Makita Reciprocating Saw 18v
brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 93% of clicks) — Makita Reciprocating Saw 18v doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Makita Reciprocating Saw 18v profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Makita Reciprocating Saw 18v is a £107K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (66K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Makita Reciprocating Saw 18v: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -12.5% over the last 90 days and 1.9% of searches end in a purchase.
£107K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand, so 7% of the market is open.
7%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 25 products
Top Makita Reciprocating Saw 18v products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Makita DJR186Z Reciprocating Saw 18 V Blue
- Price
- £77.15
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 2,425
- Age
- 10y ago
Makita DJR189Z 18V Li-ion LXT Brushless Reciprocating Saw Batteries and Charger Not Included
- Price
- £142.68
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 275
- Age
- 3y ago
Cordless Reciprocating Saw Compatible with Makita 18V Battery (No Battery)
- Price
- £49.25
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 21
- Age
- 2y ago
Makita DJR183 18V Mini Reciprocating Saw with 821551-8 Type 3 Case
- Price
- £91.60
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 9y ago
Makita DJR186Z 18V Cordless Reciprocating Saw with 2 x 5Ah Batteries
- Price
- £207.56
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Cordless Reciprocating Saw Compatible with Makita 18V Battery Reciprocating Saw 3500SPM Stroke Speed with 4 Blades for Metal Wood PVC Cutting(Battery Not Included)
- Price
- £27.20
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 3mo ago
Cordless Reciprocating Saw Compatible with Makita 18V Brushless Electric Saw 3500RPM Variable Speed with 4 Blades for Woods Metal PVC Cutting (No Battery)
- Price
- £49.48
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 2mo ago
Makita DJR186Z 18V Cordless Reciprocating Saw with 2 x 3Ah Batteries
- Price
- £162.56
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 8y ago
Makita DJR186Z 18V Cordless Reciprocating Saw with 1 x 5Ah Battery & Charger
- Price
- £170.65
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 8y ago
Makita DJR183Z 18V Cordless Li-ion Mini Reciprocating Saw with 1 x 5Ah Battery
- Price
- £130.62
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 9y ago
Newest
by launch dateCordless Reciprocating Saw Compatible with Makita 18V Brushless Electric Saw 3500RPM Variable Speed with 4 Blades for Woods Metal PVC Cutting (No Battery)
- Price
- £49.48
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 2mo ago
Cordless Reciprocating Saw Compatible with Makita 18V Battery Reciprocating Saw 3500SPM Stroke Speed with 4 Blades for Metal Wood PVC Cutting(Battery Not Included)
- Price
- £27.20
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 3mo ago
Cordless Reciprocating Saw for Makita 18V Battery (Only Tool) Brushless Reciprocating Saw 3500SPM Stroke Speed with 4 Blades for Metal/Wood/PVC Cutting Tool
- Price
- £29.38
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 7mo ago
Reciprocating Saw Compatible with Makita 18V Battery 3000 RPM Brushless Electric Recip Saw with 8 Reciprocating Saw Blades Cutting for Metal Wood Plastic Tree Cutting
- Price
- £42.76
- Rating
- 3.1/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 7mo ago
Cordless Reciprocating Saw for Makita 18V Battery (No Battery) Brushless Reciprocating Saw 3500SPM Stroke Speed with 4 Blades for Metal/Wood/PVC Cutting Tool
- Price
- £32.49
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 100
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
10 rising
Sellers
56
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
54%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
5%
- Makita72%
- Roadtime9%
- JOJOCY4%
- GGiking4%
- ConBlom3%
- LMYDIDO2%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 5%)
Makita Reciprocating Saw 18v demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top Makita Reciprocating Saw 18v search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- makita reciprocating saw30K/yr
- makita reciprocating saw 18v25K/yr
- reciprocating saw makita6K/yr
- makita 18v reciprocating saw5K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Makita Reciprocating Saw 18v
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
87% of reviews“Well made good quality”
“Great value for money”
“does the job”
“Good quality good battery life”
“Easy to use”
What buyers complain about
85% of reviews“Dies after 1 use”
“Cheap nasty not capable of any kind of quality cut”
“Returned because OEM Makita battery would not fit”
“Heavy, yes,”
“Brought for husband for work used today not impressed at all started burning out when he was using it waste of money”
Makita Reciprocating Saw 18v return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
2.3%
Return rate
21%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Makita Reciprocating Saw 18v questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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