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185/60r14

a small market ($14K/yr) — 185/60r14 doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Ranks 5,810 of 7,287 Automotive niches · −8 vs the category median of 49

Market size 4Growth 62Conversion 11Competition 37Returns 100Price range 39Avg price 84Brand share 34Review moat 61Quality gap 24
This niche Category average · 7,287 niches

Is 185/60r14 profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 185/60r14 is a $14K/yr Amazon United States market (20K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

185/60r14: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +39.1% over the last 90 days and 0.9% of searches end in a purchase.

$14K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr750
Search volume / yr+39.1%20K
Conversion rate0.9%
Avg price$75.81

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand, so 15% of the market is open.

15%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 26
Top-5 product click share63%
Open market15%
Avg brand age58 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement63%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews1,076

Top 185/60r14 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 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$704$1K$2K$3K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

26

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • Ironman32%
  • Fullway28%
  • Landspider17%
  • Armstrong4%
  • Kenda4%
  • HANKOOK3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 12%)

185/60r14 demand & seasonality

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

Volume20KCVR0.9%Products16Brands11Top 5 Brands85%OOS Rate4.8%Rating4.6★Reviews1,076Avg BSR#1,024
1K600Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 185/60r14

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

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Value For Money42%

Price was right

Wheel Quality19%

Great tires

Size-Overall13%

Great fit

Quality-Overall13%

good quality tires

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

the product better than expected

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Durability60%

TWO of them have shown serious defects FAR BEFORE their useful life ended

Tread Pattern Pitch20%

almost no tread left

Size-Overall20%

I order the tires they were way too small

185/60r14 return rate & reasons

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

0.0%

Return rate

91%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
80%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
11%
3Compatibility-Overall
5%
4Maintenance And Repair
2%
5Durability
2%

Common 185/60r14 questions

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

Flapen scores 185/60r14 41/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $14K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +39.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 185/60r14 on Amazon United States peaks in May–Jun, where the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.