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title: "Maytag Shift Actuator — $279K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 54/100 · $279K/yr market · 112K searches/yr · $24.60 avg price. High returns (7.8%) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **maytag shift actuator**
**Worth a look**
Shows a sweet-spot price point ($24.60 avg), but high returns (7.8%) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 50Growth 24Conversion 87Competition 36Returns 15Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 63Review moat 93Quality gap 72
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$24.60**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Incredible****$16.63–$53.49**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Great****137.2**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Great****10.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Good****67%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Market size**
**Good****$279K**
$279K/yr · 112K searches
**Competition**
**Okay****63%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Bad****-2.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Returns**
**Bad****7.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, maytag shift actuator is a $279K/yr Amazon United States market (112K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **maytag shift actuator market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$246K–$308K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **10.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#703**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **26 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **204 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**17 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**29**
**Top-5 brand share**
**67%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**63%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**28%**
- TOMOON26% - ZNTVW17% - AMI PARTS12% - M Motico7% - prime&swift6% - ZYTTOO4%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 108 weeks — -2.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/maytag-shift-actuator/trend)
## **Top maytag shift actuator search terms**
- **w10913953**39K/yr+7.3%11.5% conv. - **whirlpool shift actuator**12K/yr+6.9%4.5% conv. - **maytag shift actuator**11K/yr-14.8%4.6% conv. - **49tyz-e120a1**6K/yr+50.3%12.8% conv. - **shift actuator for whirlpool washer**7K/yr-14.1%5.3% conv. - **whirlpool washer shift actuator**8K/yr-20.7%6.4% conv. - **maytag washer shift actuator**5K/yr+0.6%4.5% conv. - **actuador de lavadora whirlpool**4K/yr-24.9%3.2% conv. - **whirlpool washer actuator**3K/yr-1.5%5.7% conv. - **whirlpool actuator**3K/yr-11.9%6.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/maytag-shift-actuator/search-terms)
## **Top maytag shift actuator products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$28K20%$56K30%$84K40%$111K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**TOMOON Upgraded W11481722 W10913953 49tyz-e120a1 Washer Shift Actuator**TOMOON**$22.91**4.3★495 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZ3WVLDS) [2**ZNTVW W10913953 W11481722 49tyz-e120a1 Washer Shifter Actuator**ZNTVW**$18.59**4.4★137 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FM7KJWD6) [3**Upgraded W10913953 W11481722 49tyz-e120a1 Washer Shift Actuator**AMI PARTS**$20.60**4.3★328 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB2JH5VM) [4**ZYTTOO W10913953 49tyz-e120a1 Shift Actuator Compatible with May-tag Whirlpool Kenmore Amana Washer Replacement for W11481722 W10597177 W10815026 W10913953VP 50SM21-1-221B WTW5000DW1**ZYTTOO**$16.63**4.1★73 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNDQ7DV3) [5**Upgraded W10913953 Washer Shift Actuator W10721967 Washer Pulley Clutch Kit W10006384 Drive Belt for Whirlpool Maytag Replaces 49tyz-E120a1 W11481722 W10815026 50sm21-1-221b MVWX655DW1 Parts**Replizo**$31.34**4.0★74 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJX6K5D9)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**W10913953 Washer Shift Actuator Kit & W10721967 Clutch & W10006384 Belt**AufewB**$29.65**12 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHY1XGX5) [**W10913953 WTW4816FW3 MVWA655DW1 Shift Actuator Compatible Whirlpool Washer**RUIDELI**$21.70**12 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6KJ8ZJH) [**OEM W10913953 W11481722 Washer Shift Actuator Compatible with Whirlpool Amana Inglis Crosley Roper Admiral Washer Replacement Part W10815026 W10913953VP WPW10597177 4455082 KT-155867 49TYZ-E120A1**Salugre**$19.53**17 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX2DKC12) [**W11481722 W10913953 49TYZ-E120A1 Washer Shift Actuator Replacement for Top Load Washers Replaces W10597177 W10815026 W10913953VP**Granatan**$21.20**11 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FV8RNLSP) [**Upgraded W10913953 Washer Shift Actuator W10721967 Washer Pulley Clutch Kit W10006384 Drive Belt for Whirlpool Maytag Replaces 49tyz-E120a1 W11481722 W10815026 50sm21-1-221b MVWX655DW1 Parts**Replizo**$31.34**74 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJX6K5D9)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**W11481722 W10913953 49TYZ-E120A1 Washer Shift Actuator Replacement for Top Load Washers Replaces W10597177 W10815026 W10913953VP**Granatan**$21.20**4.7★**▲ 179%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FV8RNLSP) [**W10913953 WTW4816FW3 MVWA655DW1 Shift Actuator Compatible Whirlpool Washer**RUIDELI**$21.70**5.0★**▲ 163%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6KJ8ZJH) [**Whirlpool W11481722 Genuine OEM 120V 60Hz Top Load Washer Shift Actuator Replacement Part - Replaces W10597177 W11237117 W11398781 and WPW10597177**Whirlpool**$53.49**4.6★**▲ 139%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D362F9VG) [**W10913953 Washer Shift Actuator Kit & W10721967 Clutch & W10006384 Belt**AufewB**$29.65**3.1★**▲ 104%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHY1XGX5) [**50SM21-1-221B Shift Actuator fit for Whirlpool-Maytag-Amana-Kenmore Washer EMZ Synchronous Motor 49TYZ-E120A1 KT-155867_REV011 W10913953 W10815026 W10597177 WPW10597177 4455082 PS11769864 prime&swift**prime&swift**$29.00**4.5★**▲ 91%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTYTZCVZ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about maytag shift actuator**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**20%
*“fit as it should”*
**Value For Money**12%
*“Worth the money”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
*“Works as advertised”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“Build quality also looks good and the wiring and housing seem solid”*
**Maintenance And Repair**9%
*“Easy fix”*
**Ease Of Use**8%
*“easy peasy”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Works great took care of my problem”*
**Assembly/Installation**4%
*“Easy to install”*
**Product Condition**2%
*“Worked like new”*
**Efficiency**2%
*“works fine”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**34%
*“Did not last”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Poor manufacturing”*
**Noise Level**8%
*“squeals while running”*
**Functionality-Overall**6%
*“Did not work”*
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
*“Apparently it was another part that was damaged”*
**Assembly/Installation**5%
*“Had to install it twice”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“The part is cheap in price”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“it will not fit”*
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
*“No need to call $500 repairman”*
**Color**1%
*“Other kits looked at show the pulley is slightly an off white color. different shades”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Defective Material/Parts**29%
**Functionality-Overall**26%
**Size-Overall**14%
**Compatibility-Overall**12%
**Maintenance And Repair**3%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Value For Money**3%
**Connectivity-Overall**2%
**Durability**2%
**Mechanism Issues**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is maytag shift actuator profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $279K/yr across 20 tracked products. 5 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- **How competitive is the maytag shift actuator niche?**
- 17 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in maytag shift actuator?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Noise Level. The return rate is 7.8% — above our launch gate.
- **When does demand for maytag shift actuator peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the maytag shift actuator niche?**
- Listings span $16.63–$53.49; the average listing price is $24.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 137 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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