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# **245/40/17**

**Worth a look**

Shows low returns (0.1%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($57.77–$320.57) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 17Growth 50Conversion 17Competition 64Returns 100Price range 16Avg price 65Brand share 75Review moat 70Quality gap 37

**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****707.33**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Good****$128.79**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Competition**

**Good****47%**

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

**Growth**

**Good****+20.4%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Bad****$67K**

$67K/yr · 38K searches

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.4%**

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

**Price range**

**Bad****$57.77–$320.57**

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

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**21 **▲rising

**Sellers**

**34**

**Top-5 brand share**

**60%**

**Open market**

**33%**

- Accelera18% - Forceum14% - Landspider10% - Fullway9% - Ironman8% - Armstrong7%

## **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%$3K8%$5K12%$8K16%$11K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)5 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 33 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Set of 2 (TWO) Forceum Hena All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51v1OclzBeL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Forceum Hena All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Forceum**$160.47**4.3★269 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X92ZVJR) [2![Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W 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-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Accelera**$70.69**4.5★923 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FRF9X4V) [3![Set of 2 (TWO) Landspider Citytraxx H/P All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/510aPP895dL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Landspider Citytraxx H/P All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Landspider**$145.61**4.7★41 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL9LL5CN) [4![Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51R6DTUSwHL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$151.05**4.3★11 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G35QLHKR) [5![Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W 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-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Accelera**$285.33**4.7★5 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBKDCD91)

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### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Set of 2 (TWO) Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51oTK9YJcFL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Accelera**$142.31**0 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZL38YP2) [![Set of 2 (TWO) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519qauOknbL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$139.30**2 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGGTRX8) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 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-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$278.41**0 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKHC723R) [![Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51R6DTUSwHL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$151.05**11 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G35QLHKR) [![Royal Black Racing Trac Racing 245/40ZR17 95W XL Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/515g1lSjIfL.jpg)**Royal Black Racing Trac Racing 245/40ZR17 95W XL Passenger Tire**ROYALBLACK**$57.77**43 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWCTG6D2)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Kumho Ecsta PS31 Performance Radial Tire - 245/40ZR17 91W](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51rce-GBvNL.jpg)**Kumho Ecsta PS31 Performance Radial Tire - 245/40ZR17 91W**Kumho**$101.89**3.3★**▲ 257%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EVE7EDG) [![Set of 2 (TWO) Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51oTK9YJcFL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Accelera Phi-R All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Accelera**$142.31**0.0★**▲ 254%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZL38YP2) [![Set of 4 (FOUR) Forceum Hena All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511TSmRahaL.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Forceum Hena All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-245/40R17 245/40ZR17 245/40/17 245/40-17 95W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Forceum**$320.57**0.0★**▲ 250%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZW155GL) [![Royal Black Racing Trac Racing 245/40ZR17 95W XL Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/515g1lSjIfL.jpg)**Royal Black Racing Trac Racing 245/40ZR17 95W XL Passenger Tire**ROYALBLACK**$57.77**4.8★**▲ 219%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWCTG6D2) [![Ironman imove gen2 as P245/40R17 95W bsw all-season tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/415UHYp-tCL.jpg)**Ironman imove gen2 as P245/40R17 95W bsw all-season tire**Ironman**$85.53**4.5★**▲ 217%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MFCOJHM)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — +20.4% search growth over the last 90 days.

2K1KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Wheel Quality**29%

*“Amazing quiet tires with nice soft ride at a great price”*

**Value For Money**25%

*“Great value”*

**Durability**13%

*“Durable tires”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%

*“As advertised”*

**Quality-Overall**10%

*“Ride quality excellent”*

**Size-Overall**8%

*“Fit and Balanced PERFECT”*

**Friction**1%

*“the traction is great”*

**Grip**1%

*“the grip feels solid at highway speeds”*

**Assembly/Installation**1%

*“Installation and balancing went smoothly with no issues”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Pressure**100%

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

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**76%

**Value For Money**12%

**Compatibility-Overall**4%

**Product Condition**2%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%

**Assembly/Installation**2%

**Functionality-Overall**2%