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# **235/45/17**

**Skip it**

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($66.93–$290.17) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 28Growth 24Conversion 19Competition 60Returns 100Price range 15Avg price 64Brand share 64Review moat 64Quality gap 38

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.0%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Brand share**

**Good****66%**

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

**Review moat**

**Good****958.84**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Good****$131.68**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Competition**

**Good****49%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Okay****$118K**

$118K/yr · 59K searches

**Growth**

**Bad****-1.5%**

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

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.5%**

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

**Price range**

**Bad****$66.93–$290.17**

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

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**16 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**28**

**Top-5 brand share**

**66%**

**Open market**

**28%**

- Fullway21% - Lexani15% - Accelera11% - Forceum11% - Ironman8% - Landspider6%

## **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%$5K8%$9K12%$14K16%$19K1101001K10K100K 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 25 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Lexani LXUHP-207 235/45ZR17 97W XL Summer High Performance Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4182J6qTrJL.jpg)**Lexani LXUHP-207 235/45ZR17 97W XL Summer High Performance Passenger Tire**Lexani**$68.94**4.5★2,771 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071J1W62D) [2![Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/517l8v1iLUL.jpg)**Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$71.97**4.5★13,514 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y22G2G2) [3![Set of 4 (FOUR) Forceum Hena All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/518IfR85noL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Forceum Hena All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Forceum**$285.78**4.5★124 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBKF86Y9) [4![Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W 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 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$290.17**4.8★5 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2YSGS9C) [5![Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512WzSpzlTL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Accelera**$282.02**0.0★0 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08K8Z7CDG)

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### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W 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-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$276.57**0 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKG8FZG9) [![Set of 2 (TWO) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W 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-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA**Landgolden**$140.62**3 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3XJT21T) [![Lionhart Ramani A/S All Season 235/45ZR17 97W XL Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ulVf4i0rL.jpg)**Lionhart Ramani A/S All Season 235/45ZR17 97W XL Passenger Tire**Lionhart**$67.19**1 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ26ZMQX) [![Kenda Vezda UHP Summer (KR20A) Racing P235/45ZR17 94W Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/413E2ayMRkL.jpg)**Kenda Vezda UHP Summer (KR20A) Racing P235/45ZR17 94W Passenger Tire**Kenda**$121.41**2 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F63M78T7) [![Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate All-Season Radial Tire 235/45ZR17 Set of 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HVTZjGglL.jpg)**Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate All-Season Radial Tire 235/45ZR17 Set of 1**Goodyear**$113.99**16 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095P9HYJT)

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### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512WzSpzlTL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Accelera**$282.02**0.0★**▲ 264%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08K8Z7CDG) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W 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-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$276.57**0.0★**▲ 154%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKG8FZG9) [![Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Mb729-rUL.jpg)**Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Accelera**$70.19**4.5★**▲ 117%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01COYAKUE) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W 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 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/45R17 235/45ZR17 235/45/17 235/45-17 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$290.17**4.8★**▲ 109%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2YSGS9C) [![Goodyear Eagle Sport All-Season Tire 235/45R17 Set of 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51wgRK2lCnL.jpg)**Goodyear Eagle Sport All-Season Tire 235/45R17 Set of 1**Goodyear**$133.94**4.6★**▲ 101%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FE6KTYM)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — -1.5% search growth over the last 90 days.

2K1KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black 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**43%

*“Nice for the Price”*

**Quality-Overall**24%

*“Inexpensive and quality tire”*

**Size-Overall**8%

*“They fit”*

**Wheel Quality**7%

*“Great tire”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%

*“This item was exactly what I needed”*

**Strength**3%

*“Sturdy and well-built”*

**Durability**3%

*“Lasted me year and a half”*

**Assembly/Installation**3%

*“they're quiet and smooth immediately after install”*

**Friction**3%

*“Traction seems decent”*

**Ease Of Use**2%

*“Easy enough”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Quality-Overall**50%

*“Bad quality tire I just use for 4 months the tire dis align”*

**Durability**17%

*“less durable and more fit for going speeds that most people won't drive(150+ mph)”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**77%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%

**Compatibility-Overall**4%

**Durability**3%

**Maintenance And Repair**3%

**Product Condition**2%

**Value For Money**2%

**Ease Of Use**2%

**Strength**2%