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transmission additive

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a small market ($668K/yr) — transmission additive doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$668K

Growth (1y)

+215.8%

Products

18

Brands

7

was 3 a year ago

Sellers

193

Price range

$9.76–$81.04

Returns

1.1%

Rating

4.5★

52/100

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Scored 52/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
28
×0.30
Growth
79
×0.30
Competition
37
×0.20
Quality gap
36
×0.10
Returns
91
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +215.8% year over year.
10K5KSpike '24Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Competition

62%Lubegard
  • Lubegard62%
  • Lucas Oil27%
  • XADO4%
  • Stevens Lake Parts2%
  • atp automotive2%
  • Rislone1%
  • Other (1 brands)1%

The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 7 brands and 193 sellers compete here.

Brands

7 rising

was 3 a year ago

Sellers

193

Top 5 brand share

97%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
1Lubegard$9.764.6★6,06924%falling
2Lucas Oil$13.934.7★8,28516%falling
6Lucas Oil$24.774.4★856%rising
7Lubegard$81.044.7★875%rising
8Lubegard$11.554.6★4814%rising
10Stevens Lake Parts$30.834.4★32%rising
15atp automotive$12.284.5★1642%rising

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Reviews

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

What buyers love

Efficiency27%

“It does work”

Quality-Overall23%

“Satisfied with how well this item performs”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“WORKS AS ADVERTISED”

Value For Money8%

“Worth every penny”

Lubrication5%

“This Lubeguard is the best”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Perfect the only transmission shudder that I found that really does work”

Maintenance And Repair3%

“highly recommend the fix”

Durability3%

“durability is good since I still running it my car without shuttering”

Ease Of Use2%

“Easy To use”

Grip2%

“It no longer slips”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall33%

“Doesn't fix my suhdder”

Maintenance And Repair9%

“While it's not a substitute for major repairs”

Leak-Proof8%

“Had an issue with my transmission fluid slowly leaking”

Heating5%

“It honestly took me more to warm up the transmission than to jack it up”

Grip5%

“Causes slipping”

Filtration4%

“It could have been changing the filter”

Value For Money4%

“Kind of pricy”

Lubrication4%

“Leave some old oil in it”

Thickness3%

“To Thick”

Durability3%

“Probably needs to break in”

Top return reasons

  • Compatibility-Overall40%
  • Functionality-Overall13%
  • Value For Money11%
  • Leak-Proof10%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
  • Assembly/Installation4%
  • Size-Overall4%
  • Defective Material/Parts3%
  • Maintenance And Repair2%
  • Ease Of Use1%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.74 median price · 2.2% median returns across 13,649 tracked niches.