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# **225/40r18**

**Skip it**

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($59.66–$339.40) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 59Growth 31Conversion 22Competition 27Returns 100Price range 14Avg price 63Brand share 33Review moat 56Quality gap 75

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.1%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.3★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Avg price**

**Good****$135.31**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Market size**

**Good****$486K**

$486K/yr · 205K searches

**Review moat**

**Good****1,263.81**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Brand share**

**Okay****85%**

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

**Growth**

**Okay****+5.0%**

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

**Competition**

**Okay****69%**

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

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.8%**

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

**Price range**

**Bad****$59.66–$339.40**

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

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**10 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**30**

**Top-5 brand share**

**85%**

**Open market**

**10%**

- Fullway33% - Lexani32% - Lionhart8% - Ironman6% - FALKEN6% - Barkley5% - Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

## **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%$49K20%$97K30%$146K40%$194K1101001K10K100K 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 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Lexani LXUHP-207 225/40ZR18 92W XL](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4182J6qTrJL.jpg)**Lexani LXUHP-207 225/40ZR18 92W XL**Lexani**$64.14**4.5★2,771 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FXT1754) [2![Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/514uTsu9aAL.jpg)**Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$70.32**4.5★13,514 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YDTXY95) [3![Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61FmSwAUSdL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$279.30**4.4★507 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XBGVJ64) [4![Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51YkYvpFceL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$140.44**4.6★500 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084MLBRDC) [5![Lionhart LH-503 All- Season Radial Tire-225/40R18 92W](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41XcVDB9pRL.jpg)**Lionhart LH-503 All- Season Radial Tire-225/40R18 92W**Lionhart**$59.66**4.6★622 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MR4LE0U)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51VkvIdq50L.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA**Accelera**$284.99**2 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZL2DKGH) [![Barkley Trackstar UHP 225/40R18 92W XL All Season Tire UTQG 540AA / 50K Miles Warranty](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41YRAHdWrKL.jpg)**Barkley Trackstar UHP 225/40R18 92W XL All Season Tire UTQG 540AA / 50K Miles Warranty**Barkley**$66.48**13 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQQ19SQM) [![Set of 4 Mastertrack M-TRAC HP 225/40R18 92W XL High Performance All Season Passenger Tires 225/40/18 + 3-Year Road Hazard Warranty Included (Tire Only)-UTQG 420AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41sN+FH2bUL.jpg)**Set of 4 Mastertrack M-TRAC HP 225/40R18 92W XL High Performance All Season Passenger Tires 225/40/18 + 3-Year Road Hazard Warranty Included (Tire Only)-UTQG 420AA**Mastertrack**$339.40**170 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GH6XCYBH) [![Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tire-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51D1LzvlgLL.jpg)**Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tire-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA**Accelera**$67.50**99 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLJHV3VQ) [![Lionhart Ramani A/S All Season 225/40ZR18 92W XL Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41WNyjHO+qL.jpg)**Lionhart Ramani A/S All Season 225/40ZR18 92W XL Passenger Tire**Lionhart**$68.70**0 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ288KNC)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51VkvIdq50L.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA**Accelera**$284.99**1.0★**▲ 247%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZL2DKGH) [![Barkley Trackstar UHP 225/40R18 92W XL All Season Tire UTQG 540AA / 50K Miles Warranty](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41YRAHdWrKL.jpg)**Barkley Trackstar UHP 225/40R18 92W XL All Season Tire UTQG 540AA / 50K Miles Warranty**Barkley**$66.48**4.9★**▲ 204%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQQ19SQM) [![Lionhart Ramani A/S All Season 225/40ZR18 92W XL Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41WNyjHO+qL.jpg)**Lionhart Ramani A/S All Season 225/40ZR18 92W XL Passenger Tire**Lionhart**$68.70**0.0★**▲ 172%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ288KNC) [![Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tire-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51D1LzvlgLL.jpg)**Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tire-225/40R18 225/40ZR18 225/40/18 225/40-18 92Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA**Accelera**$67.50**4.3★**▲ 96%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLJHV3VQ) [![Set of 4 Mastertrack M-TRAC HP 225/40R18 92W XL High Performance All Season Passenger Tires 225/40/18 + 3-Year Road Hazard Warranty Included (Tire Only)-UTQG 420AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41sN+FH2bUL.jpg)**Set of 4 Mastertrack M-TRAC HP 225/40R18 92W XL High Performance All Season Passenger Tires 225/40/18 + 3-Year Road Hazard Warranty Included (Tire Only)-UTQG 420AA**Mastertrack**$339.40**4.8★**▲ 72%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GH6XCYBH)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — +5.0% search growth over the last 90 days.

5K4KSpike '25 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Value For Money**36%

*“Great value for price”*

**Quality-Overall**22%

*“Ride quality is very nice too”*

**Wheel Quality**15%

*“Great tires for a great price”*

**Size-Overall**10%

*“Exact fit”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%

*“Does the job”*

**Durability**4%

*“durability so far”*

**Friction**3%

*“Traction is decent”*

**Ease Of Use**2%

*“feels great when driving”*

**Tread Pattern Pitch**1%

*“I was especially impressed with the wet traction — the car feels planted”*

**Comfort-Overall**1%

*“Very quiet and comfortable tire”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Quality-Overall**100%

*“CHEAP ANS TERRIBLE”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**70%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%

**Functionality-Overall**5%

**Compatibility-Overall**5%

**Value For Money**3%

**Quality-Overall**3%

**Product Condition**2%

**Assembly/Installation**2%

**Durability**1%

**Thin**1%