How Well Do Car Seats Fit in a 2024 Nissan Rogue?

The Rogue is Nissan’s best-selling model. As a compact crossover, it competes in a class that is now considered to be the default vehicle category for young families. One factor in the life of young families is the child's car seat. How well will a car seat fit in a Nissan Rogue? This post from Nissan of Columbia gives you the details. 

You might think that car seats can be installed with the same ease in all vehicles, but that is not the case. Cars.com recognizes this and frequently tests new and redesigned models specifically for ease of installation and working with child car seats. They gave the Rogue a look because it was significantly refreshed for 2024. 

Overall, the Rogue gets high marks thanks to easily accessible lower Latch anchors and plenty of room for two seats. However, they note that there is no room for three childcare seats across the second-row bench. Most families do not need three child seats at once, but it is still good to know.

Another factor young families face is that you don’t buy just one car seat. There are infant seats, which are usually rear-facing, child seats for toddler sizes, and finally, a booster seat that enables the vehicle’s shoulder belts to protect a child with the proper positioning. 

Overall Grades

Cars.com has a specific grade from A through F for the Latch anchors used for most car seat installations, and then a specific grade is given for each type of seat tested. The Rogue’s grades were as follows:

• Latch: A
• Infant: A
• Rear-Facing Convertible: A
• Forward-facing convertible: B
• Booster: A

Latch

The two lower Latch anchors for the outboard seats were easily accessible. There is also a Latch anchor that enables a middle position for the seat, which many parents opt for because it is easily accessible from the front seats. However, they warn that using the middle position prevents other car seats from being installed.

Infant Seat

Ironically, a lack of rear legroom can actually be problematic for a car’s smallest occupants. This is because infant seats are rear-facing, and a lack of room in the rear can cause conflict between the infant’s seatback and the front seatbacks. Fortunately, the Rogue had plenty of space for the Chicco KeyFit 30-seat Cars.com used as a tester, and latching it into place was easy.

Convertible: Rear-Facing 

Convertible seats can switch from rear-facing to forward-facing when the child grows sufficiently. In rear-facing mode, the seatback conflict mentioned for the infant seat can also occur in this case. In fact, even more so because the seat is larger, but again, there was no problem with space or installation in the Rogue. 

Convertible: Front-Facing

Though the convertible seat was installed easily in its forward-facing position, they downgraded its overall rating because the tether anchor was not as easily found in the seatback’s upholstery. It fits nicely on the flat seat after removing the head restraint.

Booster Seat

The Rogue’s flat rear seats made it easy to position the high-back Graco TurboBooster seat that was used as a tester. The headrest was removed to be flush against the seatback. The seat belt buckles are high and easy to grasp, and a cutout in the seat cushion keeps them from flopping over, both of which help kids buckle themselves.

If you have small children, are planning to have them, or expect to transport grandchildren, it is good to know how well a child seat will fit and install in your intended vehicle. Such shoppers can confidently look at Nissan’s Rogue, and we invite you to do just that at Nissan of Columbia.