carista
Skip itA concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$41.76avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$32.43–$53.73cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Good5.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Okay$233K$233K/yr · 97K searches
Growth
Okay+8.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad6,104.33avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Bad9.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Bad100%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, carista is a $233K/yr Amazon United States market (97K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
carista market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $251K–$334K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.7%
- Avg BSR
- #544
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 67%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 44 months
- Avg seller age
- 181 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
1 falling
Sellers
4
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Carista100%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top carista search terms
- carista52K/yr
- carista obd229K/yr
- carista obd2 toyota15K/yr
Top carista 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.
All 3 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Carista EVO - Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner - Car Diagnostic Tool & Code Reader with Access to Diagnostics Customizations Service Tools & Live Data (Subscription Required)
Carista$53.734.0★1,946 rev
Carista OBD - Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner - Car Scanner Diagnostic Tool and Code Reader with Access to Diagnostics Customizations Service Tools and Live Data - Subscription Required
Carista$32.434.1★3,184 rev
Carista OBD2 - Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner and App - Car Scanner Diagnostic Tool and Code Reader with Access to Diagnostics Customizations Service Tools and Live Data
Carista$39.134.3★13,183 rev
Newest
by launch dateCarista EVO - Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner - Car Diagnostic Tool & Code Reader with Access to Diagnostics Customizations Service Tools & Live Data (Subscription Required)
Carista$53.731,946 rev
Carista OBD - Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner - Car Scanner Diagnostic Tool and Code Reader with Access to Diagnostics Customizations Service Tools and Live Data - Subscription Required
Carista$32.433,184 rev
Carista OBD2 - Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner and App - Car Scanner Diagnostic Tool and Code Reader with Access to Diagnostics Customizations Service Tools and Live Data
Carista$39.1313,183 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCarista OBD2 - Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner and App - Car Scanner Diagnostic Tool and Code Reader with Access to Diagnostics Customizations Service Tools and Live Data
Carista$39.134.3★
Carista EVO - Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner - Car Diagnostic Tool & Code Reader with Access to Diagnostics Customizations Service Tools & Live Data (Subscription Required)
Carista$53.734.0★
Carista OBD - Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner - Car Scanner Diagnostic Tool and Code Reader with Access to Diagnostics Customizations Service Tools and Live Data - Subscription Required
Carista$32.434.1★
What buyers say about carista
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to use”
“Great Product”
“As advertised”
“Does its job”
“The device itself is not very expensive”
“Easy to connect and use”
“I am very adept at installing things like this”
“Better diagnostics and I love the customization feature”
“adjust many other things”
“Love the control and features”
What buyers complain about
“Just more expensive”
“The app is poorly designed”
“not all the ones advertised”
“Doesnt work with GMC Sierra”
“Because of the low rating from customers I almost did not buy this Carista adapter”
“Hers sometimes needs to be unplugged”
“Didnt work”
“Not new”
“Stopped working after only 2 weeks”
“IMHO, this is intentional fraud”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is carista profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $233K/yr across 3 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +8.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- How competitive is the carista niche?
- 1 brands and 4 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in carista?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Software/Application, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 9.8% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for carista peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the carista niche?
- Listings span $32.43–$53.73; the average listing price is $41.76 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,104 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.