Is 235/50r17 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $62K/yr across 35 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +8.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).

How competitive is the 235/50r17 niche?

24 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 56% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in 235/50r17?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Pressure, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for 235/50r17 peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the 235/50r17 niche?

Listings span $71.79–$360.43; the average listing price is $166.65 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 819 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

235/50r17

Skip it

Weak search conversion (0.8%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great56%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good45%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Good819.09

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good$166.65

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Okay+8.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad$62K

$62K/yr · 49K searches

Conversion

Bad0.8%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Bad$71.79–$360.43

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Signals No Dominant Brand Low Review Barrier High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 235/50r17 is a $62K/yr Amazon United States market (49K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

235/50r17 market data

Units sold / yr: 1K–1K; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: $167K–$208K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 0.8%
Avg BSR: #1,284
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 49%
Sponsored: 63%
Out of stock: 1.0%
Avg brand age: 70 months
Avg seller age: 137 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

24 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

38%

Mastertrack15%
Accelera12%
Lexani10%
Landspider10%
Atlas Tires8%
Uniroyal6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — +8.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Open Trend

Top 235/50r17 search terms

235/50r1731K/yr +8.9%0.9% conv.
235/50r17 tires6K/yr +26.5%0.5% conv.
235 50 177K/yr +11.9%1.4% conv.
235/50/175K/yr -23.9%1.0% conv.

All search terms

Top 235/50r17 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)4 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

Accelera Phi-R All-Season Truck/SUV High Performance Radial Tire-235/50R17 235/50ZR17 235/50/17 235/50-17 100Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA

Accelera$76.824.5★923 rev

Lexani LX-Twenty Performance P235/50R17 100W XL Passenger Tire

Lexani$76.904.8★36 rev

Set of 4 Mastertrack M-TRAC HP 235/50R17 96V High Performance All Season Passenger Tires 235/50/17 + 3-Year Road Hazard Warranty Included (Tire Only)-UTQG 420AA

Mastertrack$360.434.8★170 rev

Set of 4 (FOUR) Landspider Citytraxx H/P All-Season Truck/SUV High Performance Radial Tires-235/50R17 235/50ZR17 235/50/17 235/50-17 100W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 420AA

Landspider$315.974.5★53 rev

Set of 4 (FOUR) Atlas Force UHP All-Season Passenger Car High Performance Radial Tires-235/50R17 235/50/17 235/50-17 96W Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 520AAA

Atlas Tires$325.524.7★29 rev

Newest

by launch date

Set of 4 (FOUR) Accelera Phi-R All-Season Truck/SUV High Performance Radial Tires-235/50R17 235/50ZR17 235/50/17 235/50-17 100Y Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 400AA

Accelera$324.180 rev

2mo ago

Set of 4 (FOUR) Venom Power Covert Grip ASP Passenger Car All-Season Performance Radial Tires-235/50R17 235/50/17 235/50-17 96V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 520AAA

VENOM POWER$334.130 rev

5mo ago

Set of 2 (TWO) Venom Power Covert Grip ASP Passenger Car All-Season Performance Radial Tires-235/50R17 235/50/17 235/50-17 96V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 520AAA

VENOM POWER$168.550 rev

5mo ago

Royal Black Racing Trac Racing 235/50ZR17 100W XL Passenger Tire

ROYALBLACK$71.7943 rev

8mo ago

Set of 4 (Four) Travelstar UN33 235/50R17 96V High Performance All Season Passenger Tires 235/50/17 HP Radial Mud Snow Car Tires -Includes Three-year Road Hazard Warranty (Tire Only)

TRAVELSTAR$346.981,027 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about 235/50r17

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money36%

“Good value for the money”

Wheel Quality25%

“Great tires smooth quiet ride”

Quality-Overall20%

“Great quality tires”

Size-Overall6%

“Perfect fit”

Durability3%

“For the price and durability, I probably will buy then again”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“They worked like should”

Grip1%

“Good grip attraction would definitely recommend to buy again”

Assembly/Installation1%

“no issues with installation or driving”

What buyers complain about

Durability26%

“Didn't even last a year, bald and wire showing”

Pressure11%

“latter that same day the tire pressure went low”

Quality-Overall11%

“Junk just pure junk had two of these tires do this”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“Doesn't show ZR in the bubble only in description which caused some confusion”

Size-Overall6%

“just the wrong size from what I intended to ordee”

Tread Pattern Pitch6%

“Tread is good not great”

Assembly/Installation4%

“though the installers did have a little problem mounting them”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall79%

Compatibility-Overall8%

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Quality-Overall4%

Thin1%

Functionality-Overall1%

Value For Money1%

Ease Of Use1%