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makita hoover

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Soft demand (-16.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 26Growth 17Conversion 22Competition 33Returns 71Price range 25Avg price 85Brand share 17Review moat 64Quality gap 83

Avg price

Great£71.66

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Good2.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good957.41

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay65%

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

Market size

Okay£105K

£105K/yr · 84K searches

Price range

Okay£34.19–£296.66

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

Conversion

Bad1.8%

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

Growth

Bad-16.0%

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

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, makita hoover is a £105K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (84K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

makita hoover market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£107K–£143K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.8%
Avg BSR
#263
Page quality
0%
Prime
59%
Sponsored
41%
Out of stock
7.7%
Avg brand age
26 months
Avg seller age
174 days

Competition & brand share

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

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

56

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Makita70%
  • Gruecoinno14%
  • CISSIYOG3%
  • KXX3%
  • Roadtime3%
  • YEX-BUR3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 50 weeks — -16.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '25Black Friday '25Aug '25Oct '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26

Top makita hoover search terms

  • makita hoover31K/yr
  • makita vacuum14K/yr
  • makita vacuum cleaner 18v15K/yr
  • makita hoover 18v cordless13K/yr
  • makita vacuum cleaner7K/yr
  • makita 18v hoover4K/yr
All search terms

Top makita hoover products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%£10K20%£21K30%£31K40%£42K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about makita hoover

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Cleaning14%

“Overall, really impressed with the cleaning power and it's good”

Ease Of Use11%

“Easy to use”

Value For Money10%

“Great price”

Quality-Overall9%

“Seems well built”

Weight Light9%

“Light weight, practical and works well”

Efficiency8%

“Works well”

Battery Life5%

“Not too heavy when battery is in place”

Strength4%

“its a solid build”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Should be advertised as such”

Functionality-Overall2%

“can suck better than the office crawler”

What buyers complain about

Battery Life11%

“Battery life with a 4ah battery was fairly short”

Durability9%

“Not long lasting”

Charging7%

“charger stopped charging”

Size-Overall7%

“Small”

Weight Heavy6%

“Feels a bit heavy”

Maintenance And Repair6%

“Absolute faff to send back for repair”

Quality-Overall5%

“Poor quality”

Value For Money4%

“A waste of money to be honest”

Jamming/Clogging4%

“eats batteries and does clog up quickly”

Product Condition2%

“it was also lightly used”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall26%
Charging14%
Strength12%
Size-Overall11%
Weight Heavy9%
Value For Money6%
Jamming/Clogging3%
Compatibility-Overall3%
Motor Issues3%
Battery Life3%

Common questions

Is makita hoover profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £105K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the makita hoover niche?
9 brands and 56 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in makita hoover?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Battery Life, Durability, Charging. The return rate is 2.2%.
What does it cost to enter the makita hoover niche?
Listings span £34.19–£296.66; the average listing price is £71.66 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 957 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.