Wheelchairs: compare models side by side
The wheelchairs we have checked against their makers' own documents. Filter by weight or user weight limit, then put up to four side by side.
Specifications are shown as the maker prints them in its own product page, leaflet or manual, read on the date given. Where a price is shown it names the seller and the date. We have not physically tested these products, and no maker or retailer can pay to be listed or placed higher. Not sure what suits you? An occupational therapist or your local wheelchair service can advise.
27 products
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Drive AeroCarbon Powerchair
The best folding powerchair here: the lightest lift of the ten at 12 kg, a 136 kg rider limit and a five-year frame warranty.
- Weight
- 12 kg without battery, 13.5 kg with it
- Max rider
- 136 kg (21.4 st)
- Range
- 9.5 miles, based on a 100 kg rider
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
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Karma Ergo 3
The Karma Ergo 3 is the safest general choice in this list: crash tested to ISO 7176-19, rated to 115 kg with its attendant brake and offered in a 51 cm seat.
- Total weight
- 11.9 to 12.9 kg by seat width
- Heaviest part
- 8.0 to 12.6 kg by set-up
- Max user
- 115 kg with Push & Pull attendant brake, 125 kg without
Drive Titan AXS
The best everyday powerchair here: mid-wheel drive turns it in a 51 cm radius, and Drive rates it for 19 miles at a 100 kg rider.
- Weight
- 78 kg total; base 40 kg without batteries or seat, seat 18 kg
- Max rider
- 135 kg (brochure table) or 136 kg (manual)
- Range
- 19 miles (30.5 km) at a 100 kg rider
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Karma Agile
The Karma Agile is rated 125 kg in every seat width and wheel size Karma lists, up to a 20-inch seat, and is crash tested for use in a vehicle.
- Max user
- 125 kg
- Total weight
- 12.9 to 13.9 kg (22-inch wheels), 13.9 to 14.9 kg (24-inch quick-release)
- Heaviest part
- 8.6 to 9.6 kg (24-inch quick-release)
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Karma Ergo Lite
At 8.8 kg for the 18 inch seat and crash tested to ISO 7176-19, the Karma Ergo Lite is the easiest chair here to lift in one go, as long as the user is under 100 kg.
- Total weight
- 8.6 kg (16 inch seat), 8.8 kg (18 inch seat)
- Heaviest part
- 8.6 kg or 8.8 kg (same as total)
- Max user
- 100 kg
Days Whirl
The Days Whirl has the highest user limit of the self-propelled chairs here at 130 kg, with four seat widths and a crash test, but at 17 kg it is 4.5 kg heavier than the Days Swift.
- Max user
- 130 kg (product page)
- Total weight
- 17 kg; 15 kg without footrests
- Seat width
- 41, 43, 45, 48 cm
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Drive Expedition Plus
The Drive Expedition Plus carries 135 kg (150 kg as the HD) for 12 kg of chair, which is the best capacity-to-weight figure in this line-up.
- Weight
- 12 kg (standard), 12.5 kg (HD)
- Max user
- 135 kg (standard), 150 kg (HD)
- Seat width
- 47 cm (standard), 51 cm (HD)
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Pride Jazzy Select
The longest range on this list measured at full load: Pride rates the Jazzy Select’s 19.4 miles with a 136 kg rider.
- Weight
- 56 kg without batteries (product page); base 42.5 kg plus seat 23.25 kg = 65.75 kg (spec sheet)
- Batteries
- 2 x 12V sealed lead-acid, 11.5 kg each
- Max rider
- 136 kg (21 st 6 lb)
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Drive Ultra Lightweight LAWC007A
The Drive LAWC007A weighs 12.9 kg with a heaviest part of 7.8 to 8 kg, but its 42 cm seat and 115 kg limit rule it out for larger users.
- Max user
- 115 kg
- Total weight
- 12.9 kg
- Heaviest part
- 8 kg (7.8 kg in manual)
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Karma Ergo Lite 2
The Karma Ergo Lite 2 folds to 635 mm long with a heaviest part of 6.7 to 8.3 kg, the smallest package here, but its 100 kg limit is low and Karma’s page makes no crash-test statement for it.
- Total weight
- 9.2 kg (16 inch seat), 9.3 kg (18 inch seat)
- Heaviest part
- 6.7 to 8.3 kg by set-up
- Max user
- 100 kg
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Pride Jazzy Carbon Ultra Lite Max HD
The folding pick for heavier users: rated to 182 kg with a 510 mm seat, at 17 to 18 kg with its battery.
- Weight
- 13.8 kg (spec sheet) or 14.6 kg (manual), without battery; battery 3.4 kg; 17.2 kg total (spec sheet)
- Max rider
- 182 kg
- Range
- 12.6 miles (product page) or 12.4 miles (20 km, manual), based on a 100 kg rider
Full specifications for Pride Jazzy Carbon Ultra Lite Max HD
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Days Swift
The Days Swift weighs 12.5 kg complete and 11.2 kg without footrests, with a 115 kg limit and a 28 cm folded width.
- Max user
- 115 kg (18 st)
- Total weight
- 12.5 kg; 11.2 kg without footrests
- Seat width
- 41 or 46 cm
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Drive AutoFold
The one to buy if you cannot fold a chair yourself: it folds by remote fob and takes riders up to 150 kg.
- Weight
- 28 kg without battery; battery 1.8 kg
- Max rider
- 150 kg (23.6 st)
- Range
- 7.5 miles (12 km), at a 150 kg rider (manual)
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Drive Ultra Lightweight Transit (Enigma)
The Drive Ultra Lightweight Transit gives a 51 cm seat rated to 125 kg for 11.6 kg (10.4 kg to carry), though Drive’s own transit page describes the wrong rear wheels.
- Weight
- 11.5 kg (17 inch), 11.6 kg (20 inch)
- Carry weight
- 10.2 kg (17 inch), 10.4 kg (20 inch)
- Max user
- 115 kg (17 inch), 125 kg (20 inch)
Full specifications for Drive Ultra Lightweight Transit (Enigma)
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Pride Go Chair
Best for lifting into a car in pieces: the heaviest piece weighs 16.5 kg.
- Weight
- 44.25 kg without batteries; heaviest piece 16.5 kg
- Max rider
- 136 kg (21 st 6 lb)
- Range
- 18 Ah: 8.6 miles. 18 Ah extended range: 10.7 miles at 136 kg, 13.2 miles at 91 kg. 22 Ah: 12.6 miles
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Roma 1485X
The Roma 1485X is rated to 204 kg with 56 cm between the arms, but at 20 kg it is a two-person lift for many households.
- Weight
- 20 kg
- Max user
- 204 kg
- Width between arms
- 56 cm
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Drive Lightweight Aluminium LAWC001
The Drive LAWC001 has the only pneumatic rear tyres of the self-propelled chairs here, at 15 kg and 115 kg, and a warranty of twelve months in the manual against 2 years on the product page.
- Max user
- 115 kg (18 st)
- Total weight
- 15 kg
- Carry weight
- 9 kg (8.5 kg in manual)
Roma 1235
The Roma 1235 is a low-cost 110 kg transit chair, but Roma’s page says 12 kg and its brochure says 11 kg, so plan for 12.
- Weight
- 12 kg (page) or 11 kg (brochure)
- Max user
- 110 kg
- Seat width
- 46 cm (brochure only)
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Roma Reno Elite
The value pick for indoor and pavement use: a 55 cm turning radius, a 136 kg limit, and it comes apart into pieces no heavier than 22 kg.
- Weight
- 61 kg (manual) or 62 kg (product page); rear chassis 22 kg, front chassis 14 kg, battery pack 14 kg, seat 11 kg
- Max rider
- 136 kg (21 st 5 lb)
- Range
- 12 miles (20 km, manual) or 12.5 miles (product page); no rider weight given
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Drive AirFold
Light and capable, but Drive’s own AeroCarbon now beats it on weight and rider limit. Buy the AirFold only at a clear discount.
- Weight
- 15.85 kg without battery, 17.6 kg with it (product page)
- Max rider
- 115 kg (18 st)
- Range
- 9.3 miles (15 km), based on a 115 kg rider (manual)
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Drive Steel Travel Chair
The Drive Steel Travel Chair folds to 20 cm wide and carries 115 kg, but at 12 kg in one piece it is no lighter to lift than a full-size aluminium transit chair.
- Weight
- 12 kg
- Carry weight
- 12 kg
- Max user
- 115 kg
Roma 1300 Orbit
The Roma 1300 Orbit weighs 15 kg and takes 115 kg, and Roma’s two documents give seat widths of 45 cm and 41 cm for the same chair.
- Max user
- 115 kg
- Total weight
- 15 kg
- Seat width
- 41 cm in brochure, 45 cm on product page
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Drive Bariatric BTR22BLK
The Drive BTR22BLK takes users up to 200 kg on a 56 cm seat and weighs 16.2 kg, but it is a transit chair with no handrims.
- Max user
- 200 kg (31 to 31.5 st)
- Total weight
- 16.2 kg (instructions for use)
- Seat width
- 56 cm
- on Amazon, paid link (opens in a new tab)
Drive S1 Steel Transit
The Drive S1 is a cheap 18 stone transit chair, but at 14.6 kg and with Drive’s own documents disagreeing on whether it can be used as a vehicle seat, it ranks near the bottom.
- Weight
- 14.6 kg (manual) or 13.5 kg (crash test summary)
- Max user
- 18 stone (250 lb)
- Seat
- 45 cm wide, 40 cm deep
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