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title: "205/40/17 — $35K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **205/40/17**
**Skip it**
A small market ($35K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 9Growth 46Conversion 14Competition 57Returns 100Price range 23Avg price 70Brand share 59Review moat 72Quality gap 24
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Good****623.43**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Good****$115.81**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Good****70%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Good****51%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Okay****+16.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Bad****$56.79–$246.59**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****$35K**
$35K/yr · 27K searches
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 205/40/17 is a $35K/yr Amazon United States market (27K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **205/40/17 market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **750–1K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$87K–$116K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#2,228**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **50%**
- **Sponsored**
- **39%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.7%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **80 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **177 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**19 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**27**
**Top-5 brand share**
**70%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**51%**
Top 20: 91%
**Open market**
**26%**
- Fullway33% - Landgolden13% - Accelera10% - Ironman9% - Forceum5% - Falken4%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — +16.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
700500Spike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/205-40-17/trend)
## **Top 205/40/17 search terms**
- **205/40/17**11K/yr+3.3%2.7% conv. - **205/40r17**7K/yr+27.8%0.7% conv. - **205 40 17 tires**6K/yr+2.3%0.9% conv. - **205/40r17 tires**4K/yr+53.4%0.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/205-40-17/search-terms)
## **Top 205/40/17 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%4%$1K8%$3K12%$4K16%$6K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)3 products missing review or click data not plotted
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tire-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$62.66**4.5★13,514 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZFVLZ3R) [2**Set of 4 (FOUR) Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$246.59**5.0★3 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G39QW4YB) [3**Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tire-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA**Accelera**$56.79**4.3★99 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNMW1ST3) [4**Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$123.84**4.4★167 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08154Y9DJ) [5**Ironman iMove Gen2 AS 205/40R17XL 84W BSW**Ironman**$61.55**5.0★5 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MDOWL4L)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA**Accelera**$228.75**0 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZL5V4JR) [**Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$218.42**0 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGL5981) [**Set of 4 (FOUR) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA**Landgolden**$225.64**1 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3XQZMW1) [**Set of 2 (TWO) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA**Landgolden**$113.47**0 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3XGKZ9J) [**Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tire-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA**Accelera**$56.79**99 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNMW1ST3)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Iota EVT Passenger Car All-Season High Performance Radial Tires-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 320AA**Accelera**$228.75**0.0★**▲ 266%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZL5V4JR) [**Set of 4 (FOUR) Forceum Hena All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Forceum**$246.00**5.0★**▲ 262%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X5K2YK8) [**Set of 2 (TWO) Forceum Hena All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA**Forceum**$126.24**4.8★**▲ 262%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X5KCQYB) [**Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-205/40R17 205/40ZR17 205/40/17 205/40-17 84W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$218.42**0.0★**▲ 210%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGL5981) [**Ironman iMove Gen2 AS 205/40R17XL 84W BSW**Ironman**$61.55**5.0★**▲ 156%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MDOWL4L)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 205/40/17**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Wheel Quality**38%
*“Yesħ great set of tires”*
**Size-Overall**31%
*“They fit”*
**Tread Pattern Pitch**13%
*“Very happy with tread on these tires”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“Great value”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Quality”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**100%
*“wasnt the right size”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**81%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Pressure**4%
**Product Condition**4%
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
**Thickness**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is 205/40/17 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $35K/yr across 28 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +16.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- **How competitive is the 205/40/17 niche?**
- 19 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in 205/40/17?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for 205/40/17 peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the 205/40/17 niche?**
- Listings span $56.79–$246.59; the average listing price is $115.81 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 623 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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