Bugaboo Fox 5 Review

Smoothest Ride

Overall72

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Bugaboo Fox 5

Ease of use6/10

Maneuverability9/10

Transport & storing4.5/10

Build quality8.5/10

Kid comfort8/10

Pros

• Suspension took cobblestones and curb drops without the baby flinching
• The most responsive steering in this test
• Padded seat, extending footrest and deep canopy make a cozy nap spot

Cons

• Folding flat for the trunk means taking the seat off the chassis first
• Packs away as two bulky pieces

Our Verdict: Bugaboo Fox 5

The Bugaboo Fox 5 scored 72 out of 100 across the five criteria we score every full-size stroller on, and took Smoothest Ride in our full-size stroller guide.

What earns it that award: Suspension took cobblestones and curb drops without the baby flinching.

The honest limit, and the reason it is not higher: Folding flat for the trunk means taking the seat off the chassis first.

Our Analysis, Comparisons and Test Results

Ease of use

Six, joint second lowest in this guide, and the fold is the whole story. Bugaboo lists a one-hand fold; getting it flat enough for a trunk means taking the seat off the chassis first and then loading two bulky pieces. That is a two-trip job with a child in your arms. If you push from a front door rather than from a car, this score matters far less than it looks.

Maneuverability

Nine, joint best here with the Guava Roam, and the most responsive steering in the test. The suspension takes cobblestones and curb drops without the baby flinching, and the chassis turns with a lightness nothing else here matches. This is the column the award rests on: if your routes are city sidewalks, setts and dropped curbs, nothing in this guide rides better. The cost sits in the next column down.

Transport & storing

Four and a half, joint lowest in this guide with the Graco Modes Nest, and the published figures show why: 14,453 cubic inches as one piece, 9,802 only if you split it. Reviewers needed the two-piece split to get a flat trunk fit at all. If you drive to most places, this is the number that should decide against it; if it lives in a hallway, ignore it entirely.

Build quality

Eight and a half, fourth best here and the strongest score outside the UPPAbabys and the Guava Roam. The suspension that makes the ride is proper engineering rather than a rubber bush, and the fabrics and fittings are specified to match it. The chassis-and-seat split that wrecks the transport score is the same modularity that lets you replace a part instead of the stroller. Expect it to survive two children.

Kid comfort

Eight, joint best in this guide. A padded seat, an extending footrest that grows with the child and a deep canopy add up to a real nap spot, and the suspension means the bumps that usually wake a baby arrive muffled. Of the three strollers tied at eight, this is the one to pick if your child sleeps in the stroller daily rather than occasionally.

Should You Buy the Bugaboo Fox 5?

Buy it for this: Suspension took cobblestones and curb drops without the baby flinching. The most responsive steering in this test.

Go in knowing this: Folding flat for the trunk means taking the seat off the chassis first. Packs away as two bulky pieces.

Scored against the same five criteria as everything else here, this is a question of fit rather than quality. The gear that gets used is the gear that suits your week.

What Other Strollers Should You Consider?

We scored the Bugaboo Fox 5 against nine other full-size strollers on the same criteria. The three closest on score:

Specifications

Conclusion: Bugaboo Fox 5

The Bugaboo Fox 5 took Smoothest Ride in our guide, and it is worth buying if that is what you need most. Its Transport & storing score, 4.5 out of ten, is the one to weigh against that.

For the side-by-side, and for the full-size stroller we would buy instead, read Best Full-Size Stroller 2026: 10 Strollers Tested.

Tested against 9 other strollers in Best Full-Size Stroller 2026: 10 Strollers Tested. See all strollers guides and reviews.