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# **265/35/18**

**Skip it**

Weak search conversion (0.5%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 8Growth 41Conversion 6Competition 38Returns 100Price range 6Avg price 53Brand share 46Review moat 60Quality gap 23

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.1%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Review moat**

**Good****1,105.9**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Good****$166.03**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Brand share**

**Okay****78%**

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

**Growth**

**Okay****+12.9%**

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

**Competition**

**Okay****62%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Bad****$31K**

$31K/yr · 37K searches

**Conversion**

**Bad****0.5%**

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

**Price range**

**Bad****$81.85–$378.93**

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

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**14 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**28**

**Top-5 brand share**

**78%**

**Open market**

**18%**

- Lexani22% - Fullway20% - Kenda16% - Accelera11% - Landgolden9% - Continental5% - Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 18%)

## **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%$3K20%$6K30%$9K40%$12K1101001K10K100K 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 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Lexani LXUHP-207 265/35ZR18 97W XL](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4182J6qTrJL.jpg)**Lexani LXUHP-207 265/35ZR18 97W XL**Lexani**$88.72**4.5★2,771 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYV1DHN) [2![Kenda Vezda UHP Summer (KR20A) Racing P265/35ZR18 93W Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ptyV1iOZL.jpg)**Kenda Vezda UHP Summer (KR20A) Racing P265/35ZR18 93W Passenger Tire**Kenda**$145.17**4.8★16 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQDBRMSB) [3![Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97W 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-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$96.02**4.5★13,514 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP85T3H4) [4![Accelera Phi All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41fe4C6eiBL.jpg)**Accelera Phi All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Accelera**$85.35**4.4★476 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003HF9EO8) [5![Set of 2 (TWO) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51tkpabfrEL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA**Landgolden**$179.88**5.0★3 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3XP9NJP)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Phi All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51YHE3BokML.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Phi All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Accelera**$354.75**0 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZL9PJZC) [![Set of 2 (TWO) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51tkpabfrEL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA**Landgolden**$179.88**3 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3XP9NJP) [![Lionhart Ramani A/S All Season 265/35ZR18 97W XL Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51-DWZtkMvL.jpg)**Lionhart Ramani A/S All Season 265/35ZR18 97W XL Passenger Tire**Lionhart**$96.94**1 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ2C5XLN) [![Accelera 651 Sport XTRA 265/35 R18 UHP Summer - Race Passenger - 93W](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/212VVkju28L.jpg)**Accelera 651 Sport XTRA 265/35 R18 UHP Summer - Race Passenger - 93W**Accelera**$156.91**3 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D823JSD) [![Zeetex HP5000 Max UHP 265/35R18 97Y XL Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41nNoRwbn8L.jpg)**Zeetex HP5000 Max UHP 265/35R18 97Y XL Passenger Tire**Zeetex**$81.85**0 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWT7426P)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Phi All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51YHE3BokML.jpg)**Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Phi All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Accelera**$354.75**0.0★**▲ 244%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZL9PJZC) [![Accelera 651 Sport XTRA 265/35 R18 UHP Summer - Race Passenger - 93W](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/212VVkju28L.jpg)**Accelera 651 Sport XTRA 265/35 R18 UHP Summer - Race Passenger - 93W**Accelera**$156.91**5.0★**▲ 136%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D823JSD) [![Zeetex HP5000 Max UHP 265/35R18 97Y XL Passenger Tire](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41nNoRwbn8L.jpg)**Zeetex HP5000 Max UHP 265/35R18 97Y XL Passenger Tire**Zeetex**$81.85**0.0★**▲ 129%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWT7426P) [![Set of 2 (TWO) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51tkpabfrEL.jpg)**Set of 2 (TWO) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-265/35R18 265/35ZR18 265/35/18 265/35-18 97W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA**Landgolden**$179.88**5.0★**▲ 112%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3XP9NJP) [![Westlake 265/35ZR18 97Y XL BW WESTLAKE SA07 SPORT](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Y7GXNvW1L.jpg)**Westlake 265/35ZR18 97Y XL BW WESTLAKE SA07 SPORT**WESTLAKE**$86.60**4.8★**▲ 44%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BF18QWWC)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +12.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

900700Prime Day '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Wheel Quality**37%

*“Good road performance, beautiful tire, easy installation”*

**Quality-Overall**24%

*“Best tires and quality”*

**Value For Money**11%

*“Great price”*

**Assembly/Installation**10%

*“easy installation”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%

*“Everything was right”*

**Size-Overall**5%

*“Overall great value and fitment”*

**Durability**4%

*“Its been more than 6 months and no issues”*

**Comfort-Overall**4%

*“Comfortable ride”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Pressure**25%

*“but the fronts were unable to handle the factory air pressure settings for the car”*

**Product Condition**25%

*“Old stock”*

**Grip**13%

*“Cheap tires,not much grip”*

**Quality-Overall**13%

*“Cheap tires”*

**Durability**13%

*“Within 6 months they both blew out”*

**Size-Overall**13%

*“Very wide tire”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**59%

**Quality-Overall**10%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%

**Compatibility-Overall**7%

**Value For Money**7%

**Functionality-Overall**7%

**Ease Of Use**3%