CREP is a partnership between Transport for NSW, the Transport Accident Commission, the Department of Transport Victoria and Kidsafe Australia. Its public site, childcarseats.com.au, is the place to read current consumer test information. This page exists so readers do not treat those results as a replacement for AS/NZS 1754 or for a fitter.
CREP’s own framing is that age ranges are a minimum and that you should not change a seat while the child still fits. That sentence is more important than any colour band on a results table. If you use CREP, use it after you have confirmed the Standard mark, the child’s stage, and the vehicle fit.
We will not scrape CREP scores into a “best seats of 2026” list. Scores change when protocols change. Protocols are not the road rules. A seat that is not on the CREP list is not automatically unlawful; it may simply be untested in that programme.
If a salesperson says “this one is CREP number one”, ask them to open the live listing with you and then ask a fitter whether it fits your car. Those are two different questions.
This page is general information for Australian readers. It is not safety advice, a product ranking, or a fitting service. Always read the restraint label and the manufacturer instructions, confirm the current rule with the road agency in the state or territory where you are driving, and have the finished install checked by an authorised fitter.
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How to read a CREP page without turning it into a religion
Read the date of the protocol. Read whether the seat you are holding is the seat they tested. Read the stay-in-stage sentence that CREP puts above the shopping energy. Then close the tab and measure your car.