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# **205/65r16**

**Worth a look**

Shows low returns (0.1%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($57.68–$303.32) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 45Growth 35Conversion 19Competition 58Returns 99Price range 17Avg price 64Brand share 75Review moat 70Quality gap 19

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.1%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Brand share**

**Great****60%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Review moat**

**Good****711.93**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Good****$133.01**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Competition**

**Good****50%**

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

**Market size**

**Okay****$242K**

$242K/yr · 123K searches

**Growth**

**Okay****+8.1%**

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

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.5%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.7★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Price range**

**Bad****$57.68–$303.32**

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

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**21 **▲rising

**Sellers**

**30**

**Top-5 brand share**

**60%**

**Open market**

**34%**

- Fullway20% - BlackHawk16% - Aplus10% - STARFIRE7% - Goodyear7% - Barkley7%

## **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%4%$10K8%$19K12%$29K16%$39K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 29 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![BlackHawk Street-H HH11 UHP 205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51reuihy14L.jpg)**BlackHawk Street-H HH11 UHP 205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire**BlackHawk**$63.01**4.7★124 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJPMH3SB) [2![Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway PC369 All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-205/65R16 205/65/16 205/65-16 95H Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51CFosdSCaL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway PC369 All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-205/65R16 205/65/16 205/65-16 95H Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$270.40**4.7★183 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9MDR6B9) [3![Aplus Comfort HP Touring 205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ZwFv9NX5L.jpg)**Aplus Comfort HP Touring 205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire**Aplus**$57.68**4.7★141 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FG7PTTGF) [4![Starfire Solarus AS All-Season 205/65R16 95H Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41x4bYPxuSL.jpg)**Starfire Solarus AS All-Season 205/65R16 95H Tire**STARFIRE**$71.62**4.6★2,591 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FRNNL61) [5![Barkley Everlast 205/65R16 95H All Season Tire UTQG 600AA / 50K Miles Warranty](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aviuyDo3L.jpg)**Barkley Everlast 205/65R16 95H All Season Tire UTQG 600AA / 50K Miles Warranty**Barkley**$64.07**5.0★2 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQPBYTYN)

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### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Barkley Everlast 205/65R16 95H All Season Tire UTQG 600AA / 50K Miles Warranty](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aviuyDo3L.jpg)**Barkley Everlast 205/65R16 95H All Season Tire UTQG 600AA / 50K Miles Warranty**Barkley**$64.07**2 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQPBYTYN) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus Comfort HP Passenger Car All-Season Radial Tires-205/65R16 205/65/16 205/65-16 95H Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 560AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51eVBTHo7lL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus Comfort HP Passenger Car All-Season Radial Tires-205/65R16 205/65/16 205/65-16 95H Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 560AA**Aplus**$265.78**4 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGKDZS9) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn HP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-205/65R16 205/65/16 205/65-16 95H Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 700AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51PBHd4sX-L.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn HP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-205/65R16 205/65/16 205/65-16 95H Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 700AA**Evoluxx**$279.35**0 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSSC1GC) [![Lexani Quattro Tempo Tour AW All Weather P205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Keub8Fq-L.jpg)**Lexani Quattro Tempo Tour AW All Weather P205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire**Lexani**$68.08**1 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTMK2CX7) [![Ironman iMove PT Plus All Season 205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51PWW0Z3KkL.jpg)**Ironman iMove PT Plus All Season 205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire**Ironman**$71.46**2 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ2DBGDD)

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### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn HP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-205/65R16 205/65/16 205/65-16 95H Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 700AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51PBHd4sX-L.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn HP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-205/65R16 205/65/16 205/65-16 95H Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 700AA**Evoluxx**$279.35**0.0★**▲ 287%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSSC1GC) [![Aplus Comfort HP Touring 205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ZwFv9NX5L.jpg)**Aplus Comfort HP Touring 205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire**Aplus**$57.68**4.7★**▲ 246%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FG7PTTGF) [![Lexani Quattro Tempo Tour AW All Weather P205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Keub8Fq-L.jpg)**Lexani Quattro Tempo Tour AW All Weather P205/65R16 95H Passenger Tire**Lexani**$68.08**5.0★**▲ 219%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTMK2CX7) [![Barkley Everlast 205/65R16 95H All Season Tire UTQG 600AA / 50K Miles Warranty](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aviuyDo3L.jpg)**Barkley Everlast 205/65R16 95H All Season Tire UTQG 600AA / 50K Miles Warranty**Barkley**$64.07**5.0★**▲ 174%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQPBYTYN) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus Comfort HP Passenger Car All-Season Radial Tires-205/65R16 205/65/16 205/65-16 95H Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 560AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51eVBTHo7lL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus Comfort HP Passenger Car All-Season Radial Tires-205/65R16 205/65/16 205/65-16 95H Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 560AA**Aplus**$265.78**5.0★**▲ 135%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGKDZS9)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — +8.1% search growth over the last 90 days.

3K2KBlack Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Wheel Quality**31%

*“Excellent Tires”*

**Quality-Overall**27%

*“Great quality tires”*

**Value For Money**18%

*“Great tire for the price”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%

*“they seem to be as advertised”*

**Tread Pattern Pitch**3%

*“were still reasonable as replacements for a 27 year old minivan that had dry rotted sidewalls were unsafe even though they had good tread”*

**Friction**2%

*“Excellent driving tire”*

**Grip**2%

*“provide very good grip on the pavement”*

**Ease Of Use**2%

*“As simple as that”*

**Product Condition**2%

*“Brand new and feels good so far when driving”*

**Comfort-Overall**2%

*“Very comfy”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Quality-Overall**43%

*“Poor Quality Tires”*

**Durability**18%

*“they wear out abnormally fast”*

**Value For Money**10%

*“Was worried because of the price”*

**Product Condition**4%

*“Old”*

**Size-Overall**4%

*“Wrong size sent to me”*

**Thickness**4%

*“Thick thread”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**75%

**Compatibility-Overall**8%

**Value For Money**6%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%

**Functionality-Overall**3%

**Quality-Overall**3%

**Product Condition**1%

**Tread Pattern Pitch**1%

**Durability**1%

**Assembly/Installation**0%