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Electric Wheelchair

Maybe

The average product has only 50 reviews. But prices span $185.37–$788.87, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Electric Wheelchair is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 21% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +7 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£693K/yr384K searches / yr
90-day growth
+19.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 18 sellers

Flapen Score

Electric Wheelchair against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Electric Wheelchair is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Electric Wheelchair market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Electric Wheelchair 384K times last year and spent an estimated £693K. The top 5 brands take 69% of clicks. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

0.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 384K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +19.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £693K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
384K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+19.3%
Conversion, latest week
0.4%
Market size, estimated
£693Ka year
Peak month
June1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
electric wheelchair136K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £450.92.

Listings sell for £450.92 on average, from £185.37 to £788.87. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £450.92 that is £0 to £45K a year per listing.

Average price
£450.92above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£185.37–£788.87
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–2K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£45K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

96% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 4% ship with Prime. On an average day, 13.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #31 within Medical Supplies & Equipment. It carries 50 reviews at 4.25 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
96%
Prime listings
4%
Out of stock, average day
13.7%
Average rank
#31in Medical Supplies & Equipment
Average rating
4.25 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
50per listing
Listings tracked
23

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 9 of last year's 14 launches as successful.

14 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 9 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 36 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
14
Successful launches
9Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
36 months

Products

Top Electric Wheelchair 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£69K£139K£208K£277K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

26%

  • Free to Be Mobility Equipment29%
  • ByteTecpeak21%
  • Generic7%
  • Wufuuoa7%
  • DAHAIY6%
  • Fumweeb5%

Demand

Electric Wheelchair search demand

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

9K7KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Electric Wheelchair search terms shoppers use

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

  • electric wheelchair136K/yr
  • electric wheelchairs for adults78K/yr
  • electric wheelchairs33K/yr
  • electric wheelchairs folding lightweight14K/yr
  • folding electric wheelchair18K/yr
  • lightweight electric wheelchair14K/yr
  • wheelchair electric10K/yr
  • foldable electric wheelchair8K/yr
  • power wheelchair10K/yr
  • motorised wheelchair8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Electric Wheelchair

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

Complain

Weight Heavy10%−0.05

Also is heavy

It's slightly heavier than I expected

slightly heavy

Weight Light5%+0.60

This chair is very light alot lighter than my last chair however its also very dangerous as since I've had it I've almost been tiped out 20 times

It isn't a super lightweight chair

Not very lightweight

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%−0.05

False advertising

The advert is misleading

However, on unpacking, it was found to not be the same model as shown in the illustrations, similar to what another reviewer has stated

Battery Life5%

After 4 km the battery is close to die

We had some problems with the battery

Disappointed battery life

Functionality-Overall4%−0.08

The joystick would not respond properly

now it doesnt work

not by the hand control which gives wrong results

Love

Value For Money16%+0.93

Excellent value for money

Great value for money

Good Value

Ease Of Use12%+0.57

Easy to use

Easy to fold

Easy to control

Comfort-Overall10%+0.72

It's very comfortable

Great chair, comfortable and lightweight

The seat is comfortable

Weight Light10%+0.60

thanks to its lightweight design

ultra lightweight

Really good lightweight chair

Quality-Overall8%+0.62

excellent build quality

The quality of the chair feels good

Excellent product

Return

0.8% Return rate 22% Fixable by listing

Weight Heavy27%▅▅███▇

Also is heavy

It's slightly heavier than I expected

slightly heavy

Size-Overall12%▄▃█▅▄▅

Not suitable

I also find the control arm is too short

The footplate is quite small

Functionality-Overall11%█▇▁▇▄▄

The joystick would not respond properly

now it doesnt work

not by the hand control which gives wrong results

Ease Of Use6%▇▅█▃▄▃

Hubby found it hard to control

Was very difficult to get into and out of it and steer

Not as easy as it looks to load into the car. we have a Honda Jazz

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%▆▃▄█▅▅

False advertising

The advert is misleading

However, on unpacking, it was found to not be the same model as shown in the illustrations, similar to what another reviewer has stated

FAQ

Common Electric Wheelchair questions

Answered from the same tracked data.