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# **5w40**

**Skip it****53/100 **

strong incumbent ratings (4.8★) — 5w40 doesn't clear our bar today.

**Market/yr**

**€572K**

**Growth (1y)**

**+197.3%**

**Products**

**22**

**Brands**

**8**

was 5 a year ago

**Sellers**

**78**

**Price range**

**€6.53–€62.12**

**Returns**

**0.5%**

**Rating**

**4.8★**

**Skip it**

Scored 53/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns

Market size

**26**

 ×0.30

Growth

**76**

 ×0.30

Competition

**53**

 ×0.20

Quality gap

**20**

 ×0.10

Returns

**96**

 ×0.10

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +197.3% year over year.

17K8KPrime Day '24Spike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jun '25Oct '25Feb '26

## **Seasonality**

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

JFMAMJJASOND

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

## **Competition**

- Liqui Moly46% - MANNOL27% - Castrol17% - Mobil5% - ecanis1% - Mobil Super1% - Other (2 brands)2%

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 8 brands and 78 sellers compete here.

**Brands**

**8 **▲rising

was 5 a year ago

**Sellers**

**78**

**Top 5 brand share**

**96%**

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

1
![LIQUI MOLY Top Tec 4100 5W-40 | 5 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3701](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51LS1PBDePL.jpg) [**LIQUI MOLY Top Tec 4100 5W-40 | 5 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3701**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001052HGE)

Liqui Moly€32.334.8★7,99318%▲rising

2
![MANNOL 7915 Extreme 5W-40 Synthetisches Motoröl 5L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519KYU9OvCL.jpg) [**MANNOL 7915 Extreme 5W-40 Synthetisches Motoröl 5L**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004RUFD74)

MANNOL€20.274.7★5,98715%▼falling

3
![LIQUI MOLY Synthoil High Tech 5W-40 | 5 L | vollsynthetisches Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 1307](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51yXfLpQtQL.jpg) [**LIQUI MOLY Synthoil High Tech 5W-40 | 5 L | vollsynthetisches Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 1307**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00295GG98)

Liqui Moly€41.114.8★1,2118%▲rising

4
![Castrol EDGE 5W-40 Motoröl 5L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41lwghPxXmL.jpg) [**Castrol EDGE 5W-40 Motoröl 5L**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C817H1Y6)

Castrol€33.124.8★1,1308%▼falling

5
![LIQUI MOLY Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40 | 1 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3863](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51lkCiMliEL.jpg) [**LIQUI MOLY Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40 | 1 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3863**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004GKBB0I)

Liqui Moly€9.284.8★5,2146%▲rising

6
![LIQUI MOLY Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40 | 5 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3864](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51slkSMPybL.jpg) [**LIQUI MOLY Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40 | 5 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3864**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004DOXN9Y)

Liqui Moly€32.664.8★5,2146%▼falling

7
![Mobil Super 3000 X1 5W-40 5L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41YwSGWziIL.jpg) [**Mobil Super 3000 X1 5W-40 5L**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00307IKNE)

Mobil€25.594.8★1,5545%▼falling

8
![MANNOL 7915 Extreme 5W-40 4L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Y5qMf5m6L.jpg) [**MANNOL 7915 Extreme 5W-40 4L**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B002K4WFX4)

MANNOL€19.124.7★5,9875%▲rising

9
![MANNOL 7915 Extreme 5W-40 10L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41LHoFwcrmL.jpg) [**MANNOL 7915 Extreme 5W-40 10L**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08KJBZCZF)

MANNOL€32.934.8★4324%▼falling

10

![Castrol EDGE TURBO DIESEL 5W-40 Motoröl 5L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ceqfLG10L.jpg) [**Castrol EDGE TURBO DIESEL 5W-40 Motoröl 5L**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C8156WXS)

Castrol€33.024.8★6264%▲rising

11

![Liqui Moly Top Tec 4100 5W-40 | 1 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3700](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/413MzMo9R3L.jpg) [**Liqui Moly Top Tec 4100 5W-40 | 1 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3700**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004FPW8SS)

Liqui Moly€9.364.8★7,9934%—flat

12

![Castrol MAGNATEC 5W-40 C3 Motoröl 5L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5121VYIYclL.jpg) [**Castrol MAGNATEC 5W-40 C3 Motoröl 5L**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C8156HXC)

Castrol€30.314.7★1,0263%▼falling

13

![MANNOL 7913 Energy Formula PD 5W-40 5L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41LCmk9okYL.jpg) [**MANNOL 7913 Energy Formula PD 5W-40 5L**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00NP2GHRK)

MANNOL€24.194.8★1,5723%▲rising

14

![LIQUI MOLY Top Tec 4110 5W-40 | 5 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 21479](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41p9Nx6eM-L.jpg) [**LIQUI MOLY Top Tec 4110 5W-40 | 5 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 21479**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08NXYBQ3Y)

Liqui Moly€42.264.9★1202%—flat

15

![Castrol GTX 5W-40 A3/B4 Motoröl 5L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/3120agMQfPL.jpg) [**Castrol GTX 5W-40 A3/B4 Motoröl 5L**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C8179JHZ)

Castrol€27.824.8★1182%—flat

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## **Product shelf**

All 22 tracked products in this niche.

Top sellersNewestTrending

[![LIQUI MOLY Top Tec 4100 5W-40 | 5 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3701](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51LS1PBDePL.jpg)**LIQUI MOLY Top Tec 4100 5W-40 | 5 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3701** Liqui Moly**€32.33**4.8★7,993 reviews](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001052HGE) [![MANNOL 7915 Extreme 5W-40 Synthetisches Motoröl 5L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519KYU9OvCL.jpg)**MANNOL 7915 Extreme 5W-40 Synthetisches Motoröl 5L** MANNOL**€20.27**4.7★5,987 reviews](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004RUFD74) [![LIQUI MOLY Synthoil High Tech 5W-40 | 5 L | vollsynthetisches Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 1307](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51yXfLpQtQL.jpg)**LIQUI MOLY Synthoil High Tech 5W-40 | 5 L | vollsynthetisches Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 1307** Liqui Moly**€41.11**4.8★1,211 reviews](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00295GG98) [![Castrol EDGE 5W-40 Motoröl 5L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41lwghPxXmL.jpg)**Castrol EDGE 5W-40 Motoröl 5L** Castrol**€33.12**4.8★1,130 reviews](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C817H1Y6) [![LIQUI MOLY Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40 | 1 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3863](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51lkCiMliEL.jpg)**LIQUI MOLY Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40 | 1 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3863** Liqui Moly**€9.28**4.8★5,214 reviews](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004GKBB0I) [![LIQUI MOLY Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40 | 5 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3864](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51slkSMPybL.jpg)**LIQUI MOLY Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40 | 5 L | Synthesetechnologie Motoröl | Art.-Nr.: 3864** Liqui Moly**€32.66**4.8★5,214 reviews](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004DOXN9Y) [![Mobil Super 3000 X1 5W-40 5L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41YwSGWziIL.jpg)**Mobil Super 3000 X1 5W-40 5L** Mobil**€25.59**4.8★1,554 reviews](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00307IKNE) [![MANNOL 7915 Extreme 5W-40 4L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Y5qMf5m6L.jpg)**MANNOL 7915 Extreme 5W-40 4L** MANNOL**€19.12**4.7★5,987 reviews](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B002K4WFX4)

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Qualität insgesamt**27%

*“Super Produkt”*

**Schmierung**22%

*“Super Top Motoröl”*

**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**20%

*“Preis Leistung super”*

**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**8%

*“Das Produkt entspricht der Beschreibung”*

**Treibstoffeffizienz**7%

*“400 Ps kein Problem”*

**Motorleistung**7%

*“Motoröl”*

**Gesamtgröße**4%

*“Passt alles”*

**Weiches Gefühl**1%

*“Gut geschmiert”*

**Einfache Reinigung**1%

*“EXZELLENTE REINIGUNGSWIRKUNG”*

**Benutzerfreundlichkeit**1%

*“Praktischer Kanister”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**23%

*“teuer also andere”*

**Schmierung**16%

*“Es ist bestimmt kein High Performance Öl”*

**Motorische Probleme**10%

*“Motoröl 5w30. Kauf ich immer bei Amazon, sehr günstig”*

**Auslaufsicher**10%

*“Läuft aus”*

**Sicherheitsstandards**7%

*“Hält nicht die Normen”*

**Qualität insgesamt**7%

*“Kanister mit Mangelnder Qualität”*

**Farbe**7%

*“nach rund 5000km war es schwarz”*

**Benutzerfreundlichkeit**3%

*“Unhandlich”*

**Treibstoffeffizienz**2%

*“Der Kraftstoffverbrauch ist leicht gestiegen”*

#### **Top return reasons**- Kompatibilität – insgesamt33% - Gesamtgröße27% - Zertifizierungen8% - Auslaufsicher5% - beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5% - Funktionalität insgesamt4% - Schmierung4% - Defekt Material/Teile2% - Qualität insgesamt2% - Treibstoffeffizienz2%