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Mechanic Gloves

Fail

Shoppers spend only $60K a year here, so Mechanic Gloves is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,352 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −3 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£60K/yr128K searches / yr
90-day growth
-12.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
38%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 73 sellers

Flapen Score

Mechanic Gloves against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Mechanic Gloves is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Mechanic Gloves market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Mechanic Gloves 128K times last year and spent an estimated £60K. The top 5 brands take 77% of clicks. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 128K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -12.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £60K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
128K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-12.1%
Conversion, latest week
6.2%
Market size, estimated
£60Ka year
Peak month
February1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
mechanic gloves62K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.48.

Listings sell for £7.48 on average, from £4.70 to £18.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £7.48 that is £748 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.48under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.70–£18.33
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£748–£2K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

76% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #88 within Safety & Security. It carries 2,297 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
76%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
2.6%
Average rank
#88in Safety & Security
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,297per listing
Listings tracked
46

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 9 launches as successful.

9 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 57 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
9
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
57 months

Products

Top Mechanic Gloves products & what they sell for

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

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 38% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£4K£5K£7K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 rising

Sellers

73

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 78%

Open market

19%

  • PRAIMA31%
  • JFA Medical19%
  • Xtremeauto10%
  • Mechanix Wear10%
  • The Real Touch7%
  • RHINO GRIP4%

Demand

Mechanic Gloves search demand

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

4K3KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Mechanic Gloves search terms shoppers use

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

  • mechanic gloves62K/yr
  • mechanics gloves34K/yr
  • heavy duty disposable gloves8K/yr
  • heavy duty nitrile gloves7K/yr
  • mechanic gloves disposable4K/yr
  • diamond grip nitrile gloves4K/yr
  • workshop gloves5K/yr
  • strong disposable gloves4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mechanic Gloves

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall22%−0.13

Tight fitting

Not true to size

Not Large

Durability11%−0.11

breaks easily

Didn't even last a week

they are not very durable

Quality-Overall9%+0.76

very cheep quality

Absolutely rubbish quality

Low quality

Thickness9%−0.03

These are slightly thicker than the usual types

They are not as thick as I expected

was expecting a bit thicker

Strength6%

Too fragile

Not heavy duty

Not so strong

Love

Quality-Overall19%+0.76

Reasonable quality Reasonable price

Excellent product

Good quality performance

Grip16%+2.03

does give a good additional grip factor

The diamond grip patten is excellent

Good grip

Size-Overall15%−0.13

the fit is very accurate

Fits like a glove

Fit good

Value For Money10%+0.99

much cheaper

Excellent value for money

Great value

Strength6%

Extra strong

Strong as expected

Nice and strong

Return

0.2% Return rate 83% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall79%█▇██▇█

Tight fitting

Not true to size

Not Large

Quality-Overall6%▅█▄▅█▃

very cheep quality

Absolutely rubbish quality

Low quality

Thin2%▄▃█▃▅█
Durability2%█▃▂▅▃▅

breaks easily

Didn't even last a week

they are not very durable

Grip2%▁▅▆▂▅█

FAQ

Common Mechanic Gloves questions

Answered from the same tracked data.