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title: "235/55r18 Tires — $249K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **235/55r18 tires**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($76.21–$411.04) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 46Growth 33Conversion 12Competition 65Returns 99Price range 7Avg price 50Brand share 71Review moat 62Quality gap 23
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Brand share**
**Good****63%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Good****46%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Good****1,010.23**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Good****$173.77**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Okay****$249K**
$249K/yr · 145K searches
**Growth**
**Okay****+6.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Bad****$76.21–$411.04**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**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, 235/55r18 tires is a $249K/yr Amazon United States market (145K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **235/55r18 tires market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–3K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$434K–$521K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#746**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **54%**
- **Sponsored**
- **69%**
- **Out of stock**
- **5.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **68 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **173 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**19 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**28**
**Top-5 brand share**
**63%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**46%**
Top 20: 93%
**Open market**
**33%**
- Fullway30% - Evoluxx16% - Ironman7% - Landgolden5% - TRAVELSTAR4% - Finalist4%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — +6.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Spike '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/235-55r18-tires/trend)
## **Top 235/55r18 tires search terms**
- **235/55r18**68K/yr+4.9%0.9% conv. - **235/55r18 tires**19K/yr+12.8%0.6% conv. - **235 55 18 tires**12K/yr+20.9%1.0% conv. - **235/55/18**10K/yr+23.1%1.1% conv. - **235 55 18**6K/yr+19.4%0.8% conv. - **tires 235/55r18**6K/yr+30.1%0.8% conv. - **235/55r18 tires set of 4**6K/yr-30.5%0.8% conv. - **235 55 r18 tires**7K/yr-11.7%1.2% conv. - **235 55 r18**7K/yr-1.3%0.9% conv. - **235/55/18 tires**4K/yr-15.5%0.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/235-55r18-tires/search-terms)
## **Top 235/55r18 tires 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%10%$25K20%$50K30%$75K40%$100K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
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) Fullway HP108 All-Season Truck/SUV High Performance Radial Tires-235/55R18 235/55ZR18 235/55/18 235/55-18 104W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$386.25**4.5★156 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRZYMMX4) [2**Evoluxx Capricorn 4X4 HP All-Season Truck/SUV Performance Radial Tire-235/55R18 235/55/18 235/55-18 104V Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$84.74**4.6★849 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCZ62CNH) [3**Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn 4X4 HP All-Season Truck/SUV Performance Radial Tires-235/55R18 235/55/18 235/55-18 104V Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$346.17**4.8★6 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSN3DGB) [4**Set of 2 (TWO) Fullway HP108 All-Season Truck/SUV High Performance Radial Tires-235/55R18 235/55ZR18 235/55/18 235/55-18 104W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 380AA**Fullway**$195.70**4.6★43 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRZXS2XN) [5**Ironman iMove Gen 2 A/S 235/55R18 100V**Ironman**$93.47**4.6★1,505 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078VYY78B)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Barkley Aphelios UHP 235/55R18 104W XL All Season Tire**Barkley**$80.35**20 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVGKG6CS) [**Barkley Veigar HT 235/55R18 104H XL All Season Tire UTQG 480AA / 50K Miles Warranty**Barkley**$82.12**9 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQPP6HK3) [**Set of 4 (FOUR) Evoluxx Capricorn 4X4 HP All-Season Truck/SUV Performance Radial Tires-235/55R18 235/55/18 235/55-18 104V Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 480AA**Evoluxx**$346.17**6 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSN3DGB) [**Set of 4 (FOUR) Landgolden LGS87 All-Season Truck/SUV Performance Radial Tires-235/55R18 235/55/18 235/55-18 100V Load Range SL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 500AA**Landgolden**$350.27**13 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3XGNMKS) [**Royal Black Racing Trac Racing 235/55ZR18 104W XL Passenger Tire**ROYALBLACK**$78.86**43 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY6GTSZ3)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Barkley Aphelios UHP 235/55R18 104W XL All Season Tire**Barkley**$80.35**4.9★**▲ 315%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVGKG6CS) [**Barkley Veigar HT 235/55R18 104H XL All Season Tire UTQG 480AA / 50K Miles Warranty**Barkley**$82.12**4.6★**▲ 309%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQPP6HK3) [**Royal Black Racing Trac Racing 235/55ZR18 104W XL Passenger Tire**ROYALBLACK**$78.86**4.8★**▲ 155%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY6GTSZ3) [**Armstrong Tru-Trac SU All-Season Truck/SUV High Performance Radial Tire-235/55R18 235/55/18 235/55-18 104W Load Range XL 4-Ply BSW Black Side Wall UTQG 440AA**Armstrong**$84.09**4.5★**▲ 146%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8SZQ5TV) [**Ironman iMove Gen 2 A/S 235/55R18 100V**Ironman**$93.47**4.6★**▲ 133%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078VYY78B)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 235/55r18 tires**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**35%
*“Worth the price”*
**Wheel Quality**29%
*“Best tires for the price, smooth riding”*
**Size-Overall**13%
*“Fits great”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“Good quality tires”*
**Grip**2%
*“The tires fit great and have some very good grip and are great in rain sand dirt and gravel”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“had it installed it was a great affordable purchase”*
**Strength**2%
*“Nice looking, strong, Great price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“The tire looked as pictured”*
**Tread Pattern Pitch**1%
*“Has a good treadwear, traction, and temp ratings comparable to the big name brands”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**50%
*“Poor Durability/Quality”*
**Quality-Overall**38%
*“Worst company and cheap, the tires looks cheap and their shipping is even worse”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**70%
**Compatibility-Overall**9%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Product Condition**5%
**Functionality-Overall**2%
**Assembly/Installation**2%
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%
**Durability**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is 235/55r18 tires profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $249K/yr across 26 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- **How competitive is the 235/55r18 tires niche?**
- 19 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 63% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in 235/55r18 tires?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
- **When does demand for 235/55r18 tires peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the 235/55r18 tires niche?**
- Listings span $76.21–$411.04; the average listing price is $173.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,010 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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