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245/40/17

245/40/17 shows low returns (0.1%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($57.77–$320.57) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

50
Worth a look

Top 44% of 7,287 Automotive niches · +1 vs the category median of 49

Market size 17Growth 50Conversion 17Competition 64Returns 100Price range 16Avg price 65Brand share 75Review moat 70Quality gap 37
This niche Category average · 7,287 niches

Is 245/40/17 profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 245/40/17 is a $67K/yr Amazon United States market (38K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

245/40/17: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +20.4% over the last 90 days and 1.4% of searches end in a purchase.

$67K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr1K
Search volume / yr+20.4%38K
Conversion rate1.4%
Avg price$128.79

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand, so 40% of the market is open.

40%

open market share

Brands · sellers21 · 34
Top-5 product click share47%
Open market40%
Avg brand age77 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 33 products

Sponsored placement42%
New entrants (1y)6· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews707

Top 245/40/17 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 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$3K$5K$8K$11K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

21 rising

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

33%

  • Accelera18%
  • Forceum14%
  • Landspider10%
  • Fullway9%
  • Ironman8%
  • Armstrong7%

245/40/17 demand & seasonality

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

Volume38KCVR1.4%Products33Brands21Top 5 Brands60%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews707Avg BSR#1,981
2K1KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top 245/40/17 search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • 245/40r1714K/yr
  • 245 40 177K/yr
  • 245/40/178K/yr
  • 245/40r17 tires4K/yr
  • 245/40/17 tires5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 245/40/17

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

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Wheel Quality29%

Amazing quiet tires with nice soft ride at a great price

Value For Money25%

Great value

Durability13%

Durable tires

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

As advertised

Quality-Overall10%

Ride quality excellent

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Pressure100%

latter that same day the tire pressure went low

245/40/17 return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

78%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
76%
2Value For Money
12%
3Compatibility-Overall
4%
4Product Condition
2%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
2%

Common 245/40/17 questions

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

Flapen scores 245/40/17 50/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $67K/yr across 33 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +20.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 245/40/17 on Amazon United States peaks in Jun, where the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.