The Joie Curve car seat is a convertible car seat, but it’s not recommended due to its high RRP and limitations. You won’t get much use out of the seat past 3 years of age, and it will only keep your child rear-facing for between 12 and 14 months.
👀 First impressions
Like the Infa Kompressor, the Joie Curve infant car seat has a lever at the front to recline the seat. Parents will notice this is only an A2 car seat, which will only keep your child rear-facing for roughly 12 months. The RRP is set at $549 — a high price for an A2 car seat.
🎽 “Hassle free” harness
The Joie Curve seat has a “hassle free” harness — however, you need to loosen the harness before you can adjust its height.
Compare this to the Infa Secure Quattro, where you can lift the headrest without loosening the harness.
🛋️ Joie Curve recline adjustment
The recline mechanism of the Joie Curve is similar to the recline on Infa Secure car seats, but the Joie Curve only has 3 recline positions available — one for rear-facing and two for forward-facing.
Whereas the recline adjustment on Infa Secure car seats isn’t limited to just 3 positions.
🔒 Joie Curve red locking clip
Forward-facing lock-off clip. The red lock-off clip (similar to some Britax car seats) on the side helps keep the seat belt secure. The lock-off clip needs to be checked regularly to ensure it hasn’t opened up, which would allow the car seat to become loose.
📏 Shoulder height markers
The Joie Curve only has two height markers. The first is set at 34–35cm, indicating a large 12-month-old. The second is set at 36cm — meaning you’ll be lucky to get 3 years of use out of this seat.
Not recommended
As an accredited fitter, we cannot recommend the Joie Curve, due to its high RRP and limitations.
❓ Frequently asked questions
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