Vehicle seat

A vehicle seat, comprising:

• a seat bottom;
• a backrest which is attached to the seat bottom and has a backrest structure;
• a headrest attached to the backrest, the headrest having a headrest structure provided with an upholstery cover;
• at least one support rod for the headrest, the at least one support rod being inserted in an associated support rod holder of the backrest structure and being locked or lockable therein;
• at least one damping element provided between the backrest structure and the headrest structure, the damping element being formed from an elastic material or comprising the elastic material, wherein
• the at least one damping element is provided with a damping action between the at least one support rod and the associated support rod holder in a transverse direction of the vehicle seat;
• the at least one damping element extends in the transverse direction so as to provide a damping action with a first damping portion and with a second damping portion, starting from the associated at least one support rod to one respective lateral guide surface which is configured in an interior of the support rod holder, and
• the at least one support rod bears against a front inner wall region or against a rear inner wall region of the associated support rod holder substantially without a significant interposition of damping material in a seat longitudinal direction.