Evenflo Revolve

This is where the Revolve‘s harness height comes in. Many of our other favorite convertible car seats have the tallest harness setting in the 17-18″ range. But the Revolve‘s is 19.5″. A school-age child’s torso grows roughly an inch per year, so that extra harness height can mean extra longevity out of your child’s convertible car seat!

Thanks to the swivel feature, the Evenflo Revolve can switch seamlessly between rear and forward-facing without needing to be reinstalled. Just spin the seat around! It’s also easy to adjust the harness settings to fit kiddos of different sizes. If you need to accommodate multiple children and prefer to use one seat to do it, this seat offers a convenient solution!

Swivel seats are novel and amazingly convenient. If the swivel feature appeals to you, this long-lasting, user-friendly car seat just might be the right choice!

For families that have difficulty loading their young passengers because of a physical disability, a swivel seat like this one can be a game changer! Parents lifting a disabled child into the car will have an easier time loading when the child’s car seat can face the vehicle door, especially as the child gets bigger and heavier. And, caregivers with any mobility limitations might find it easier to safely load and buckle their young passengers in a swivel seat, too!

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From an accessibility standpoint, the Evenflo Revolve stands out from other swivel seat options because it can rotate in rear-facing mode, forward-facing mode, and high-back booster mode — meaning the accessibility benefits last throughout the seat’s whole lifespan! Since most other swivel seats are outgrown earlier and/or only swivel in rear-facing mode, the Revolve line of car seats can be the best fit for any family member with a disability.

The Evenflo Revolve will work fine rear-facing in most vehicles. But if you have a vehicle that has non-removable headrests, you may have trouble using this seat in the forward-facing and booster modes. 

The Evenflo Revolve takes up a good amount of space when it’s in rear-facing mode. It might not fit well if the backseat space is cramped or if the front seat passenger needs to adjust the front seat all the way back. We have fit it in vehicles as small as a Toyota Camry as long as the caregiver wasn’t above average height.

This seat is too wide at 19.5″ to work in a 3 across configuration. Also, when it’s swiveled into a sideways position for loading or unloading, the backrest of the car seat eats into the space of the center seat. Because of this, it can’t usually swivel if it’s installed directly next to another car seat. 

Uh-oh, you tried to spin your Revolve from rear-facing to forward-facing, and it stops when facing sideways! What now?!

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There’s an easy solution! The car seat can turn sideways in any recline setting, but it only rotates to forward-facing when it’s in the maximum recline setting. Return the car seat to its locked rear-facing position, and use the lever on the back to recline it all the way. Now you’ll be able to swivel it into forward-facing mode!

The Evenflo Revolve must be locked into either the rear or forward-facing position for every ride. It can’t be left facing sideways when the car is moving — even if the car seat is empty! Make sure to always rotate the car seat into place before you hit the road.