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Which pushchair brand to buy in 2024

Discover whether Bugaboo, Joie, Maxi-Cosi or Silver Cross pushchairs do well in our testing and find out the brand parents recommend
Verity MannPrincipal researcher & writer
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Our tough lab tests score pushchairs on ride quality, seat comfort and ease of folding, but in addition we also ask thousands of parents how happy they are with their current pushchair brand.

The responses tell us how good a model is when new and how it fares over time. Parents are also quizzed on the features they look for when buying a pushchair, from good suspension to a reversible seat.

Keep scrolling to find out how each pushchair brand fares, along with the most important important pushchair considerations, as rated by parents.

Jump straight to our pushchair reviews to compare more than 400 pushchairs we've tested and assessed

Best pushchair brands

To find out which brands come top, we've combined the test results data from all the pushchairs we've reviewed up to April 2023 that are still available to buy, with our unique customer satisfaction scores, so you can see at a glance how the key brands stack up against one another.

ScoresBest pushchair brandWorst pushchair brand
Customer satisfaction score82%65%
Average test score77%33%

As you can see, there’s a big difference between the best and worst pushchair brands when we look at the test scores and customer scores, which is based on real parents' feedback. See how all the pushchair brands score in our table below.

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BrandCustomer satisfaction score
Average test scoreNumber of reviews
82%50%
82%54%
81%73%
81%70%
80%N/A
79%56%
79%N/A

Table notes: Average test score: Based on all pushchairs we've tested up to April 2023 that are still available to buy. Customer score: Based on a survey of 2,004 parents with a child under the age of five in February 2022. N/A: Currently no tested models.

Most important pushchair considerations, as rated by parents

Child standing in front of a pushchair
  1. Comfortable for the child (45%)
  2. Safe and durable for the child (41%)
  3. Easy to fold and unfold (32%)
  4. Easy to manoeuvre (26%)
  5. Comfortable to push (24%)

(Figures based on a February 2022 survey of 2,004 parents with a child aged under five years)

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How we help you to choose the best pushchair

Baby in a pushchair
When you're choosing a pushchair, you want a brand and a model you can trust. But there are also a number of other key things to consider.

For example, do you want a lightweight stroller or a full pushchair travel system? You can find out more about the pros and cons of each in our guide on how to buy the right pushchair, including whether you should go for a buggy, travel system or all-terrain pushchair. Plus, read our pushchairs and prams jargon buster.

We put our pushchairs through an enormous range of tests that check everything from the structural safety of the product, to whether your buggy will get stuck in the sand if you head to the beach.

We do hundreds of checks, and use a panel of experts, parents and children to get feedback on the models we test.

Read more about how we test pushchairs and the difference between Which? Best Buys, Don't Buys and Great Value pushchairs

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