idle air control valve
Worth a lookShows a thin review moat (91 avg reviews), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Review moat
Incredible90.7avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Incredible$27.13avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Good42%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Good$6.87–$140.27cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Good$466K$466K/yr · 616K searches
Conversion
Okay2.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-6.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Returns
Bad7.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, idle air control valve is a $466K/yr Amazon United States market (616K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
idle air control valve market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $407K–$543K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.8%
- Avg BSR
- #90
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 78%
- Out of stock
- 1.9%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 176 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
21 falling
Sellers
56
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 99%
Top-5 click share
42%
Top 20: 77%
Open market
27%
- A-Premium33%
- KUQUTIDY21%
- Walker Products6%
- Delphi5%
- Tesnaao4%
- NPAUTO4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Top idle air control valve search terms
- idle air control valve245K/yr
- iac valve89K/yr
- iac44K/yr
- iac idle air control valve45K/yr
- idle air control valve sensor34K/yr
- idle control valve33K/yr
- valvula iac26K/yr
- air control valve12K/yr
- idle air control11K/yr
- vlvula iac9K/yr
Top idle air control valve 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
KUQUTIDY Car Idle Speed Control Valve IAC Idle Air Control Valve Sensor for King Kong Buick Chevy Fuel Injection Throttle Stepper Motor Auto Replacement Parts #90380 10526 90325864 (Black)
KUQUTIDY$8.943.2★98 rev
Walker Products 215-1003 Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve
Walker Products$28.484.4★377 rev
A-Premium Idle Air Control Valve IAC + Throttle Position Sensor TPS Compatible with Chevy GMC Cadillac Pontiac - 99-02 - Silverado Suburban Tahoe Sierra Yukon Firebird GTO Escalade & More
A-Premium$24.943.9★362 rev
A-Premium IAC Idle Air Control Valve Compatible with Chevy GMC Cadillac Olds. & Isuzu Vehicles - 1995-2008 - Tahoe Express 1500 2500 3500 Blazer Silverado 1500 Yukon Savana Escalade & More
A-Premium$29.864.4★75 rev
Tesnaao 1 PC Idle Air Control Valve Car Stepper Motor Auto Replacement Parts #90380 10526 90325864 Compatible with Jeep Nissan (Black)
Tesnaao$8.693.8★110 rev
Newest
by launch date
KoiLuvGo 2PCS Car Idle Control Valve Sensor Idle Air Control Valve IAC + Throttle Position Sensor TPS Compatible with GM Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Pontiac
KoiLuvGo$15.766 rev
KUQUTIDY Car Idle Speed Control Valve IAC Idle Air Control Valve Sensor for King Kong Buick Chevy Fuel Injection Throttle Stepper Motor Auto Replacement Parts #90380 10526 90325864 (Black)
KUQUTIDY$8.9498 rev
FUELHOOD Idle Air Control Valve for Ford Explorer 1991-1994 Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve IAC W/Gasket for Ford for Ranger 1990-1995 No.E7TZ9F715A/E9TZ9F715BA
FUELHOOD$25.8520 rev
HQRNYP Automobile Idle Motor Idle Control Valve Fuel Injection Injector Air Control Valve Automotive Fuel Injector Air Motor for Chevy Replaces OEM#17089062 AC102 17111286 AC1 17111281
HQRNYP$9.554 rev
A-Premium Idle Air Control Valve IAC + Throttle Position Sensor TPS Compatible with Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Tahoe & GMC Sierra 1500 Yukon & Cadillac Escalade & Oldsmobile Bravada & Isuzu Hombre
A-Premium$34.7933 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumKoiLuvGo 2PCS Car Idle Control Valve Sensor Idle Air Control Valve IAC + Throttle Position Sensor TPS Compatible with GM Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Pontiac
KoiLuvGo$15.763.5★
A-Premium Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve Compatible with Chevrolet Impala Camaro Corvette & Buick Regal Century & Cadillac Fleetwood & GMC C2500 & Oldsmobile Toronado & Pontiac Bonneville
A-Premium$14.774.1★
HQRNYP Automobile Idle Motor Idle Control Valve Fuel Injection Injector Air Control Valve Automotive Fuel Injector Air Motor for Chevy Replaces OEM#17089062 AC102 17111286 AC1 17111281
HQRNYP$9.554.4★
MLY 1 PC Idle Air Control Valve Iac Valve for Stable Engine Operation Replacement OEM #90380/10526/90325864 Compatible with King Kong (Black)
MLY$11.954.0★
A-Premium Fuel Injection Idle Air Control Valve Compatible with Chevy GMC Olds. Pontiac Buick Cars - 1986-2005 - Camaro Corsica Venture B6000 Alero Impala Sunbird Grand Am Century & More
A-Premium$13.984.4★
What buyers say about idle air control valve
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fit great”
“Works perfectly”
“Good quality”
“Good value”
“Works as advertised”
“Installation was a breeze”
“Works as it should”
“Easy and works with no issues”
“it is fairly easy to replace”
“Solid product”
What buyers complain about
“Wrong fit”
“Poor quality”
“Do not function properly”
“Incompatible part to Suzuki xl 7. This is not compatible to my car although you have indicated that it fits my car.”
“Failed at only 3 years”
“Not the right part”
“The description bsaus it fits the car but this part doesn't even exist for the car I ordered it from. It's integral to the throttle body”
“Most aftermarket TPS sensors for these engines are junk”
“It ran worse after installing this one”
“The connection doesnt fit”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is idle air control valve profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $466K/yr across 37 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- How competitive is the idle air control valve niche?
- 21 brands and 56 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in idle air control valve?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 7.7% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for idle air control valve peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the idle air control valve niche?
- Listings span $6.87–$140.27; the average listing price is $27.13 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 91 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.