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R1234yf

Maybe

Search demand grew >1,000% this quarter. But the top 5 products take 69% of clicks, so R1234yf is a Maybe.

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Flapen Score
63
63 / 100
Top 5% of 811 Automotive niches · +14 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£144K/yr148K searches / yr
90-day growth
>1,000%search demand this quarter
Competition
69%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 12 sellers

Flapen Score

R1234yf against its category

The dotted line is the Automotive average. Past it, R1234yf is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

63Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The R1234yf market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for R1234yf 148K times last year and spent an estimated £144K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 63 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

An estimated 2.9% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 148K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 2.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved >1,000% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £144K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
148K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
>1,000%
Conversion, latest week
2.9%
Market size, estimated
£144Ka year
Peak month
July62.8× the quietest month
Top search term
r1234yf gas refill kit37K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £34.06.

Listings sell for £34.06 on average, from £15.37 to £64.16. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £34.06 that is £3K to £9K a year per listing.

Average price
£34.06inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£15.37–£64.16
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£9K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 5% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #52 within Car Parts. It carries 114 reviews at 4.07 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
5%
Out of stock, average day
1.4%
Average rank
#52in Car Parts
Average rating
4.07 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
114per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

4 of last year's 7 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.

7 products launched here in the last 12 months. 4 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 28 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
7
Successful launches
4Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
28 months

Products

Top R1234yf products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

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Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

12

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • Brand 137%
  • Brand 226%
  • Brand 315%
  • Brand 47%
  • Brand 53%
  • Brand 63%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 9%)

Demand

R1234yf search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

20K15KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 62.8×

Search terms

Top R1234yf search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • r1234yf gas refill kit37K/yr
  • r1234yf36K/yr
  • r1234yf gas14K/yr
  • 1234yf recharge kit8K/yr
  • r1234yf recharge kit8K/yr
  • air con regas kit r1234yf6K/yr
  • r1234yf gas refill7K/yr
  • air con gas r1234yf5K/yr
  • aircon regas kit r1234yf5K/yr
  • r1234yf refrigerant5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about R1234yf

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

27%of positive reviews mention “Ease Of Use”
13%of negative reviews mention “Leak-Proof”
0.1%of orders come back
“gas leaked everywhere”
A buyer, on “Leak-Proof”13% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

17 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common R1234yf questions

Answered from the same tracked data.