Strollers with a smooth ride

Graco Outpace All-Terrain Stroller has the best record for a smooth ride, with 9 of 9 parents saying it rolled smoothly, including over bumps, grass or rough sidewalks, though that is a small group. Chicco Liteway Stroller (14 of 17) and Graco FastAction Jogger LX (15 of 21) follow, and Doona Car Seat and Stroller has the weakest record here at 6 of 11. Jogging, full-size, lightweight, double and car-seat strollers are ranked together, so you are comparing very different strollers on one question: how they roll.

  • 162 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • May 2016 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it roll smoothly? What parents said
  1. Graco Outpace All-Terrain Stroller 9 said either way
  2. Chicco Liteway Stroller 17 said either way
  3. Graco FastAction Jogger LX 21 said either way
  4. Graco Ready2Grow 2.0 Double Stroller 12 said either way
  5. Doona Car Seat and Stroller 11 said either way

Share of parents who stated an outcome for ride. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Best record Graco Outpace All-Terrain Stroller 9 of 9 say it rolls smoothly, even over bumps and rough ground See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Smooth rolling and easy steering are different things. 32% of Chicco Liteway Stroller reviews, 38% of Graco FastAction Jogger LX reviews and 22% of Graco Ready2Grow 2.0 Double Stroller reviews say it is hard to steer, even though parents praise the ride on each one.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points parents repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1

Graco

Outpace All-Terrain Stroller

Best for easy to push and steer

9/9 say it rolls smoothly, even over bumps and rough ground

Every parent who stated an outcome said it rolled smoothly, 9 of 9, but that is a small group. 36% of reviews praise the ride and 25% say it is easy to push and steer. Complaints are wheels that wear or squeak (18%) and wobbly wheels (11%). Reviews on the maker's own site run 4 of 5. We show those but don't count them.

What parents praise

  • Easy to push and steer 25%
  • Lightweight 18%
  • Good basket 18%
  • Great for travel 11%

What parents complain about

  • Wheels wear or squeak 18%
  • Wobbly wheels 11%
Where parents said it
  • Target 9 of 9
  • Brand site 4 of 5 shown, not counted
2 Chicco Liteway Stroller

Chicco

Liteway Stroller

Best for folds small for travel

14/17 say it rolls smoothly, even over bumps and rough ground

14 of 17 said it rolled smoothly, and 38% of reviews praise the ride. 29% say it folds down small and 24% say it suits travel. Steering is the weak spot: 32% of reviews say it is hard to steer and 18% call it heavy.

What parents praise

  • Folds compact 29%
  • Lightweight 24%
  • Great for travel 24%
  • Easy to push and steer 21%
  • Good basket 15%

What parents complain about

  • Hard to steer 32%
  • Heavy 18%
  • Small basket 12%
  • Wheels wear or squeak 9%
Where parents said it
  • Target 14 of 17
  • Brand site 3 of 3 shown, not counted
3 Graco FastAction Jogger LX

Graco

FastAction Jogger LX

Best for going for runs

15/21 say it rolls smoothly, even over bumps and rough ground

More parents stated an outcome here than for any other stroller (21), and 15 of 21 said it rolled smoothly. 38% of reviews praise the ride and 12% like it for running. Complaints are steering (38%), wheels that wear or squeak (20%) and a bulky fold (18%).

What parents praise

  • Good basket 15%
  • Good for running 13%
  • Easy to push and steer 13%
  • Good value 10%
  • One-hand fold 5%

What parents complain about

  • Hard to steer 38%
  • Wheels wear or squeak 20%
  • Bulky folded 18%
  • Wobbly wheels 13%
  • Heavy 8%
Where parents said it
  • Target 15 of 21
  • Brand site 4 of 4 shown, not counted
4 Graco Ready2Grow 2.0 Double Stroller

Graco

Ready2Grow 2.0 Double Stroller

9/12 say it rolls smoothly, even over bumps and rough ground

A double stroller with a fair record, 9 of 12. 24% of reviews praise the ride and 14% call it good value. Steering draws complaints (22%), as do wheels that wear or squeak (16%) and a rough ride (11%).

What parents praise

  • Easy to push and steer 14%
  • Good basket 14%
  • Folds compact 14%
  • Good value 14%
  • Lightweight 8%

What parents complain about

  • Hard to steer 22%
  • Wheels wear or squeak 16%
  • Too expensive 8%
  • Heavy 5%
Where parents said it
  • Target 9 of 12
  • Brand site 1 of 2 shown, not counted
5

Doona

Car Seat and Stroller

6/11 say it rolls smoothly, even over bumps and rough ground

A split verdict for the car-seat stroller in this group: 6 of 11 said it rolled smoothly and 5 said the ride was bumpy or the wheels struggled, which is the weakest record here. 22% of reviews mention a rough ride, 13% mention wobbly wheels and 17% mention the price. Still, 30% of reviews praise the ride.

What parents praise

  • Good value 9%
  • Easy to push and steer 9%

What parents complain about

  • Too expensive 17%
  • Wheels wear or squeak 13%
  • Wobbly wheels 13%
  • Small basket 13%
Where parents said it
  • Target 6 of 11

Share of 23 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 5 products ranked here carry 1,415 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about ride, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between May 2016 and Sep 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (2 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

We count what parents report. Nothing here is medical or safety advice: for a sick baby, call your pediatrician, and for car seats, a certified child passenger safety technician can check the install.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most parents here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Graco Outpace All-Terrain Stroller Target (28 reviews counted)
  2. Chicco Liteway Stroller Target (34 reviews counted)
  3. Graco FastAction Jogger LX Target (40 reviews counted)
  4. Graco Ready2Grow 2.0 Double Stroller Target (37 reviews counted)
  5. Doona Car Seat and Stroller Target (23 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which stroller has a smooth ride?

Graco Outpace All-Terrain Stroller has the best record (9 of 9), followed by Chicco Liteway Stroller (14 of 17) and Graco FastAction Jogger LX (15 of 21). The Outpace result rests on a small group of parents, so read the gap to the others as a hint.

Does the type of stroller decide how smooth the ride is?

Not clearly. Jogging, full-size, lightweight, double and car-seat strollers are ranked together here, and a lightweight model (Chicco Liteway Stroller, 14 of 17) sits next to a jogger (Graco FastAction Jogger LX, 15 of 21). Each group of parents is small, so read the gaps as hints, not rules.

Is a smooth-riding stroller also easy to steer?

Not always. 38% of Graco FastAction Jogger LX reviews and 32% of Chicco Liteway Stroller reviews say it is hard to steer, while 25% of Graco Outpace All-Terrain Stroller reviews praise how easy it is to push and steer.

Is the Doona Car Seat and Stroller smooth to push?

Reviews are split. 6 of 11 said it rolled smoothly, which is the weakest record here, and 22% of reviews mention a rough ride. Still, 30% of its reviews praise the ride.

Related problems

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