Joie versatrax compatible car seats

[babykeene]

We've settled on getting the Joie versatrax pushchair, however, we want to shop around for car seats and are struggling to find which car seats are compatible with the versatrax, even with the Maxi Cosi adapters. We've been to Mamas and Papas at Next today and a cybex car seat fit and locked in place, but the shop assistant was understandably reluctant to say whether or not it was officially compatible as they had nothing in writing.
Can anyone point me in the direction as to which car seats will fit the Maxi Cosi adapters?

If it physically fits, then it doesn't need to be officially compatible. The officially compatible lists are always out of date anyway, because the pushchair companies don't want to keep buying every single model of every car seat that comes on the market. They have the most up to date models of their own of course, and they tend to buy the best-sellers (so they can boast that their pushchair is compatible with them!). But for example, the Cybex Aton 2 (no longer sold, but on a lot of pushchair lists) and the Cybex Aton 5 (newer) or Cybex Aton T or whatever is the current model, the adapters are basically the exact same! They don't change them when they update the seat design, so if there is a list which lists an older version of a seat you can be reasonably sure that the newer versions will fit also.

The brands which use those adapters are:

Joie (not Juva)
Nuna
Maxi Cosi
Cybex
Besafe
Avionaut
Britax - newer seats from 2021 - not older ones.

Also, of course this only refers to infant carriers and sometimes car carrycots. The larger seats for up to 4/7/12 years are never compatible.

Kiddy seats are often on the list but they went out of business ages ago.
Avionaut are almost never on the lists, because they are a newer/smaller company but highly worth looking at if you can find a local stockist. Brilliant little seats.

If you have the option to check before buying, a physical fit check should be sufficient IMO. This also allows you to look at the angle of the seat, see if it's not too wobbly etc. If the shop has a weighted baby doll to test with, even better. If you do test in a shop, consider buying from that shop even if it's more expensive than online - being able to go back and get RL advice, have a real person to deal with in case of any warranty issues etc is really worth paying an extra £20 or so for, and of course it supports the store to keep going so that you do have that physical location to check seats at.

You should check the car seat in your car too. This will help you see if the angle is OK and how much space you have in the front seat, plus any recline/rotate features can be tested with your car as well. If you plan to get a seat which goes with a modular base and buy the toddler seat later, it's also a good idea to test the toddler seat.

Thank you so much for such a detailed answer! Will definitely be worth us getting the chair and then going somewhere to trial some different car seats out then, thanks very much!

its been a while since this post but I keep my finger cross that my message reach you so you can solve my inquire 😊.
We have the versatrax model but we are struggling to find the adapter for the baby cot. In your post you said you have a maxi cosy that fits but there are so many that im lost and dont know which one to buy…which one did you buy? Is it possible to share a pic?

The Joie carrycot goes onto the car seat adapters which are included with the buggy.

Any of the Maxi Cosi infant carrier type seats with a handle will fit onto the same car seat adapters.

Hello. Maybe someone can help me to clarify this topic. 😊 The included car seat adaptor from Joie Versatrax stroller it is also compatible with Cybex brand? So if I'm replacing the included Joie car seat with an Cybex car seat should work with the existing adaptor? Thanks

Hello. Maybe you can help me to clarify this topic. 😊 The included car seat adaptor from Joie Versatrax stroller it is also compatible with Cybex brand? So if I'm replacing the included Joie car seat with an Cybex car seat should work with the existing adaptor? Thanks

Hi @FOD89 yes it should be. Assuming you are in UK/Europe.

The last question was posted few months ago but yes I just tried in preparation and technically the cybex cloud Z goes on the joie versatrax with the joie adaptors. I tried with the Aton too with my previous baby.

However, the cybex seat looks very tilted back to me. Is that how it’s supposed to be? I possibly won’t use the car seat+pushchair together but it’s nice having it as an option. I just wonder if it should be at that angle? I have attached a photo but I appreciate it can be hard to understand an angle from one photo.

I would just check you haven't got the adapters the wrong way around. But TBH tipping back slightly on the pram is normal, it will be more reclined on the pram than in the car, as this helps support a newborn's head a bit better.