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title: "225/50r18 — $163K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **225/50r18**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($72.44–$386.33) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 34Growth 31Conversion 17Competition 65Returns 100Price range 9Avg price 52Brand share 65Review moat 80Quality gap 21
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Great****409.75**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Good****46%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Good****66%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Avg price**
**Good****$168.86**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Okay****$163K**
$163K/yr · 73K searches
**Growth**
**Okay****+4.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Bad****$72.44–$386.33**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 225/50r18 is a $163K/yr Amazon United States market (73K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **225/50r18 market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **1K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$211K–$253K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#1,075**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **59%**
- **Sponsored**
- **56%**
- **Out of stock**
- **5.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **66 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **153 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**22 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**31**
**Top-5 brand share**
**66%**
Top 20: 98%
**Top-5 click share**
**46%**
Top 20: 86%
**Open market**
**29%**
- Aplus22% - Evoluxx16% - Ironman10% - Landspider9% - Mastertrack9% - Landgolden5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +4.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/225-50r18/trend)
## **Top 225/50r18 search terms**
- **225/50r18**35K/yr+1.0%1.0% conv. - **225 50 18 tires**15K/yr-4.5%0.8% conv. - **225/50r18 tires**10K/yr+22.9%1.1% conv. - **225/50/18**7K/yr+11.7%1.0% conv. - **225 50 18**5K/yr+17.2%1.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/225-50r18/search-terms)
## **Top 225/50r18 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%$7K8%$13K12%$20K16%$26K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 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**Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50ZR18 225/50/18 225/50-18 99W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$308.52**5.0★7 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGJGTXL) [2**Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tire-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$78.47**4.5★720 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG8SZ9NN) [3**Ironman iMove Gen 2 A/S 225/50R18 95W**Ironman**$89.14**4.6★1,505 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6P676K) [4**Aplus Pro Racing 225/50ZR18 99W XL Racing Tire**Aplus**$72.44**4.6★269 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FG3D2Z6S) [5**Set of 4 Mastertrack M-TRAC HP 225/50R18 95V High Performance All Season Passenger Tires 225/50/18 + 3-Year Road Hazard Warranty Included (Tire Only)-UTQG 420AA**Mastertrack**$386.33**4.8★170 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4CL9R7Q)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**225/50R18 Brezza Touring A/S All Season Tire 99H BSW XL 70 000 Mileage Rating**BREZZA**$82.48**0 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWNHKHGG) [**Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50ZR18 225/50/18 225/50-18 99W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$308.52**7 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGJGTXL) [**Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$319.15**2 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJT2GTQ3) [**Set of 2 (TWO) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$165.31**0 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSGDKR8) [**Set of 2 (TWO) Landgolden LG27 All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50ZR18 225/50/18 225/50-18 99W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA**Landgolden**$158.44**3 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3XLBV4K)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**225/50R18 Brezza Touring A/S All Season Tire 99H BSW XL 70 000 Mileage Rating**BREZZA**$82.48**0.0★**▲ 255%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWNHKHGG) [**Ironman iMove Gen2 AS 225/50R18 95W BSW**Ironman**$79.96**5.0★**▲ 241%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MFAB1EU) [**Set of 2 (TWO) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$165.31**0.0★**▲ 195%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSGDKR8) [**Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn UHP All-Season Passenger Car Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50/18 225/50-18 95V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$319.15**5.0★**▲ 171%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJT2GTQ3) [**Set of 4 (FOUR) Aplus PRO Racing All Season Passenger High Performance Radial Tires-225/50R18 225/50ZR18 225/50/18 225/50-18 99W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA**Aplus**$308.52**5.0★**▲ 117%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGJGTXL)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 225/50r18**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Wheel Quality**28%
*“Great tires for the price”*
**Value For Money**23%
*“worth the money”*
**Quality-Overall**22%
*“price is affordable quality is nice”*
**Size-Overall**9%
*“fit perfectly”*
**Durability**4%
*“durability is great”*
**Friction**4%
*“Ride is smooth and traction appears to be fine in wet and dried conditions”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Exactly as described”*
**Product Condition**2%
*“they are still looking like new”*
**Strength**2%
*“Wonderful, sturdy tires”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**33%
*“While they're not the most expensive or the best”*
**Durability**33%
*“they're too worn out”*
**Size-Overall**17%
*“just the wrong size from what I intended to ordee”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**76%
**Compatibility-Overall**9%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Quality-Overall**3%
**Value For Money**3%
**Functionality-Overall**2%
**Thin**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is 225/50r18 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $163K/yr across 32 tracked products. 2 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +4.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- **How competitive is the 225/50r18 niche?**
- 22 brands and 31 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in 225/50r18?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Durability, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for 225/50r18 peak?**
- Demand peaks in Oct; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the 225/50r18 niche?**
- Listings span $72.44–$386.33; the average listing price is $168.86 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 410 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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