Best cars with three ISOFIX points in 2025

A primary concern for families with young children is keeping them safe in the car – and the best way to do that is with a properly fitted car seat. Having ISOFIX anchor points is the quickest, easiest and most secure way to secure a car seat, but many cars – even fairly big ones touted as family-friendly – only offer a pair of mounting brackets, meaning a third seat needs to be awkwardly secured with the seatbelt instead.

But there are a few cars on sale which have more than the bare minimum of two ISOFIX points. Every car you’ll find below has at least three points, while the best has a massive six of them. An ISOFIX point in the front passenger seat is particularly useful, adding a real degree of flexibility to driving with a child in tow.

Simply fitting ISOFIX points isn’t the be-all and end-all, though, as the best cars for multiple child seats also need to be roomy enough to accommodate them, with big doors to make loading and unloading a breeze. Size isn’t always everything, though – you’ll find some compact cars which can accommodate three seats with ease.

Everything on this list is also a car that we recommend outright – they’re great to drive, practical to live with and affordable to run. There are even a few models you’ll find in the latest Carwow Car of the Year awards, too.

Here are the best cars you can buy which can fit at least three child seats:

• Citroen C5 Aircross
• Land Rover Discovery
• Skoda Superb
• Hyundai Santa Fe
• Peugeot 208
• Cupra Leon
• Volkswagen Touran
• BMW X1
• Audi Q7
• Kia EV9

Citroen C5 Aircross

Best for: value

The Citroen C5 Aircross is a true value champion. It’s a mid-sized SUV with space for all the family, but with a starting price – even before Citroen’s usual generous discounts – approaching that of some small hatchbacks.

It’s a great car for fitting three child seats in, as you get ISOFIX points on both outer rear seats as well as the front passenger seat. Citroen goes one further, too – all three rear seats are individual, and there’s loads of width available – so you could even squeeze a further booster seat in between the outer two if you’ve a slightly older child who needs accommodating.

You get a big boot, too – slide the rear seats forward (which you can often do with short-legged children in the back) and you liberate a truly cavernous space which makes the Skoda Karoq, Nissan Qashqai and even the Volkswagen Tiguan look cramped.

The C5 Aircross is superbly comfy whether you’ve got one passenger or five, thanks to Citroen’s ‘Advanced Comfort’ suspension which conjures up just a little of the magic of hydraulically-suspended Citroens of old. It’s cheap to run, and you can choose between a hybrid engine, a plug-in hybrid or an all-too-rare diesel option – the latter is particularly fuel-efficient.

That comfortable suspension makes it a breeze to do long journeys in the C5 Aircross, and it makes short work of potholes and speed bumps around town too. The payoff is that it’s not too much fun when you hit a winding B-road – but that’s a criticism you could level at most family SUVs.

Inside, while you won’t mistake it for a premium model, you do get a neatly-designed dashboard with all the equipment you could reasonably want. The 10.0-inch touchscreen isn’t the sharpest or zippiest, but it works just fine – and frankly, for the price, it’s a wonder you even get a heater. The C5 Aircross really does offer exceptional value for a family SUV and is ideal if you’ve three kids but don’t want to spend the earth ferrying them around.

Land Rover Discovery

Best for: a posh image

If the Citroen C5 Aircross (above) isn’t quite up to the mark for you in terms of a premium image and posh interior, then Land Rover has the answer. The Discovery is a car you’ll find at gymkhanas and private school sports days across the country, and for good reason – it’s perhaps the ultimate posh car for a large family.

The Discovery has a whopping five ISOFIX points. You get one in the front passenger seat, two in the middle row and two in the third row of seats too. You could even fit someone slim in the middle row between the two seats. Child seats or not, the Discovery is one of just a few true seven-seat SUVs around, with a third row of seats that has room for adults to sit comfortably and not just perch with their knees around their ears. The trademark ‘stadium’ seating – where each row is a little higher than the one in front of it – ensures that everyone gets a good view out, too.

Regardless of which seat you find yourself in you’ll enjoy comfortable surroundings trimmed in the nicest materials. The Discovery’s interior is posh as they come, with loads of equipment even on the base level – and if you head up to the top rung of the trim structure you’ll find it’s decked out like a luxury limo.

It’s also a great experience on the road for both driver and passenger. Those in the back can enjoy suspension which just makes mincemeat of the bumps, while the driver gets a choice between powerful six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.

And if you live down a muddy track, you can count on the Discovery to get you there – it’s one of the finest off-roaders on sale today. Yes, it’s pretty pricey, but it goes a long way to justifying that price tag – although do make sure you’re comfortable with Land Rover’s somewhat dubious reliability record first.

Skoda Superb

Best for: a family car that’s not an SUV

We love the Skoda Superb – it’s so good that it took home the latest Carwow award for ‘Comfortable Cruiser’. Skoda’s recipe is always a pretty simple one – have a look at what Volkswagen’s doing with the Passat, then make it bigger, cheaper and in many ways cleverer.

The end result is a family car which combines limousine levels of roominess with the most sensible interior you could imagine – it’s suited to family life like a Henry is suited to cleaning up the carpets. And if you have plenty of kids, don’t worry – there’s an ISOFIX mounting point on the front passenger seat as well as in both outer rear seats.

And unlike many cars of this ilk, you can even fit a bulky rear-facing seat in the back and not struggle with legroom in the front passenger seat as a result – there’s just that much space on offer. Don’t panic about fitting in a bulky double buggy, a jumbo nappy bag or any other of the paraphernalia of life with kids, either – the Superb’s boot is bigger than some cargo ships, and you can opt for the Superb Estate if you need even more room.

Choose between economical petrol, diesel or plug-in hybrid engines, and a simple-to-understand trim structure. There’s a whole slew of Skoda’s ‘Simply Clever’ features offered as standard or low-priced optional extras, too – you’ll love the umbrellas in the door, the parking ticket holder on the dash or the funnel to make filling your washer fluid spill-free.

We don’t give out awards for nothing, and the Superb fills the brief of ‘Comfortable Cruiser’, well, superbly. It makes long journeys effortless, especially the diesels which can easily go over 700 miles on a tank. Don’t discount the petrol engines, either – you might think a 1.5-litre turbo is too weedy for such a big car, but it’s amply powerful and remarkably efficient.

Hyundai Santa Fe

Best for: looking the part

The Hyundai Santa Fe’s brilliance shouldn’t be underestimated – it’s so good that it’s our overall Carwow Car of the Year for 2025. The only real reason it’s not top of this list is that the Land Rover Discovery has an additional ISOFIX point in the front passenger seat, while the Santa Fe offers four in the rear only.

The best thing about the Santa Fe is that it offers a properly posh-feeling experience, but at around two-thirds the price of most alternatives. First, there are those spaceship looks. They may be an acquired taste – the rear especially – but people pay a lot more money than this to stand out, and no matter what colour you go for the Santa Fe has an unmatchable presence on the road.

Then, there’s the interior. Not only is it really spacious – there’s room for adults in all three rows – but it’s packed with storage solutions including a massive 17 cup and bottle holders. It feels really well-built, and it’s thoughtfully designed – you get a full panel of climate controls, for example, saving you from having to dive through a ton of touchscreen menus just because the kids are moaning that they’re cold.

You can choose between self-charging or plug-in hybrid engines, but both are powerful enough and surprisingly efficient for such a big car – especially one that’s so square and boxy. It’s comfortable to drive, quiet enough to send the rear-seat occupants to sleep and with Hyundai’s five-year warranty you can be pretty sure it’ll be dependable too.

Peugeot 208

Best for: fitting three car seats in a small hatchback

Wait – Peugeot’s smallest car is one of its most practical? Surprisingly, yes – the dinky little 208 offers three ISOFIX points, making it fantastic if you don’t want to upgrade to a gigantic car just because you have lots of kids to ferry about.

Granted, if all three children are in bulky, rear-facing seats, you’ll be cramped – the 208 is not a Tardis and there’s only a certain amount you can fit into what’s actually quite a small hatchback. It’s also worth pointing out that the 208’s rear doors are quite small, though they do open nice and wide – and that the boot is a little smaller than a Volkswagen Polo’s or SEAT Ibiza’s.

Where the 208 does win back some points is in style. The little Peugeot looks absolutely fabulous, both inside and out. The exterior has a cool, squat stance with nice details like the lion’s-claw daytime running lights, while inside you get posh materials, a swoopy design and some really nice touches such as the panel of switches below the infotainment screen.

Standard equipment isn’t bad either, with all cars getting a nice big 10.0-inch screen that runs Apple CarPlay or Android Auto wirelessly. Though do note that it’s only top-spec GT cars that get that all-important front-seat ISOFIX point.

Cupra Leon

Best for: something a bit different

This spot on the list could easily have accommodated the Volkswagen Golf – the archetypal family hatchback. But while the Cupra Leon is mechanically identical to the Golf, it looks cooler, isn’t quite such an obvious choice and is often better value – so why wouldn’t you go for the slick Spaniard instead of the staid German?

Like the Golf, the Leon comes with ISOFIX in both outer rear seats and the front seat, and there’s room in the back to make fitting even a beefy rear-facing seat a breeze. The standard hatchback doesn’t have tons of room in the boot for children’s paraphernalia, but there’s a Cupra Leon Estate available with a truly cavernous loadspace.

Engine choices range from a sensible petrol, through mild and plug-in hybrids right up to the firebreathing 300hp model at the top – a proper hot hatchback if ever there was one, and a great option if you want something that’s both fast and family-friendly.

The cool thing about a Cupra is the detailing – things like the copper trim on the interior or the alloy wheels of certain models just makes it stand out from the usual piano-black-and-chrome of the alternatives. It’s a really nice place to sit.

Volkswagen Touran

Best for: MPV practicality

There are precious few proper people-carriers on the market anymore, and the Touran feels like a Volkswagen from another age. But the thing people forget about MPVs is that they’re inherently super-practical – what space is more efficient than a big box?

The Touran has a total of seven seats, and though it doesn’t offer ISOFIX in the front passenger seat you do get it on all five seats in the rear. The middle row consists of three separate seats, too, so it’s much easier to fit three child seats side-by-side, providing they’re not too bulky to sit next to each other.

All five rear seats can go totally flat too, so the Touran can moonlight as a van with minimal effort. With all seven seats in place, boot space is at something of a premium, but as a five-seater the Touran puts any SUV to shame in terms of outright space.

The Touran drives just like a Golf, and uses the same engines as the previous-generation Golf did – so it’s quiet, comfortable and efficient. It’s arguably better to drive than most SUVs of this size, too, as the centre of gravity is a bit lower so it doesn’t lean so much in the bends – that takes the ‘Sport’ out of ‘Sport Utility Vehicle’, doesn’t it?

BMW X1

Best for: a posh SUV that isn’t massive

The BMW X1 is a great small SUV that brings all the premium allure of BMW’s larger cars into a city-friendly package. You get the same tech as the X3 and X5, for example, including two super high-res screens that look fabulous, and an interior that feels built to last out of really luxurious materials.

You also get a useful three ISOFIX points, with one on the front passenger seat as well as the two outer rear seats.

And for a small SUV, the X1 is pretty practical. The boot is huge, besting both the Mercedes GLA and the Audi Q3, and there’s good space in the rear seats too thanks to a pretty upright profile.

The X1 is really great to drive, like all BMWs. It may be front-wheel drive but that doesn’t mean it’s any less enjoyable than an X3 or X5 – it corners keenly, stays flat in the bends and yet doesn’t lose composure over lumps and bumps in the city either. As an all-round package it’s enviably good – shame it’s a little pricey compared to most cars of this size.

Audi Q7

Best for: maximum number of ISOFIX points

If you’re playing a numbers game then the Audi Q7 is the clear winner. It’s the only car we know of – and that includes van-based MPVs – that has a total of six ISOFIX points inside. That’s one for every passenger seat, including the front seat. Audi may be best known for its four-wheel drive systems and posh SUVs, but who knew it also had a sideline in school buses?

The Q7 has many other fantastic aspects too, however. It’s great to drive with powerful engines, petrol, diesel or plug-in hybrid – the latter may only come with five seats, but that still means four ISOFIX points…

Standard air suspension makes short work of poor road surfaces, and four-wheel steering even takes the sting out of manoeuvring in tight spaces.

The Q7’s triple-screen dashboard (four if you count the head-up display) does look intimidating, but it’s surprisingly easy to use – it’s quite nice to have some functions separated on their own screen, even if we’d prefer physical switchgear. What you can’t argue with is the sheer luxury and build quality on offer – the Q7 feels like a very plush tank, and who can’t see the appeal of that?

Kia EV9

Best for: a practical electric car

The Kia EV9 is another Carwow favourite, taking home the ‘Outstanding EV’ prize in the 2025 Car of the Year awards. It won that gong for being the best electric SUV you can buy today, and it may not surprise you that the massive EV9 also makes an absolutely cracking family car.

With four ISOFIX points – in the outer seats of both rear rows – there’s room for the family, and kids lucky enough to be ensconced in the second row’s captains chairs will enjoy a commanding view out.

Doing long journeys with lots of kids in the car can be tiring, but in an EV with frequent charging stops it’s a nightmare – so it’s good to know that the EV9 can easily cover 250+ miles on a charge even under quite demanding conditions. And when you do stop, super-fast charging speeds mean you can top up the massive battery pack from 10-80% in under half an hour.

The EV9 is comfortable to drive, has a well-built interior, a great seven-year warranty and looks like a spaceship. So what’s not to like?

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