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title: "Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve — $77K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **intake manifold runner control valve**
**Worth a look**
Shows a thin review moat (57 avg reviews), but a small market ($77K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 19Growth 24Conversion 31Competition 90Returns 20Price range 40Avg price 88Brand share 87Review moat 97Quality gap 84
**Review moat**
**Incredible****57.46**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Great****25%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Avg price**
**Great****$63.34**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Great****48%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.2★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Okay****$5.40–$216.31**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Okay****2.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Growth**
**Bad****-2.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Returns**
**Bad****6.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Bad****$77K**
$77K/yr · 50K searches
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, intake manifold runner control valve is a $77K/yr Amazon United States market (50K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 48% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **intake manifold runner control valve market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **1K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$79K–$95K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **2.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#582**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **96%**
- **Sponsored**
- **73%**
- **Out of stock**
- **6.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **33 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **153 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (25% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**43 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**104**
**Top-5 brand share**
**48%**
Top 20: 82%
**Top-5 click share**
**25%**
Top 20: 57%
**Open market**
**49%**
- Dorman17% - A-Premium10% - DEVMO10% - NewYall6% - OSKYUO5% - Rimamoka4%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/intake-manifold-runner-control-valve/trend)
## **Top intake manifold runner control valve search terms**
- **intake manifold runner control valve**26K/yr-10.9%1.9% conv. - **intake manifold runner control**8K/yr+11.7%2.0% conv. - **intake manifold actuator**4K/yr+19.0%1.7% conv. - **imrc intake manifold runner control valve**5K/yr+4.7%2.1% conv. - **intake runner control valve**4K/yr-12.3%2.5% conv. - **intake manifold runner**3K/yr+7.0%2.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/intake-manifold-runner-control-valve/search-terms)
## **Top intake manifold runner 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.
0%2%$2K4%$3K6%$5K8%$6K1101001K 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**Dorman 911-912 Engine Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve Compatible with Select Ford / Lincoln Models**Dorman**$69.60**4.3★233 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NF1Q2FS) [2**DEVMO Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve Solenoid IMRC 022018 Compatible with Select Escape Focus Fusion Maz-da 5 6 MX-5 Miata Tribute Mer-cury Mariner Milan 1S7G-9J559-BB L301-18-741 L80118741**DEVMO**$17.11**4.3★109 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NP3JQCV) [3![A-Premium Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve W/ 5Pins [DOHC 4Cyl 2.4L 2.0L 1.8L] Compatible with Chrysler Sebring 07-09 & Dodge Avenger 08-10 Caliber 07-12 Journey & Jeep Compass Patriot 07-17](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31yy0SYfJnL.jpg)**A-Premium Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve W/ 5Pins \[DOHC 4Cyl 2.4L 2.0L 1.8L\] Compatible with Chrysler Sebring 07-09 & Dodge Avenger 08-10 Caliber 07-12 Journey & Jeep Compass Patriot 07-17**A-Premium**$46.37**4.4★203 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SX1VTK1) [4**OSKYUO Engine Intake Manifold Motor Assy VCM Control Solenoid 28323-2GGA1 Compatible with Hyundai Sonata Santa Fe Sport Tucson Kia Sorento Sportage Optima 1.6L 2.0L 2.4L 2015-2022 911-923 283232GGA1**OSKYUO**$35.03**4.5★56 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6B9RNDF) [5**Rimamoka Intake Manifold Rotary Valve Assembly Compatible with 2002-2006 Honda CR-V Acura RSX Replace# 17120-PPA-A01**Rimamoka**$92.79**4.1★29 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1VBKFPB)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**A-Premium Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve Solenoid Compatible with Honda CR-V CRV 2002-2006 2.4L & Acura CSX 2006-2011 2.0L RSX 2002-2006 2.0L**A-Premium**$30.24**5 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHNSVX5V) [**HOAVEED 911-933 Intake Manifold Flow Runner Control Valve Compatible with Chrysler Aspen Dodge Durango Ram 1500 Classic / 2500/3500 5.7L V8 (20092021) Replace# 53022137AC 53022137AD 53022137AE**HOAVEED**$83.06**4 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFDS4R31) [**911-922 Engine Intake Manifold Runner Control Motor Fit for Hyundai Santa FE Sonata Tucson | Fit for Kia Forte5 Sorento Sportage 2010 2011 2012 2013 Replaces # 28323-2G000 28323-2G300**GEARCESS**$44.80**7 rev12mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH6MZ8VT) [**Roneeson Intake Manifold Runner Control Actuator for Ford F-150 1999-2004 Mustang 2001-2004**Roneeson**$84.27**7 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FG7PBF1F) [**911-922 Engine Intake Manifold Runner Control Motor Valve Fit for 2008-2013 Hyundai Kia Tucson Fe Sonata Forte Sorento Sportage Replace 28323-2G000 28323-2G300**C-Tzu**$56.33**30 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F18SJ5MH)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**HOAVEED 911-933 Intake Manifold Flow Runner Control Valve Compatible with Chrysler Aspen Dodge Durango Ram 1500 Classic / 2500/3500 5.7L V8 (20092021) Replace# 53022137AC 53022137AD 53022137AE**HOAVEED**$83.06**5.0★**▲ 226%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFDS4R31) [**A-Premium Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve Solenoid Compatible with Honda CR-V CRV 2002-2006 2.4L & Acura CSX 2006-2011 2.0L RSX 2002-2006 2.0L**A-Premium**$30.24**4.0★**▲ 202%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHNSVX5V) [**GELUOXI 911-902 Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve Replacement for 2007-2011 Chrysler Jeep Patriot Compass Dodge Caliber 1.8L 2.0L 2.4L 4884549AB 4884549AC 4884549AD**GELUOXI**$22.28**4.1★**▲ 197%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BFBSX25) [**JAVOUKA 911-917 Engine Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve Compatible with Ford 1999-2004#911-917 2L3Z 9J559-AB 2L3Z9J559-AC XL3Z9J559-BA**JAVOUKA**$100.49**4.1★**▲ 80%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CT87D6J6) [**911-902 Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve Replacement for 2007-2011 Jeep Compass Patriot Dodge Caliber Avenger Chrysler Sebring 2.4L 4884549AD Koomaha**Koomaha**$26.48**4.2★**▲ 70%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKZTV113)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about intake manifold runner control valve**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**24%
*“Fits perfectly”*
**Efficiency**16%
*“The car ran well”*
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“Build quality appears solid with a robust housing”*
**Value For Money**12%
*“Good value for the price”*
**Assembly/Installation**8%
*“Installation was straightforward”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“Worked as advertised”*
**Functionality-Overall**4%
*“that did the job”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Simple”*
**Durability**3%
*“The quality feels durable, and the combination of fit, performance, and value for money makes it a winner IMO”*
**Recycle/Reuse**1%
*“you can reuse the old one pretty easily”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**15%
*“Broken both times”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Build quality feels cheap”*
**Size-Overall**11%
*“Wrong size”*
**Compatibility-Overall**7%
*“That said, I would recommend verifying your exact model and engine beforehand, as the compatibility list is broad and could be confusing”*
**Functionality-Overall**7%
*“Not working”*
**Sensor**5%
*“Do not use the map sensor that is provided”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“May not be worth the cost”*
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
*“Part defective still sends code that its defective”*
**Motor Issues**4%
*“Do not even THINK about buying it for a 4.0L engine”*
**Assembly/Installation**4%
*“Install wasn't super easy as on a 2017 Sonat there was a lot of stuff to move out of the way”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**22%
**Defective Material/Parts**19%
**Compatibility-Overall**16%
**Functionality-Overall**13%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
**Assembly/Installation**4%
**Value For Money**3%
**Product Condition**2%
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
**Motor Issues**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is intake manifold runner control valve profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $77K/yr across 74 tracked products. 0 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- **How competitive is the intake manifold runner control valve niche?**
- 43 brands and 104 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 25% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 48% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in intake manifold runner control valve?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 6.5% — above our launch gate.
- **When does demand for intake manifold runner control valve peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the intake manifold runner control valve niche?**
- Listings span $5.40–$216.31; the average listing price is $63.34 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 57 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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