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# **obd1 to obd2 adapter**

**Skip it**

Soft demand (-4.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 53Growth 23Conversion 34Competition 33Returns 39Price range 30Avg price 91Brand share 25Review moat 25Quality gap 91

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.1★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Avg price**

**Great****$54.98**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Market size**

**Good****$353K**

$353K/yr · 238K searches

**Returns**

**Okay****4.3%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Okay****2.7%**

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

**Competition**

**Okay****65%**

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

**Price range**

**Okay****$6.13–$289.85**

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

**Brand share**

**Okay****90%**

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

**Review moat**

**Bad****4,469**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Bad****-4.2%**

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

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**11 **—flat

**Sellers**

**24**

**Top-5 brand share**

**90%**

**Open market**

**7%**

- Joplay39% - Innova33% - Hirificing10% - JAMHER4% - Autel4% - ANCEL3% - Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 7%)

## **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%5%$18K10%$35K15%$53K20%$71K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

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

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![INNOVA 3123 GM OBD1 Code Reader Windows XP](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KdFxXgRhL.jpg)**INNOVA 3123 GM OBD1 Code Reader Windows XP**Innova**$20.55**4.4★6,909 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EVU8C0) [2![JOPLAY OBD1 Code Reader Compatible with Ford 2 in 1 Digital OBD 1 Scanner with Built-in Reinforced Pins and 9 Feet Cable OBD 1 Scan Tool Compatible with Ford Lincoln Mercury from 1981-1995](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/313RrdY+3tL.jpg)**JOPLAY OBD1 Code Reader Compatible with Ford 2 in 1 Digital OBD 1 Scanner with Built-in Reinforced Pins and 9 Feet Cable OBD 1 Scan Tool Compatible with Ford Lincoln Mercury from 1981-1995**Joplay**$65.19**4.6★68 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN7B1HDV) [3![INNOVA 3145 Ford Digital OBD1 Code Reader](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41zQ3RszevL.jpg)**INNOVA 3145 Ford Digital OBD1 Code Reader**Innova**$31.67**4.4★6,909 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EW0KHW) [4![JOPLAY OBD1 Scanner and Code Reader ONLY Compatible with GM 1982-1995 Vehicles ECM ABS Diagnostic Scan Tool with Instructions in English Spanish and French](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4183tHqSPeL.jpg)**JOPLAY OBD1 Scanner and Code Reader ONLY Compatible with GM 1982-1995 Vehicles ECM ABS Diagnostic Scan Tool with Instructions in English Spanish and French**Joplay**$26.72**3.8★55 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJFG2LJD) [5![Hirificing OBD1 Scanner OBD1 to OBD2 GM Adapter OBD 1 Scanner Cable Code Reader OBD1 12 Pins to OBD2 OBD II 16 Pins Socket Scan Diagnostic Extension Tool Cable Connector Replacement for GM Popular](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31V9YPxJGmL.jpg)**Hirificing OBD1 Scanner OBD1 to OBD2 GM Adapter OBD 1 Scanner Cable Code Reader OBD1 12 Pins to OBD2 OBD II 16 Pins Socket Scan Diagnostic Extension Tool Cable Connector Replacement for GM Popular**Hirificing**$9.28**3.7★481 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1MHF19J)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![ELFREE OBD1 Scanner Compatible with Ford Lincoln Mercury 1981-1995 LCD Display Code Reader with Definitions Plug and Play OBD1 Scann Tool Reinforced Pins 9FT Cable](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41vRc9yuTTL.jpg)**ELFREE OBD1 Scanner Compatible with Ford Lincoln Mercury 1981-1995 LCD Display Code Reader with Definitions Plug and Play OBD1 Scann Tool Reinforced Pins 9FT Cable**ELFREE**$66.05**4 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTQ3G7VW) [![wiiyii K1 Car Check Engine Code Reader Auto Code Reader Car Scanner Diagnostic Tool to Real-Live Data Freeze Frame with Colour Screen Multilingual for All OBDII & EOBD Vehicles](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41azhpJ+a+L.jpg)**wiiyii K1 Car Check Engine Code Reader Auto Code Reader Car Scanner Diagnostic Tool to Real-Live Data Freeze Frame with Colour Screen Multilingual for All OBDII & EOBD Vehicles**wiiyii**$31.13**9 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8CZJK2M) [![JOPLAY OBD1 Scanner and Code Reader ONLY Compatible with GM 1982-1995 Vehicles ECM ABS Diagnostic Scan Tool with Instructions in English Spanish and French (Blue)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41LO86eh3YL.jpg)**JOPLAY OBD1 Scanner and Code Reader ONLY Compatible with GM 1982-1995 Vehicles ECM ABS Diagnostic Scan Tool with Instructions in English Spanish and French (Blue)**Joplay**$26.71**55 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1H1PK51) [![JOPLAY OBD1 Scanner and Code Reader ONLY Compatible with GM 1982-1995 Vehicles ECM ABS Diagnostic Scan Tool with Instructions in English Spanish and French](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4183tHqSPeL.jpg)**JOPLAY OBD1 Scanner and Code Reader ONLY Compatible with GM 1982-1995 Vehicles ECM ABS Diagnostic Scan Tool with Instructions in English Spanish and French**Joplay**$26.72**55 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJFG2LJD) [![JOPLAY OBD1 Code Reader Compatible with Ford 2 in 1 Digital OBD 1 Scanner with Built-in Reinforced Pins and 9 Feet Cable OBD 1 Scan Tool Compatible with Ford Lincoln Mercury from 1981-1995](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/313RrdY+3tL.jpg)**JOPLAY OBD1 Code Reader Compatible with Ford 2 in 1 Digital OBD 1 Scanner with Built-in Reinforced Pins and 9 Feet Cable OBD 1 Scan Tool Compatible with Ford Lincoln Mercury from 1981-1995**Joplay**$65.19**68 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN7B1HDV)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![ELFREE OBD1 Scanner Compatible with Ford Lincoln Mercury 1981-1995 LCD Display Code Reader with Definitions Plug and Play OBD1 Scann Tool Reinforced Pins 9FT Cable](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41vRc9yuTTL.jpg)**ELFREE OBD1 Scanner Compatible with Ford Lincoln Mercury 1981-1995 LCD Display Code Reader with Definitions Plug and Play OBD1 Scann Tool Reinforced Pins 9FT Cable**ELFREE**$66.05**4.7★**▲ 266%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTQ3G7VW) [![wiiyii K1 Car Check Engine Code Reader Auto Code Reader Car Scanner Diagnostic Tool to Real-Live Data Freeze Frame with Colour Screen Multilingual for All OBDII & EOBD Vehicles](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41azhpJ+a+L.jpg)**wiiyii K1 Car Check Engine Code Reader Auto Code Reader Car Scanner Diagnostic Tool to Real-Live Data Freeze Frame with Colour Screen Multilingual for All OBDII & EOBD Vehicles**wiiyii**$31.13**4.2★**▲ 264%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8CZJK2M) [![JOPLAY OBD1 Code Reader Compatible with Ford 2 in 1 Digital OBD 1 Scanner with Built-in Reinforced Pins and 9 Feet Cable OBD 1 Scan Tool Compatible with Ford Lincoln Mercury from 1981-1995](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/313RrdY+3tL.jpg)**JOPLAY OBD1 Code Reader Compatible with Ford 2 in 1 Digital OBD 1 Scanner with Built-in Reinforced Pins and 9 Feet Cable OBD 1 Scan Tool Compatible with Ford Lincoln Mercury from 1981-1995**Joplay**$65.19**4.6★**▲ 117%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN7B1HDV) [![JOPLAY OBD1 Scanner and Code Reader ONLY Compatible with GM 1982-1995 Vehicles ECM ABS Diagnostic Scan Tool with Instructions in English Spanish and French (Blue)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41LO86eh3YL.jpg)**JOPLAY OBD1 Scanner and Code Reader ONLY Compatible with GM 1982-1995 Vehicles ECM ABS Diagnostic Scan Tool with Instructions in English Spanish and French (Blue)**Joplay**$26.71**3.8★**▲ 25%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1H1PK51) [![INNOVA 3123 GM OBD1 Code Reader Windows XP](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KdFxXgRhL.jpg)**INNOVA 3123 GM OBD1 Code Reader Windows XP**Innova**$20.55**4.4★**▲ 24%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EVU8C0)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

7K5KSpike '24Spike '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Ease Of Use**27%

*“Easy to operate”*

**Value For Money**17%

*“Great Value”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**15%

*“As advertised”*

**Quality-Overall**12%

*“is well made”*

**Efficiency**11%

*“It works great”*

**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**4%

*“Simple an easy to use most basic features”*

**Functionality-Overall**3%

*“it worked amazingly”*

**Connectivity-Overall**2%

*“Its very easy to connect”*

**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**2%

*“provides accurate readings”*

**Size-Overall**1%

*“fit properly”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Functionality-Overall**28%

*“Limited functionality”*

**Compatibility-Overall**12%

*“Not compatible”*

**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**9%

*“Good device; Poor manual”*

**Quality-Overall**7%

*“it doesnt have other functionalities of a better quality sensor”*

**Durability**5%

*“breaks easily”*

**Value For Money**4%

*“Not worth the money”*

**Connectivity-Overall**3%

*“couldn't connect it”*

**Sensor**2%

*“camshaft position sensor faults”*

**Defective Material/Parts**2%

*“I wasn't yhe right part for my vehicle”*

**Software/Application**2%

*“Tech support is horrific with AI”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Functionality-Overall**34%

**Compatibility-Overall**28%

**Connectivity-Overall**11%

**Value For Money**7%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%

**Size-Overall**3%

**Defective Material/Parts**2%

**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%

**Ease Of Use**2%

**Quality-Overall**1%