Model Cars
FailShoppers spend an estimated $57K a year here, so Model Cars is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 47 / 100Top 38% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +3 vs the category median of 4447
- Market size
- £57K/yr287K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -6.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 22%top-5 click share · 21 brands · 292 sellers
Flapen Score
Model Cars against its category
The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Model Cars is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Model Cars market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Model Cars 287K times last year and spent an estimated £57K. The top 5 brands take 79% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 1.1% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 287K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 1.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -6.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £57K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 287K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -6.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.1%
- Market size, estimated
- £57Ka year
- Peak month
- December2.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- model cars59K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £17.45.
Listings sell for £17.45 on average, from £3.89 to £133.10. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £17.45 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £17.45inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.89–£133.10
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 3K–3K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£2K
- Returns
- 0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 98% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #361 within Hobbies. It carries 1,891 reviews at 4.57 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 50%
- Prime listings
- 98%
- Out of stock, average day
- 4.4%
- Average rank
- #361in Hobbies
- Average rating
- 4.57 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,891per listing
- Listings tracked
- 96
04 · Newcomers
11 of last year's 22 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
22 products launched here in the last 12 months. 11 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 22
- Successful launches
- 11Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 44 months
Products
Top Model Cars products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 30, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Aston Martin V12 Vantage 1:43 Scale Die-Cast Model Car - Racing Green | Detailed Collectors Edition Diecast | Official Licensed Product
- Price
- £6.99
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 1y ago

Bburago Random Assortment BMW Series 3 (1988) 1:24 scale diecast replica with opening doors random assortment officially licensed by BMW
- Price
- £14.39
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 394
- Age
- 4y ago

Hot Wheels 10-Pack (Styles May Vary)
- Price
- £8.85
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 51,654
- Age
- 24y ago

Bburago PORSCHE PENSKE 963 GTP - 1:24 Scale - Incredibly Detailed Die-Cast Replica Collectible Car Blue
- Price
- £16.63
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 218
- Age
- 2y ago

Lamborghini Huracan STO 1:43 Scale Die-Cast Model Car - Blue | Detailed Collectors Edition Diecast | Official Licensed Product
- Price
- £6.70
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 36
- Age
- 10mo ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Bburago Fiat 500E - Realistic 1:43 scale car model (random selection from available colours) Official FIAT Licence Recommended age 3+ years
- Price
- £3.89
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 88
- Age
- 1y ago

Lamborghini Huracan STO 1:43 Scale Die-Cast Model Car - Blue | Detailed Collectors Edition Diecast | Official Licensed Product
- Price
- £6.70
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 36
- Age
- 10mo ago

Porsche 911 GT3 RS 1:43 Scale Die-Cast Model Car - Red | Detailed Collectors Edition Diecast | Official Licensed Product
- Price
- £7.33
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 24
- Age
- 10mo ago

Bburago Ferrari 296 GTB R&P - Realistic 1:43 Scale Model Car Officially Licensed by Ferrari Recommended Age 3+ Years
- Price
- £6.94
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 538
- Age
- 2y ago

1:43 Bburago FERRARI RACE & PLAY SF90 STRADALE Super Car - 1:43 Scale - Incredibly Detailed Die-Cast Replica Collectible Vehicle Assorted Designs and Colours
- Price
- £6.07
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 223
- Age
- 6y ago
Newest
by launch date
Hot Wheels 1:64 Scale 5-Pack Formula 1 Die-Cast Toy Cars
- Price
- £6.70
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 996
- Age
- 6mo ago

Lamborghini Huracan STO 1:43 Scale Die-Cast Model Car - Blue | Detailed Collectors Edition Diecast | Official Licensed Product
- Price
- £6.70
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 36
- Age
- 10mo ago

Porsche 911 GT3 RS 1:43 Scale Die-Cast Model Car - Red | Detailed Collectors Edition Diecast | Official Licensed Product
- Price
- £7.33
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 24
- Age
- 10mo ago

Aston Martin V12 Vantage 1:43 Scale Die-Cast Model Car - Racing Green | Detailed Collectors Edition Diecast | Official Licensed Product
- Price
- £6.99
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 1y ago

Bugatti Divo 1:43 Scale Die-Cast Model Car - Titanium Grey | Detailed Collectors Edition Diecast | Official Licensed Product
- Price
- £6.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 22% of clicks, no more. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
21 rising
Sellers
292
Est. top-5 brand share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
22%
Top 20: 55%
Open market
16%
- Bburago40%
- CMJ18%
- Hot Wheels8%
- TGRCM-CZ8%
- Maisto6%
- imtfzct5%
- Open — no brand owns it (15 brands, 16%)
Demand
Model Cars search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×
Search terms
Top Model Cars search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- model cars59K/yr
- diecast cars37K/yr
- bburago26K/yr
- model car24K/yr
- die cast model cars23K/yr
- car model23K/yr
- model cars for adults19K/yr
- 1 24 diecast cars12K/yr
- car models13K/yr
- diecast9K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Model Cars
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“bigger than expected”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
18 topics
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Best Flapen score
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FAQ
Common Model Cars questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data









