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# **dexcool**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 54Growth 23Conversion 87Competition 8Returns 89Price range 81Avg price 90Brand share 5Review moat 63Quality gap 16

**Avg price**

**Great****$20.96**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Returns**

**Great****1.3%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****10.0%**

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

**Price range**

**Great****$11.04–$33.07**

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

**Review moat**

**Good****969**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Market size**

**Good****$368K**

$368K/yr · 176K searches

**Growth**

**Bad****-3.9%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.8★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Competition**

**Bad****90%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Brand share**

**Bad****98%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 90% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**6 **—flat

**Sellers**

**42**

**Top-5 brand share**

**98%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- Valvoline57% - PEAK26% - ACDelco6% - Shell5% - Zerex3% - General Motors2%

## **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%15%$55K30%$110K45%$165K60%$221K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Zerex Dex-Cool 50/50 Ready-to-Use Antifreeze Coolant 1 Gallon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41SHBp3P2cL.jpg)**Zerex Dex-Cool 50/50 Ready-to-Use Antifreeze Coolant 1 Gallon**Valvoline**$18.27**4.8★2,034 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033QQ4U8) [2![PEAK DEX-Cool Antifreeze + Coolant Premium Engine Coolant with Antifreeze Car Antifreeze Coolant Mixture for GM Vehicles 1 Gallon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41i9Trn4FCL.jpg)**PEAK DEX-Cool Antifreeze + Coolant Premium Engine Coolant with Antifreeze Car Antifreeze Coolant Mixture for GM Vehicles 1 Gallon**PEAK**$18.85**4.8★492 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKG6WZDH) [3![Zerex Dex-Cool Antifreeze Coolant Concentrate 1 Gallon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aNqmbc9KL.jpg)**Zerex Dex-Cool Antifreeze Coolant Concentrate 1 Gallon**Valvoline**$20.69**4.8★2,179 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033QNZWS) [4![PEAK OET Extended Life Orange 50/50 Prediluted Antifreeze/Coolant for North American Vehicles 1 Gal.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KoBvjcVfL.jpg)**PEAK OET Extended Life Orange 50/50 Prediluted Antifreeze/Coolant for North American Vehicles 1 Gal.**PEAK**$19.00**4.8★1,835 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PC8JJPL) [5![ACDelco 10-101 DEX-COOL Extended Life Coolant - 1 Gallon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41zUEPwpnKL.jpg)**ACDelco 10-101 DEX-COOL Extended Life Coolant - 1 Gallon**ACDelco**$33.07**4.7★512 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QGWYFC)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![PEAK DEX-Cool Antifreeze + Coolant Premium Engine Coolant with Antifreeze Car Antifreeze Coolant Mixture for GM Vehicles 1 Gallon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41i9Trn4FCL.jpg)**PEAK DEX-Cool Antifreeze + Coolant Premium Engine Coolant with Antifreeze Car Antifreeze Coolant Mixture for GM Vehicles 1 Gallon**PEAK**$18.85**492 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKG6WZDH) [![PEAK OET Extended Life Orange 50/50 Prediluted Antifreeze/Coolant for North American Vehicles 1 Gal.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KoBvjcVfL.jpg)**PEAK OET Extended Life Orange 50/50 Prediluted Antifreeze/Coolant for North American Vehicles 1 Gal.**PEAK**$19.00**1,835 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PC8JJPL) [![Zerex American Vehicle 50/50 Ready-to-Use Antifreeze Coolant 1 Gallon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/416Lpz0IVjL.jpg)**Zerex American Vehicle 50/50 Ready-to-Use Antifreeze Coolant 1 Gallon**Zerex**$17.54**471 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N1GWTXP) [![Genuine GM Coolant Part# - 12378390](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31dQI1WboHL.jpg)**Genuine GM Coolant Part# - 12378390**General Motors**$29.21**113 rev11y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TABA3QQ) [![Shell Zone Dex-Cool Extended Life ELC Antifreeze + Coolant Pre-Diluted 50/50 (1 Gallon Single Pack)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/418A3kPMHzL.jpg)**Shell Zone Dex-Cool Extended Life ELC Antifreeze + Coolant Pre-Diluted 50/50 (1 Gallon Single Pack)**Shell**$11.04**116 rev14y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064MYN10)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Shell Zone Dex-Cool Extended Life ELC Antifreeze + Coolant Pre-Diluted 50/50 (1 Gallon Single Pack)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/418A3kPMHzL.jpg)**Shell Zone Dex-Cool Extended Life ELC Antifreeze + Coolant Pre-Diluted 50/50 (1 Gallon Single Pack)**Shell**$11.04**4.6★**▲ 144%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064MYN10) [![Zerex Dex-Cool 50/50 Ready-to-Use Antifreeze Coolant 1 Gallon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41SHBp3P2cL.jpg)**Zerex Dex-Cool 50/50 Ready-to-Use Antifreeze Coolant 1 Gallon**Valvoline**$18.27**4.8★**▲ 13%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033QQ4U8) [![Zerex Dex-Cool Antifreeze Coolant Concentrate 1 Gallon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aNqmbc9KL.jpg)**Zerex Dex-Cool Antifreeze Coolant Concentrate 1 Gallon**Valvoline**$20.69**4.8★**▲ 11%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033QNZWS) [![PEAK DEX-Cool Antifreeze + Coolant Premium Engine Coolant with Antifreeze Car Antifreeze Coolant Mixture for GM Vehicles 1 Gallon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41i9Trn4FCL.jpg)**PEAK DEX-Cool Antifreeze + Coolant Premium Engine Coolant with Antifreeze Car Antifreeze Coolant Mixture for GM Vehicles 1 Gallon**PEAK**$18.85**4.8★**▼ 15%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKG6WZDH) [![Genuine GM Coolant Part# - 12378390](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31dQI1WboHL.jpg)**Genuine GM Coolant Part# - 12378390**General Motors**$29.21**4.7★**▼ 21%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TABA3QQ)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

5K3KPrime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Quality-Overall**21%

*“Great product and exactly as described”*

**Coolant**20%

*“The recommended proper antifreeze is ACDelco DEX-Cool”*

**Value For Money**19%

*“Decent price, would buy again”*

**Efficiency**10%

*“it works, can fill the car for 10 k miles”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%

*“As discribed”*

**Ease Of Use**5%

*“Easy”*

**Color**5%

*“Good color match”*

**Durability**2%

*“the product is still been reliable for me”*

**Heating**2%

*“Great coolant, works perfectly”*

**Correct Contents**1%

*“What the vehicle called for”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Value For Money**25%

*“This product is very expensive compared to other antifreeze”*

**Recycle/Reuse**13%

*“I can't reuse the bottle cap top”*

**Coolant**13%

*“Amazons recommendation engine does not understand Cummins coolant chemistry”*

**Product Condition**6%

*“This product came opened and already used”*

**Quality-Overall**6%

*“Poor quality checks”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%

*“Amazon said it was compatible for motorcycle and it is not.”*

**Compatibility-Overall**6%

*“Amazon said it was compatible for motorcycle and it is not”*

**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**6%

*“No measuring”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Coolant**38%

**Compatibility-Overall**19%

**Value For Money**13%

**Leak-Proof**8%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%

**Color**6%

**Functionality-Overall**2%

**Size-Overall**2%

**Windshield Issues**1%

**Defective Material/Parts**1%