOFIX points were thin on the ground. Thankfully one of the benefits of cars getting bigger is that there is more space to fit things. As a result three ISOFIX points isn't that unusual anymore and there are a good number of cars to choose from. Here's the list of those we know :
Audi A3 (3rd Gen). This model has 3 ISOFIX points
- 2 x Rear Seat
- 1 x Front Passenger Seat
Audi Q3 (2nd Gen). This model has 3 ISOFIX points
- 2 x Rear Seat
- 1 x Front Passenger Seat
Audi Q5 (1st & 2nd Gen). These models have 3 ISOFIX points
- 2 x Rear Seat
- 1 x Front Passenger Seat
BMW X1 (2nd Gen). This model has 3 ISOFIX points
- 2 x Rear Seat
- 1 x Front Passenger Seat
Citroen Grand C4 Space Tourer. This model has 3 ISOFIX points
- 3 x Rear Seat
Ford S-Max. This model has 3 ISOFIX points
- 3 x Rear Seat
Mini Countryman (2nd Gen). This model has 3 ISOFIX points
- 2 x Rear Seat
- 1 x Front Passenger Seat
Peugeot 308 SW. This model has 3 ISOFIX points.
- 3 x Rear Seat
Volvo XC40. This model has 3 ISOFIX points
- 2 x Rear Seat
- 1 x Front Passenger Seat
Cars with four or more ISOFIX Points
Cars with four or more ISOFIX points are less common and, typically, will be 7 seaters, meaning two rows of seats behind the driver. There is also then the consideration of how you get to the rearmost row of seats. Some manufacturers will provide access by tipping forward the middle row of seats, which you can't do if there is already an ISOFIX car seat in that position. This photo below shows an Audi Q7 and as you can see one of the middle row seats needs to folded down to allow access to the rearmost row.
BMW's X7 deploys an alternative approach which is that the middle row of seats slides forward to allow access to the rear. Therefore you can keep middle row car seats in their positions and still use the rear seats effectively. Here's the list of all the cars we know with four or more ISOFIX points:
Audi Q7 (2nd Gen 2015 onwards) - This model has 6 ISOFIX positions in total
- 1 x ISOFIX on the front passenger seat
- 3 x ISOFIX on the middle row of seats
- 2 x ISOFIX on the back row of seats
BMW X7 (1st Gen 2019 onwards) - This model has 4 ISOFIX positions in total
- 2 x ISOFIX on the middle row of seats
- 2 x ISOFIX on the back row of seats
Kia Sorento (4th Gen 2020 onwards) - This model has 4 ISOFIX positions in total
- 2 x ISOFIX on the middle row of seats
- 2 x ISOFIX on the back row of seats
Land Rover Discovery (3rd Gen 2017 ownwards) - This model has 5 ISOFIX positions in total.
- 1 x ISOFIX on the front passenger seat
- 2 x ISOFIX on the middle row of seats
- 2 x ISOFIX on the back row of seats
Mercedes GLB (1st Gen 2019 onwards) - This model has 4 ISOFIX positions in total
- 2 x ISOFIX on the middle row of seats
- 2 x ISOFIX on the back row of seats
Mercedes GLS (3rd Gen 2020 onwards) - This model has 4 ISOFIX positions in total
- 2 x ISOFIX on the middle row of seats
- 2 x ISOFIX on the back row of seats
VW Sharan (2nd Gen, 2010 onwards) - This model has 5 ISOFIX positions in total
- 3 x ISOFIX on the middle row of seats
- 2 x ISOFIX on the back row of seats