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# **205/55r17**

**Skip it**

A small market ($59K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 15Growth 37Conversion 17Competition 29Returns 100Price range 17Avg price 66Brand share 44Review moat 64Quality gap 24

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.0%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Avg price**

**Good****$126.23**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Review moat**

**Good****929.94**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Brand share**

**Okay****78%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Growth**

**Okay****+9.9%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Competition**

**Okay****67%**

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.3%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Price range**

**Bad****$61.26–$287.28**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Market size**

**Bad****$59K**

$59K/yr · 35K searches

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**14 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**28**

**Top-5 brand share**

**78%**

**Open market**

**18%**

- Fullway40% - Lexani14% - Ironman13% - Aplus6% - Accelera5% - Laufenn4% - Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 18%)

## **Product shelf**

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$6K20%$12K30%$18K40%$24K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Wm++qAMJL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$287.28**4.5★19 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G39T4G21) [2![Lexani LXUHP-207 UHP All Season P205/55R17 95V XL Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4182J6qTrJL.jpg)**Lexani LXUHP-207 UHP All Season P205/55R17 95V XL Passenger Tire**Lexani**$73.64**4.1★20 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZ3WQ8V6) [3![Ironman GR906 205/55R17XL 95H Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/515cdu6H8xL.jpg)**Ironman GR906 205/55R17XL 95H Tire**Ironman**$76.17**4.6★20 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ3WKLNH) [4![Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tire-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/517l8v1iLUL.jpg)**Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tire-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$73.76**4.5★13,514 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DX763NW6) [5![Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51R6DTUSwHL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$143.00**4.1★10 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G39RDDF6)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55ZR17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Mp9AVhF+L.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55ZR17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$269.55**0 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZPXPKJN) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Wm++qAMJL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$287.28**19 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G39T4G21) [![Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51R6DTUSwHL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$143.00**10 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G39RDDF6) [![Aplus Pro Racing 205/55ZR17 95W XL Racing Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/412jqTqPGjL.jpg)**Aplus Pro Racing 205/55ZR17 95W XL Racing Tire**Aplus**$61.26**0 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXXQSMNW) [![Atlas Force UHP Passenger Car All-Season Performance Radial Tire-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 91V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 520AAA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51wfHkdzokL.jpg)**Atlas Force UHP Passenger Car All-Season Performance Radial Tire-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 91V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 520AAA**Atlas Tires**$74.14**2 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX9JT3CG)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55ZR17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Mp9AVhF+L.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55ZR17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$269.55**0.0★**▲ 198%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZPXPKJN) [![Aplus Pro Racing 205/55ZR17 95W XL Racing Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/412jqTqPGjL.jpg)**Aplus Pro Racing 205/55ZR17 95W XL Racing Tire**Aplus**$61.26**0.0★**▲ 174%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXXQSMNW) [![Armstrong Blu-Trac HP 205/55R17 95W Load Range XL (4-Ply) All-Season Ultra High Performance Passenger Car BSW Black Side Wall 340AA Radial Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51XP5Bmfh2L.jpg)**Armstrong Blu-Trac HP 205/55R17 95W Load Range XL (4-Ply) All-Season Ultra High Performance Passenger Car BSW Black Side Wall 340AA Radial Tire**Armstrong**$68.08**4.6★**▲ 140%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWN16GLS) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Wm++qAMJL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$287.28**4.5★**▲ 52%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G39T4G21) [![Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51R6DTUSwHL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/55R17 205/55/17 205/55-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$143.00**4.1★**▲ 32%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G39RDDF6)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 15 weeks — +9.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

900700Spike '26Mar '26Apr '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Value For Money**43%

*“well worth the price”*

**Quality-Overall**25%

*“Great Tires”*

**Wheel Quality**20%

*“Excellent tires at a great price”*

**Size-Overall**5%

*“I put in my 2019 VW Jetta rline they fit good they look good”*

**Grip**2%

*“have good grip for everyday driving”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%

*“This is what I needed”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Friction**25%

*“your car will have a hard time keeping traction”*

**Tread Pattern Pitch**25%

*“tread is gone”*

**Quality-Overall**25%

*“Junk”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**95%

**Value For Money**5%