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# **225/50r18**

**Skip it**

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($72.44–$386.33) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 34Growth 31Conversion 17Competition 65Returns 100Price range 9Avg price 52Brand share 65Review moat 80Quality gap 21

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.1%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Review moat**

**Great****409.75**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Competition**

**Good****46%**

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

**Brand share**

**Good****66%**

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

**Avg price**

**Good****$168.86**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Market size**

**Okay****$163K**

$163K/yr · 73K searches

**Growth**

**Okay****+4.4%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.7★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.3%**

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

**Price range**

**Bad****$72.44–$386.33**

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

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**22 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**31**

**Top-5 brand share**

**66%**

**Open market**

**29%**

- Aplus22% - Evoluxx16% - Ironman10% - Landspider9% - Mastertrack9% - Landgolden5%

## **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%$7K8%$13K12%$20K16%$26K1101001K10K 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 32 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50ZR18 225/50/18 225/50-18 99W 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-225/50R18 225/50ZR18 225/50/18 225/50-18 99W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$308.52**5.0★7 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGJGTXL) [2![Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tire-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51m8n2IvI4L.jpg)**Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tire-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$78.47**4.5★720 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG8SZ9NN) [3![Ironman iMove Gen 2 A/S 225/50R18 95W](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51zlSEAO8NL.jpg)**Ironman iMove Gen 2 A/S 225/50R18 95W**Ironman**$89.14**4.6★1,505 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6P676K) [4![Aplus Pro Racing 225/50ZR18 99W XL Racing Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/412jqTqPGjL.jpg)**Aplus Pro Racing 225/50ZR18 99W XL Racing Tire**Aplus**$72.44**4.6★269 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FG3D2Z6S) [5![Set of 4 Mastertrack M-TRAC HP 225/50R18 95V High Performance All Season Passenger Tires 225/50/18 + 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 225/50R18 95V High Performance All Season Passenger Tires 225/50/18 + 3-Year Road Hazard Warranty Included (Tire Only)-UTQG 420AA**Mastertrack**$386.33**4.8★170 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4CL9R7Q)

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### **Newest**

by launch date

[![225/50R18 Brezza Touring A/S All Season Tire 99H BSW XL 70 000 Mileage Rating](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41TabQR8HbL.jpg)**225/50R18 Brezza Touring A/S All Season Tire 99H BSW XL 70 000 Mileage Rating**BREZZA**$82.48**0 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWNHKHGG) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50ZR18 225/50/18 225/50-18 99W 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-225/50R18 225/50ZR18 225/50/18 225/50-18 99W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$308.52**7 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGJGTXL) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51fTt1o+LYL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$319.15**2 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJT2GTQ3) [![Set of 2 (TWO) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51THlDWUZtL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$165.31**0 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSGDKR8) [![Set of 2 (TWO) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50ZR18 225/50/18 225/50-18 99W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51zJ+0Hv9-L.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50ZR18 225/50/18 225/50-18 99W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA**Landgolden**$158.44**3 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3XLBV4K)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![225/50R18 Brezza Touring A/S All Season Tire 99H BSW XL 70 000 Mileage Rating](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41TabQR8HbL.jpg)**225/50R18 Brezza Touring A/S All Season Tire 99H BSW XL 70 000 Mileage Rating**BREZZA**$82.48**0.0★**▲ 255%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWNHKHGG) [![Ironman iMove Gen2 AS 225/50R18 95W BSW](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51KvX4gvYvL.jpg)**Ironman iMove Gen2 AS 225/50R18 95W BSW**Ironman**$79.96**5.0★**▲ 241%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MFAB1EU) [![Hankook Kinergy ST (H735) 225/50R18 99T XL](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/514tVQRJVBL.jpg)**Hankook Kinergy ST (H735) 225/50R18 99T XL**HANKOOK**$127.08**4.6★**▲ 211%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WLTDBHL) [![Set of 2 (TWO) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51THlDWUZtL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$165.31**0.0★**▲ 195%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSGDKR8) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51fTt1o+LYL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$319.15**5.0★**▲ 171%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJT2GTQ3)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +4.4% search growth over the last 90 days.

4K3KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Wheel Quality**28%

*“Great tires for the price”*

**Value For Money**23%

*“worth the money”*

**Quality-Overall**22%

*“price is affordable quality is nice”*

**Size-Overall**9%

*“fit perfectly”*

**Durability**4%

*“durability is great”*

**Friction**4%

*“Ride is smooth and traction appears to be fine in wet and dried conditions”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%

*“Exactly as described”*

**Product Condition**2%

*“they are still looking like new”*

**Strength**2%

*“Wonderful, sturdy tires”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Value For Money**33%

*“While they're not the most expensive or the best”*

**Durability**33%

*“they're too worn out”*

**Size-Overall**17%

*“just the wrong size from what I intended to ordee”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**76%

**Compatibility-Overall**9%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%

**Quality-Overall**3%

**Value For Money**3%

**Functionality-Overall**2%

**Thin**1%