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Makita Sds Drill 18v

Makita Sds Drill 18v shows a thin review moat (294 avg reviews), but weak search conversion (1.6%) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

52
Worth a look
Market size 61Growth 23Conversion 19Competition 76Returns 47Price range 31Avg price 82Brand share 60Review moat 85Quality gap 55
This niche Category average

Is Makita Sds Drill 18v profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Makita Sds Drill 18v is a £526K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (419K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Makita Sds Drill 18v: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -3.1% over the last 90 days and 1.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£526K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr-3.1%419K
Conversion rate1.6%
Avg price£81.06

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand, so 31% of the market is open.

31%

open market share

Brands · sellers23 · 101
Top-5 product click share39%
Open market31%
Avg brand age45 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 41 products

Sponsored placement59%
New entrants (1y)7· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews294

Top Makita Sds Drill 18v products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£21K£42K£63K£84K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

101

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 77%

Open market

26%

  • DEWALT35%
  • Dong Cheng14%
  • Enventor9%
  • Einhell5%
  • CtopoGo5%
  • Bosch5%

Makita Sds Drill 18v demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume419KCVR1.6%Products41Brands23Top 5 Brands69%OOS Rate4.8%Rating4.4★Reviews294Avg BSR#77
12K8KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top Makita Sds Drill 18v search terms shoppers use

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

  • sds drill181K/yr
  • sds hammer drill42K/yr
  • dewalt sds drill38K/yr
  • dewalt sds29K/yr
  • dewalt hammer drill24K/yr
  • sds drill cordless13K/yr
  • sds12K/yr
  • rotary hammer drill10K/yr
  • sds plus drill8K/yr
  • cordless sds hammer drill7K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Makita Sds Drill 18v

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Value For Money28%

Good Value

Quality-Overall21%

Good quality kit

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

Better than I expected

Strength7%

seems sturdy

Ease Of Use6%

Very handy

What buyers complain about

64% of reviews
Durability18%

Broke after one use

Quality-Overall12%

Poor quality

Functionality-Overall10%

Didnt work

Ease Of Use6%

make it impossible to use

Value For Money4%

Pay cheap

Makita Sds Drill 18v return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

3.2%

Return rate

10%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Functionality-Overall
29%
2Defective Material/Parts
9%
3Weight Heavy
8%
4Strength
8%
5Size-Overall
6%

Common Makita Sds Drill 18v questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Makita Sds Drill 18v 52/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £526K/yr across 41 tracked products. 1 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -3.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Makita Sds Drill 18v on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jul–Sep–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.