Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Car Seat Review

ByJanel
263 Comments

Maxi-Cosi offers a line of stylish, practical, and ultra-safe baby gear that gives you an excellent value for your money. Their Mico Infant Car Seat is the lightest premium infant car seat compared to other car seats similarly priced.

You can very simply transfer your infant from the car to a Quinny or Maxi-Cosi stroller with the stroller attachments that give you a very unique and versatile travel system without the bulk! The Mico infant seat provides side impact protection and can be used from 5 to 22 pounds. Plus, with 12 modern and fun color options to choose from there is something for everyone’s tastes!

Features of the Mico Infant Car Seat:

  • Side Impact Protection
  • Includes a convenient stay-in-car adjustable base
  • Includes Cozi-Dozi™ insert for smaller babies
  • Includes an adjustable sun canopy
  • Integrated canopy, always on hand and easy to store
  • 5-point harness with up-front harness adjustment
  • Compatible with Maxi-Cosi® and Quinny® stand-alone strollers (except Maxi-Cosi Leila and Piazzo Travel Systems)

If you’re looking for even more, additional accessories for the Mico Infant Car Seat are available including an adjustable base for a second car, footmuff, bug net, and weather shield.

Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Car Seat Review

As I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of our 4th child, I have enjoyed researching car seats and other baby products to be prepared! I have loved the opportunity to check out the Mico Infant Car Seat.

The Mico seat is very sleek and stylish looking and I appreciate the solid colors without a busy patterned cover that is accentuated with a contrasting or coordinating colored inserts for newborns. This car seat is very light weight which makes it much easier to carry your infant.

The light weight of this seat doesn’t make it appear any less sturdy or flimsy though and in fact it feels to be a very strong and well made seat. The base was very simple to install and latching the car seat in and out of my car with the base installed was just as easy too.

I love that the harnesses can be adjusted right from the front of the seat to loosen or tighten the straps. This makes it SO much easier to adjust the straps as your child grows and also for ease of getting your child in and out of the seat with still keeping the buckles appropriately tight for travel.

Maxi-Cosi Mico Review

I was amazed at how simple the Mico attaches to a Quinny Moodd stroller. I have never owned a traditional travel system before as I absolutely hate the bulk of traditional travel systems. They are generally so heavy, wide, long, and just not practical at all!

Making a modern travel system using the Mico and the Moodd Stroller together makes a very slim and lightweight system that is a dream to use! The Quinny Moodd stroller even comes with the adapters included to attach the Mico infant car seat so no additional accessories are needed to get your travel system going.

Be sure to check out my review of Quinny Moodd stroller as well for my full impressions on the stroller.

Disclosure: I received a Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Car Seat in exchange for my honest review. I was not compensated in any other manner. The opinions expressed above are my own and any claims should be verified on the sponsor’s site.


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263 Comments

  3. i like that its lite i have heavy babies and carry that thing or lifting it into a grocery cart is sometimes murder on my arms!

  4. transferring from your car to either a Quinny® or Maxi-Cosi® stroller is a breeze.

  17. I just wanted to say, thank you so much for the opportunity to win the Maxi Cosi car seat!! Good luck to everyone who entered!

  28. my favorite feature is the 5-point harness with up-front harness adjustment
    susansmoaks at gmail dot com

  36. I like the 5-point harness with up-front harness adjustment & the adjustable sun canopy!

  42. I like the size of the carrying handle.  And the fact that it is more rounded allows for bundling up the baby more easily.

  46. I love that it’s lightweight and how many colors it is available in!  I don’t know how I’d ever choose a color!!!

  53. I like that it has side impact protection!

    Paula Michele Hafner
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  55. I like the Side Impact Protection feature the best.  Nothing is more important than safty!

  66. I love that the harness can be adjusted from the front so I don’t have to take the seat out constantly! 

  73.  I love the head support. It’s a very unique design that I have never seen before!!

  85. I love that maxi cosi carseat are compatible with the quinny line of strollers!! I own the zapp from my first baby so it would be perfect

  88. I like the side impact because after being in an accident 2 years ago from the side I know that this is an important feature in a car seat.

  90. LIGHTWEIGHT!!!! This feature comes in handy when u have a juicy little infant inside 🙂

  92. I love how small and durable this seat is.. With baby number three on the way and the fact I drive a small car it is awesome to know my baby is safe…

  93. I loooove that it is lightweight.  I’m expecting my third child in a few weeks and I remember how back-breaking carseats seemed to be with the first two (now ages 7 and 4).  

  94. I like that it is light weight and really does look like it would be cozy for a baby. And that the colors are more clean and not some of the silly designs you see with other brands.

  95. I love everything about this seat! The color options are wonderful. The side impact protection and weight are big pluses.

  99. The 5-point harness with up-front harness adjustment is my favorite feature!
     

  104. I love the light weight design, and that it is so easy to use with the Quinny strollers!

  105. I love tht you can adjust the straps from the front. Jessi greenmamajama

  107. I like that it’s lightweight!! I help my friend carry her infant car seat around some times and it’s a workout!

  119. So many great features it was hard to pick just one! I like the fact that it is compatible with the Maxi-Cosi stroller. 

  122. I
    like the       Side Impact Protection                                                –
    – Paul T/Pauline T aka Paul Tran….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com

  124. Love the fact that it has the ‘5-point harness with up-front harness adjustment’ feature.

  128. I love the Cozi-Dozi insert for tiny babies. I also love the side impact protection and the fact that it is lightweight. 

  129. Definately the lightweight design.  My back will appreciate that. (lisa lo) RC form

  131. I like that it’s lightweight and has large wheels. I totally want it for my best friend 🙂 thanks for the chance

  135. I like that it includes a Cozi-Dozi™ insert for smaller babies. That is one less thing I have to worry about when it comes to fitting a newborn properly!

  168. I like the fact it is light! SO important, one lugs a new baby around a LOT in their car seat!!! I  like the side impact. They have discovered that is very important.  I like the new born insert. The wee tiny ones need things a bit different than the older ones. Looks like a very nice car seat.

  170. The lightweight design is a huge plus! Especially when I have a 4, 3 and 18 month old in tow and we are expecting #4.

  172. I’m pretty sure all car seats have this but have not always seen this on baby gear. (and is SO important)…my favorite feature is:  
    5-point harness with up-front harness adjustment.

    thank you!

  179.  I like the lightweight design, so much less bulky then other seats!

  181. I love the handle and lightweight design, so much less bulky then most infant seats!

  188.  I like the light weight feature.  After lugging my cannon ball one for our fist child lighter is nicer!

  195. i love that it has side impact protection – a MUST.
    lisae819 at yahoo dot com

  199. I love that the harnesses can be adjusted from the front. It is such a pain trying to adjust them from the back.

  202. I love that it is compatible with Quinny strollers.  I really want the Quinny Zapp, so this would be perfect!

  204. lightweight says it all, perfect for going up and down the stairs and no more back pain!!!

  209. I like that it can be used from birth to 12 months and 5-22 pounds, 19″-29″ in height!

  210.  VTech Safe & Sound Full Color Video Baby Monitor Review was very useful for me since I’m looking forward to purchasing one for my daughter that is expecting.  I loved the reviews for baby gifts.  Thank you.

  211. Includes a convenient stay-in-car adjustable base.  Really the entire car seat looks amazing.  I first commented under Mom50now but thought I maybe should have done it under DG Middendorf 

  212.  Includes a convenient stay-in-car adjustable base.  Really the entire car seat itself looks awesome.

  214. I like how lightweight it is, the cozi dozi insert and the cool colors it comes in

  215. I love that it is lightweight and has side impact protection. It comes in sooo many colors. I love that it even looks comfortable.

  222. AWESOME !!! Thanks for the chance to win this would be a great gift to give a friend due in September. 

  227. LOVE the lightweight design!! Would really love this for baby #3 due in a few weeks!

  229. My favorite features are:Includes an adjustable sun canopy
    Integrated canopy, always on hand and easy to store

  230. The side impact protection is awesome. So great to know that protection is key in this stroller. plus the colors are super cute. 

  231. Love the colors & the light weight design! Hope i get this 😉

    Thanks for the chance! 🙂

  233. I like that you can use this car seat as a travel system with the Maxi-Cosi strollers {quinny} as well. It also doesn’t hurt that it is lightweight 😉

  235. I like that it is so light weight and that you can use it as a travel system with Maxi-Cosi® and Quinny® strollers.

  238. I like the fun colors it comes in, and it’s nice lightweight design. 🙂

  241. Side theimpact protection and its light weight. That’s invaluable with 3 kids.

  242. I like the light weight design feature most, those things get really heavy walking to the store in the parking lot!

  244. I like that it’s lightweight and still includes the side impact protection!

  245. This Car Seat is Light weight, looks smaller than other carseats, but also has the best protection a car seat can give! I will be looking for a small and light weight car seat for our third baby. This will really help us out, so that we may fit three across in our Honda Passport.

  250. I absolutely love that it’s lightweight and has a 5 point harness system. 
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