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# **idle air control valve**

**Worth a look**

Shows a thin review moat (91 avg reviews), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 58Growth 22Conversion 35Competition 72Returns 18Price range 64Avg price 95Brand share 59Review moat 95Quality gap 92

**Review moat**

**Incredible****90.7**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Incredible****$27.13**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.0★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Competition**

**Good****42%**

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

**Price range**

**Good****$6.87–$140.27**

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

**Brand share**

**Good****70%**

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

**Market size**

**Good****$466K**

$466K/yr · 616K searches

**Conversion**

**Okay****2.8%**

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

**Growth**

**Bad****-6.8%**

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

**Returns**

**Bad****7.7%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**21 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**56**

**Top-5 brand share**

**70%**

**Open market**

**27%**

- A-Premium33% - KUQUTIDY21% - Walker Products6% - Delphi5% - Tesnaao4% - NPAUTO4%

## **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%$47K20%$93K30%$140K40%$186K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

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

All 37 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![KUQUTIDY Car Idle Speed Control Valve IAC Idle Air Control Valve Sensor for King Kong Buick Chevy Fuel Injection Throttle Stepper Motor Auto Replacement Parts #90380 10526 90325864 (Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/414K5x9nyAL.jpg)**KUQUTIDY Car Idle Speed Control Valve IAC Idle Air Control Valve Sensor for King Kong Buick Chevy Fuel Injection Throttle Stepper Motor Auto Replacement Parts #90380 10526 90325864 (Black)**KUQUTIDY**$8.94**3.2★98 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSVY5XSL) [2![Walker Products 215-1003 Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41WuGJJPwhL.jpg)**Walker Products 215-1003 Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve**Walker Products**$28.48**4.4★377 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T1BRLLA) [3![A-Premium Idle Air Control Valve IAC + Throttle Position Sensor TPS Compatible with Chevy GMC Cadillac Pontiac - 99-02 - Silverado Suburban Tahoe Sierra Yukon Firebird GTO Escalade & More](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41RdzyMFp4L.jpg)**A-Premium Idle Air Control Valve IAC + Throttle Position Sensor TPS Compatible with Chevy GMC Cadillac Pontiac - 99-02 - Silverado Suburban Tahoe Sierra Yukon Firebird GTO Escalade & More**A-Premium**$24.94**3.9★362 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9WD7PVM) [4![A-Premium IAC Idle Air Control Valve Compatible with Chevy GMC Cadillac Olds. & Isuzu Vehicles - 1995-2008 - Tahoe Express 1500 2500 3500 Blazer Silverado 1500 Yukon Savana Escalade & More](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41941T1LELL.jpg)**A-Premium IAC Idle Air Control Valve Compatible with Chevy GMC Cadillac Olds. & Isuzu Vehicles - 1995-2008 - Tahoe Express 1500 2500 3500 Blazer Silverado 1500 Yukon Savana Escalade & More**A-Premium**$29.86**4.4★75 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4Z4MH79) [5![Tesnaao 1 PC Idle Air Control Valve Car Stepper Motor Auto Replacement Parts #90380 10526 90325864 Compatible with Jeep Nissan (Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31FWZ3dWN7L.jpg)**Tesnaao 1 PC Idle Air Control Valve Car Stepper Motor Auto Replacement Parts #90380 10526 90325864 Compatible with Jeep Nissan (Black)**Tesnaao**$8.69**3.8★110 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDBWMR6Q)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![KoiLuvGo 2PCS Car Idle Control Valve Sensor Idle Air Control Valve IAC + Throttle Position Sensor TPS Compatible with GM Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Pontiac](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51qTsvclqtL.jpg)**KoiLuvGo 2PCS Car Idle Control Valve Sensor Idle Air Control Valve IAC + Throttle Position Sensor TPS Compatible with GM Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Pontiac**KoiLuvGo**$15.76**6 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1STJ1G7) [![Ypoyney Idle Air Control Valve Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve Iac Valves for Stable Engine Operation Replace OEM #90380/10526/90325864 Compatible with King Kong (Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/3129qUVs0qL.jpg)**Ypoyney Idle Air Control Valve Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve Iac Valves for Stable Engine Operation Replace OEM #90380/10526/90325864 Compatible with King Kong (Black)**Ypoyney**$10.16**10 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2586KWR) [![KUQUTIDY Car Idle Speed Control Valve IAC Idle Air Control Valve Sensor for King Kong Buick Chevy Fuel Injection Throttle Stepper Motor Auto Replacement Parts #90380 10526 90325864 (Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/414K5x9nyAL.jpg)**KUQUTIDY Car Idle Speed Control Valve IAC Idle Air Control Valve Sensor for King Kong Buick Chevy Fuel Injection Throttle Stepper Motor Auto Replacement Parts #90380 10526 90325864 (Black)**KUQUTIDY**$8.94**98 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSVY5XSL) [![FUELHOOD Idle Air Control Valve for Ford Explorer 1991-1994 Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve IAC W/Gasket for Ford for Ranger 1990-1995 No.E7TZ9F715A/E9TZ9F715BA](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31R-m9F5TrL.jpg)**FUELHOOD Idle Air Control Valve for Ford Explorer 1991-1994 Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve IAC W/Gasket for Ford for Ranger 1990-1995 No.E7TZ9F715A/E9TZ9F715BA**FUELHOOD**$25.85**20 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDL2RCKQ) [![HQRNYP Automobile Idle Motor Idle Control Valve Fuel Injection Injector Air Control Valve Automotive Fuel Injector Air Motor for Chevy Replaces OEM#17089062 AC102 17111286 AC1 17111281](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51gssuRd8yL.jpg)**HQRNYP Automobile Idle Motor Idle Control Valve Fuel Injection Injector Air Control Valve Automotive Fuel Injector Air Motor for Chevy Replaces OEM#17089062 AC102 17111286 AC1 17111281**HQRNYP**$9.55**4 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCY1H8J7)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![KoiLuvGo 2PCS Car Idle Control Valve Sensor Idle Air Control Valve IAC + Throttle Position Sensor TPS Compatible with GM Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Pontiac](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51qTsvclqtL.jpg)**KoiLuvGo 2PCS Car Idle Control Valve Sensor Idle Air Control Valve IAC + Throttle Position Sensor TPS Compatible with GM Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Pontiac**KoiLuvGo**$15.76**3.5★**▲ 130%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1STJ1G7) [![Ypoyney Idle Air Control Valve Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve Iac Valves for Stable Engine Operation Replace OEM #90380/10526/90325864 Compatible with King Kong (Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/3129qUVs0qL.jpg)**Ypoyney Idle Air Control Valve Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve Iac Valves for Stable Engine Operation Replace OEM #90380/10526/90325864 Compatible with King Kong (Black)**Ypoyney**$10.16**4.0★**▲ 116%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2586KWR) [![A-Premium Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve Compatible with Chevrolet Impala Camaro Corvette & Buick Regal Century & Cadillac Fleetwood & GMC C2500 & Oldsmobile Toronado & Pontiac Bonneville](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/419m1db0QBL.jpg)**A-Premium Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve Compatible with Chevrolet Impala Camaro Corvette & Buick Regal Century & Cadillac Fleetwood & GMC C2500 & Oldsmobile Toronado & Pontiac Bonneville**A-Premium**$14.77**4.1★**▲ 90%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4Z5S1FT) [![HQRNYP Automobile Idle Motor Idle Control Valve Fuel Injection Injector Air Control Valve Automotive Fuel Injector Air Motor for Chevy Replaces OEM#17089062 AC102 17111286 AC1 17111281](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51gssuRd8yL.jpg)**HQRNYP Automobile Idle Motor Idle Control Valve Fuel Injection Injector Air Control Valve Automotive Fuel Injector Air Motor for Chevy Replaces OEM#17089062 AC102 17111286 AC1 17111281**HQRNYP**$9.55**4.4★**▲ 74%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCY1H8J7) [![NPAUTO Idle Air Control Valve Compatible with Jeep Cherokee TJ Wrangler Grand Cherokee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 99-02 Dodge Dakota 2.5L 4.0L AC176](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/317DFrbs5FL.jpg)**NPAUTO Idle Air Control Valve Compatible with Jeep Cherokee TJ Wrangler Grand Cherokee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 99-02 Dodge Dakota 2.5L 4.0L AC176**NPAUTO**$14.54**4.3★**▲ 72%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2T6KZY4)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

13K8K seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Size-Overall**24%

*“Fit great”*

**Efficiency**15%

*“Works perfectly”*

**Quality-Overall**14%

*“Good quality”*

**Value For Money**13%

*“Good value”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%

*“Works as advertised”*

**Assembly/Installation**6%

*“Installation was a breeze”*

**Functionality-Overall**4%

*“Works as it should”*

**Ease Of Use**3%

*“Easy and works with no issues”*

**Durability**2%

*“it is fairly easy to replace”*

**Material Quality**1%

*“Solid product”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Size-Overall**19%

*“Wrong fit”*

**Quality-Overall**14%

*“Poor quality”*

**Functionality-Overall**13%

*“Do not function properly”*

**Compatibility-Overall**12%

*“Incompatible part to Suzuki xl 7. This is not compatible to my car although you have indicated that it fits my car.”*

**Durability**9%

*“Failed at only 3 years”*

**Defective Material/Parts**8%

*“Not the right part”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%

*“The description bsaus it fits the car but this part doesn't even exist for the car I ordered it from. It's integral to the throttle body”*

**Sensor**3%

*“Most aftermarket TPS sensors for these engines are junk”*

**Assembly/Installation**3%

*“It ran worse after installing this one”*

**Connectivity-Overall**2%

*“The connection doesnt fit”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Compatibility-Overall**31%

**Size-Overall**20%

**Defective Material/Parts**12%

**Functionality-Overall**11%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%

**Sensor**3%

**Assembly/Installation**2%

**Product Condition**1%

**Socket/Port/Plug**1%

**Connectivity-Overall**1%