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12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire

12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire shows a sweet-spot price point ($25.74 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

58
Worth a look

Top 14% of 7,287 Automotive niches · +9 vs the category median of 49

Market size 27Growth 72Conversion 89Competition 39Returns 55Price range 81Avg price 95Brand share 39Review moat 86Quality gap 57
This niche Category average · 7,287 niches

Is 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire is a $112K/yr Amazon United States market (42K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.

12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +55.4% over the last 90 days and 10.4% of searches end in a purchase.

$112K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr+55.4%42K
Conversion rate10.4%
Avg price$25.74

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand, so 19% of the market is open.

19%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 23
Top-5 product click share61%
Open market19%
Avg brand age42 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 18 products

Sponsored placement89%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews277

Top 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$11K$22K$34K$45K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

23

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • Blackburn27%
  • YunSCM18%
  • StaiBC17%
  • YeYouC11%
  • CMOOD8%
  • FVRITO7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 12%)

12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume42KCVR10.4%Products18Brands10Top 5 Brands81%OOS Rate4.3%Rating4.4★Reviews277Avg BSR#365
1K600Spike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Top 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire search terms shoppers use

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

  • 12.5 x 2.25 tire17K/yr
  • 12 1/2 x 2 1/4 tire14K/yr
  • 12 1/2 x 2 1/4 inner tube and tire4K/yr
  • 62-203 12 1/2 x 2 1/4 tire and tube3K/yr
  • 12.5x2.25 tire4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

87% of reviews
Size-Overall31%

Fit perfect

Quality-Overall16%

The quality feels durable enough to handle active kids and rough sidewalks

Wheel Quality13%

tires are nice for the price

Value For Money7%

Its was good deal

Assembly/Installation5%

Install wasn't too bad

What buyers complain about

83% of reviews
Size-Overall26%

Does not fit

Quality-Overall25%

Poor manufacturing or quality control

Ease Of Use6%

so it was hard for me to do

Durability6%

These tires only lasted for a while then went to crap

Assembly/Installation5%

I had to watch a couple of YouTube videos to figure out the best way to install them

12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

2.8%

Return rate

79%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
70%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%
3Functionality-Overall
5%
4Compatibility-Overall
5%
5Leak-Proof
2%

Common 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire 58/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $112K/yr across 18 tracked products. Search demand moved +55.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 12 1/2 X 2 1/4 Tire on Amazon United States peaks in May–Jun, where the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.