Brake Pads
FailPrices span $4.21–$16.59, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Brake Pads is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 41 / 100Ranks 655 of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · −9 vs the category median of 5041
- Market size
- £172K/yr430K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +3.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 75%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 51 sellers
Flapen Score
Brake Pads against its category
The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, Brake Pads is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Brake Pads market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Brake Pads 430K times last year and spent an estimated £172K. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
5.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 430K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +3.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £172K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 430K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +3.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £172Ka year
- Peak month
- May1.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- brake pads77K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £7.62.
Listings sell for £7.62 on average, from £4.21 to £16.59. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £7.62 that is £8K to £10K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £7.62under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.21–£16.59
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 20K–25K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,000–1,250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £8K–£10K
- Returns
- 0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads and reviews.
92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #26 within Cycling. It carries 1,836 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 92%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.2%
- Average rank
- #26in Cycling
- Average rating
- 4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,836per listing
- Listings tracked
- 13
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 49 months
Products
Top Brake Pads products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
6Pairs Bike Brake Pads for Mountain MTB Bike Resin Bicycle Disc Brakes for Shimano C501 M575 M525 M495 M486 M485 M475 M465
- Price
- £7.88
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 158
- Age
- 2y ago

Clarks Elite MTB/Hybrid Brake Pads Integral Block W/Triple Compound Insert Pads 72 mm
- Price
- £4.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,687
- Age
- 14y ago

Zacro 4 Pairs Bike Brake Pads Ceramic Bicycle Disc Brake Pads Fit for Tektro Shimano TRP Deore Br-M575 B01s Mt200 M525 M515 T615 T675 M505 M495 M486 M485 Mountain MTB Ebike Brake Pads Replacement
- Price
- £6.29
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,452
- Age
- 2y ago

Shimano L05A-RF Resin Disc Brake Pads - With Cooling Fins Black
- Price
- £12.39
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 932
- Age
- 3y ago

SHIMANO B05S Disc Brake Pads and Spring Steel Backed Resin Black
- Price
- £5.79
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,397
- Age
- 4y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
ZKPJH Bike Brake Pads 4 Pair High Performance Bicycle Brake Pads for Shimano MT200 Resin Semi-Metal Mountain Bike Disc Brake Pad Bike Brake Pads Fit for Tektro/TRP/Shimano B01S M315 M415 M525 M515
- Price
- £6.54
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 4mo ago

Zacro 4 Pairs Bike Brake Pads Ceramic Bicycle Disc Brake Pads Fit for Tektro Shimano TRP Deore Br-M575 B01s Mt200 M525 M515 T615 T675 M505 M495 M486 M485 Mountain MTB Ebike Brake Pads Replacement
- Price
- £6.29
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,452
- Age
- 2y ago

6Pairs Bike Brake Pads for Mountain MTB Bike Resin Bicycle Disc Brakes for Shimano C501 M575 M525 M495 M486 M485 M475 M465
- Price
- £7.88
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 158
- Age
- 2y ago

Clarks Elite MTB/Hybrid Brake Pads Integral Block W/Triple Compound Insert Pads 72 mm
- Price
- £4.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,687
- Age
- 14y ago

SHIMANO B05S Disc Brake Pads and Spring Steel Backed Resin Black
- Price
- £5.79
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,397
- Age
- 4y ago
Newest
by launch date
ZKPJH Bike Brake Pads 4 Pair High Performance Bicycle Brake Pads for Shimano MT200 Resin Semi-Metal Mountain Bike Disc Brake Pad Bike Brake Pads Fit for Tektro/TRP/Shimano B01S M315 M415 M525 M515
- Price
- £6.54
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 4mo ago

Oture 2 Pairs 70mm V-Brake Pads Bicycle Replacement Brake Blocks
- Price
- £6.74
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 396
- Age
- 1y ago

XFentech 2 Pairs Black Bike Brake Pads - Universal Bicycle Brake Rubber Pads Noise-free V-Brake Blocks Cycle Break Pads 70mm with Hex Spanner for Road Bikes Mountain Bikes
- Price
- £4.21
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 80
- Age
- 1y ago

Zacro 4 Pairs Bike Brake Pads Ceramic Bicycle Disc Brake Pads Fit for Tektro Shimano TRP Deore Br-M575 B01s Mt200 M525 M515 T615 T675 M505 M495 M486 M485 Mountain MTB Ebike Brake Pads Replacement
- Price
- £6.29
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,452
- Age
- 2y ago

6Pairs Bike Brake Pads for Mountain MTB Bike Resin Bicycle Disc Brakes for Shimano C501 M575 M525 M495 M486 M485 M475 M465
- Price
- £7.88
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 158
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 75% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
11 falling
Sellers
51
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
12%
- mwellewm34%
- SHIMANO18%
- Clarks Cycle Systems14%
- Zacro11%
- TUHDWJ6%
- AGPTEK5%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 12%)
Demand
Brake Pads search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Search terms
Top Brake Pads search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- brake pads77K/yr
- shimano brake pads50K/yr
- bike brake pads40K/yr
- brake pads for my car35K/yr
- front brake pads29K/yr
- rear brake pads29K/yr
- brake pads for bicycle27K/yr
- cars brake pads20K/yr
- car brake pads19K/yr
- bicycle brake pads15K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Brake Pads
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Does not last long
Unsure on durability
Not even lasted 2 months
Very Cheap
Quality is not up to standard have been buying these for a very long time now
Absolute rubbish
No, it said it was universal, but it wasn't
the noise seemed to quieten down once I cleaned the discs before using this
Weakest material brakes I've ever had
Love
Good value for the price
Good value for money
Good budget alternative
Best quality
Fair quality, last for 5 days
Great performance and value
Perfect fit
Easy to fit
Exactly as described fitted well
Just what I needed
Exactly as described
just what was ordered
Does the job
did the job perfectly
Works fine on my bike
Return
0.7% Return rate 69% Fixable by listing
No, it said it was universal, but it wasn't
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