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# **225/45r18**

**Skip it**

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($64.14–$347.65) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 52Growth 29Conversion 22Competition 49Returns 100Price range 13Avg price 60Brand share 60Review moat 66Quality gap 23

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.1%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Review moat**

**Good****869.26**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Brand share**

**Good****69%**

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

**Avg price**

**Good****$144.25**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Market size**

**Good****$321K**

$321K/yr · 129K searches

**Competition**

**Okay****56%**

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

**Growth**

**Okay****+3.3%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.7%**

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

**Price range**

**Bad****$64.14–$347.65**

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

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**21 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**38**

**Top-5 brand share**

**69%**

**Open market**

**26%**

- Fullway34% - Arroyo14% - Landspider8% - Goodyear7% - Ironman6% - Lexani5%

## **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%$13K8%$26K12%$39K16%$51K1101001K10K100K 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 34 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Arroyo Grand Sport A/S 225/45ZR18 95W BSW Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CaimBr9yL.jpg)**Arroyo Grand Sport A/S 225/45ZR18 95W BSW Tire**Arroyo**$67.39**4.5★835 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081S79VF5) [2![Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95W 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-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$75.15**4.5★13,514 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YDWFMCT) [3![Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95W 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-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$149.51**4.5★592 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084NX8PJX) [4![Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/517ptFqO5aL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$299.65**4.7★18 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVVSH7PR) [5![Set of 4 (FOUR) Landspider Citytraxx H/P All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51KltHBdrtL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Landspider Citytraxx H/P All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Landspider**$296.68**4.5★199 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS1248JX)

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### **Newest**

by launch date

[![HORSESHOE SLEIPNIR 2 New 225/45ZR18 225/45R18 95Y XL Andalusia Ultra High Performance Radial Tires 225 45 18 Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW M/S UHP All Season (2 225/45ZR18 95Y XL)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41xEIkvuRQL.jpg)**HORSESHOE SLEIPNIR 2 New 225/45ZR18 225/45R18 95Y XL Andalusia Ultra High Performance Radial Tires 225 45 18 Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW M/S UHP All Season (2 225/45ZR18 95Y XL)**HORSESHOE**$146.91**1 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1VLY63K) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95Y 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-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA**Accelera**$288.31**0 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZKX45YF) [![225/45R18 Brezza Touring A/S All Season Tire 95V BSW XL 70 000 Mileage Rating](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41TabQR8HbL.jpg)**225/45R18 Brezza Touring A/S All Season Tire 95V BSW XL 70 000 Mileage Rating**BREZZA**$78.51**0 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWNFWN63) [![Barkley 225/45R18 95W XL Trackstar UHP All Season Tire UTQG 540AA / 50K Miles Warranty](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41YRAHdWrKL.jpg)**Barkley 225/45R18 95W XL Trackstar UHP All Season Tire UTQG 540AA / 50K Miles Warranty**Barkley**$70.60**13 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQPMNNQL) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 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-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$294.74**2 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKG3KY8Y)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![225/45R18 Brezza Touring A/S All Season Tire 95V BSW XL 70 000 Mileage Rating](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41TabQR8HbL.jpg)**225/45R18 Brezza Touring A/S All Season Tire 95V BSW XL 70 000 Mileage Rating**BREZZA**$78.51**0.0★**▲ 268%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWNFWN63) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95Y 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-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA**Accelera**$288.31**0.0★**▲ 267%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZKX45YF) [![HORSESHOE SLEIPNIR 2 New 225/45ZR18 225/45R18 95Y XL Andalusia Ultra High Performance Radial Tires 225 45 18 Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW M/S UHP All Season (2 225/45ZR18 95Y XL)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41xEIkvuRQL.jpg)**HORSESHOE SLEIPNIR 2 New 225/45ZR18 225/45R18 95Y XL Andalusia Ultra High Performance Radial Tires 225 45 18 Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW M/S UHP All Season (2 225/45ZR18 95Y XL)**HORSESHOE**$146.91**5.0★**▲ 265%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1VLY63K) [![Travelstar UN33 225/45R18 95W XL High Performance All Season Passenger Tire 225/45/18-Includes Three-year Road Hazard Warranty (Tire Only)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51QyPYbm5jL.jpg)**Travelstar UN33 225/45R18 95W XL High Performance All Season Passenger Tire 225/45/18-Includes Three-year Road Hazard Warranty (Tire Only)**TRAVELSTAR**$74.74**4.6★**▲ 241%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077GDC6ZB) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 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-225/45R18 225/45ZR18 225/45/18 225/45-18 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$294.74**5.0★**▲ 194%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKG3KY8Y)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — +3.3% search growth over the last 90 days.

3K2KBlack Friday '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**28%

*“Great value for price”*

**Quality-Overall**28%

*“Good quality”*

**Wheel Quality**26%

*“Great tires great price”*

**Size-Overall**5%

*“Exact fit”*

**Grip**4%

*“nice grip on the road”*

**Friction**3%

*“dry traction is awesome compared to the Walmart Goodyears”*

**Tread Pattern Pitch**2%

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

**Durability**2%

*“The tread design looks durable”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**1%

*“Does the job”*

**Comfort-Overall**1%

*“Very quiet and comfortable tire”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Quality-Overall**32%

*“Worst tires EVER”*

**Durability**18%

*“But only if you broke”*

**Pressure**9%

*“latter that same day the tire pressure went low”*

**Value For Money**9%

*“which cost me additional money”*

**Maintenance And Repair**9%

*“spend more money to fix it”*

**Assembly/Installation**8%

*“though the installers did have a little problem mounting them”*

**Smell**5%

*“Was thinking the reviewer who mentioned smell was picky”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**70%

**Compatibility-Overall**8%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%

**Value For Money**5%

**Functionality-Overall**4%

**Product Condition**2%

**Quality-Overall**2%

**Maintenance And Repair**1%

**Assembly/Installation**0%

**Friction**0%