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title: "Ls Water Pump — $111K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **ls water pump**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-11.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 27Growth 19Conversion 29Competition 68Returns 29Price range 28Avg price 76Brand share 57Review moat 82Quality gap 55
**Review moat**
**Great****360.19**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Great****$96.84**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****44%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Good****71%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Conversion**
**Okay****2.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Okay****4.7%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Price range**
**Okay****$20.89–$304.03**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Okay****$111K**
$111K/yr · 50K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-11.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**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, ls water pump is a $111K/yr Amazon United States market (50K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **ls water pump market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **1K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$121K–$145K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **2.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#907**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **97%**
- **Sponsored**
- **94%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **46 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **177 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**18 **—flat
**Sellers**
**62**
**Top-5 brand share**
**71%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**44%**
Top 20: 88%
**Open market**
**24%**
- A-Premium23% - ACDelco19% - OAW13% - BDELI9% - JDMSPEED7% - LEAPTIGER6%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/ls-water-pump/trend)
## **Top ls water pump search terms**
- **ls water pump**16K/yr-4.0%1.8% conv. - **5.3 ls water pump**9K/yr+10.3%1.6% conv. - **ls1 water pump**8K/yr-6.3%5.1% conv. - **5.3 water pump**9K/yr-46.5%2.4% conv. - **silverado water pump**6K/yr-10.3%0.9% conv. - **tahoe water pump**2K/yr+9.1%0.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/ls-water-pump/search-terms)
## **Top ls water pump 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%4%$4K8%$9K12%$13K16%$18K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**A-Premium Engine Water Pump W/Gasket Compatible with Chevy Pontiac & Avanti - Camaro 98-02 Corvette 97-04 Firebird 98-02 GTO 04-06 II 01-04 5.7L 6.0L GMC LS1/LS6**A-Premium**$79.69**4.4★250 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5RJ5Y15) [2**ACDelco Gold 252-845 (19195104) Engine Water Pump**ACDelco**$101.70**4.6★2,574 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001KSG24Y) [3**OAW G7290 Water Pump for Chevy 5.7L-V8 (LS1) & 6.0L-V8 (LS2) on 1997-2004 Chevrolet Corvette 98-02 Camaro Firebird 04-06 Pontiac GTO Replace: 252-846**OAW**$77.64**4.4★210 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0143Q01W8) [4![A-Premium Enginie Water Pump [8Cyl 4.8 5.3 6.0L DOHC] w/Thermostat Compatible with GM Cars Chevy GMC Cadillac Hummer H2 Workhorse - Silverado Express Escalade Tahoe Sierra Yukon 9-7x More](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51s23a76F6L.jpg)**A-Premium Enginie Water Pump \[8Cyl 4.8 5.3 6.0L DOHC\] w/Thermostat Compatible with GM Cars Chevy GMC Cadillac Hummer H2 Workhorse - Silverado Express Escalade Tahoe Sierra Yukon 9-7x More**A-Premium**$89.44**4.6★326 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5RJ5Y33) [5**Water Pump With Gasket Replacement For Chevrolet GMC Tahoe Yukon 4.8L 5.3L 6.0L Vortec Replaces AW5087 AW5104 130-7340 130-7341 130-7320 WP-9409 T7052 45005 19195104 12456113**JDMSPEED**$72.35**4.5★137 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GPJYSHL)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**LEAPTIGER Water Pump Kit with Metal Gasket and Thermostat for 1997-2004 Chevy Corvette 1998-2002 Chevy Camaro 1998-2002 Pontiac Firebird 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO 5.7L 6.0L V8 LS1 LS2 LS6 AW5081**LEAPTIGER**$69.59**0 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWT74JMZ) [**Jkorkm AW5104 Water Pump with Thermostat for 4.8 5.3 6.0 1999-2006 Chevy Silverado Tahoe Suburban GMC Sierra Yukon Cadillac Buick Hummer Isuzu Saab Replace# AW5087 252-845 12456113 12458935**JkorkM**$89.18**42 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJQKZJ3M) [**Water Pump 45005 AW5087 252-845 for 1999-2006 Chevy GMC Cadillac 4.8 5.3 6.0L Silverado Tahoe Express Yukon Savana Envoy Sierra Escalade G7341 AW5104 Workhorse**BDELI**$75.95**185 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGLFPYBJ) [**Water Pump with Thermostat for 2007-2019 Chevy/GMC 4.8 5.3 6.0L V8 Fix Overheating & Leaks Direct Fit Replaces 45010 G9670B AW6009**BDELI**$89.85**127 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9NHVB3J) [**AW5104 Water Pump with Thermostat for 1999-2006 Chevrolet GMC Rainier Escalade 4.8/5.3/6.0L G7341B 252-845**BDELI**$82.15**126 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9NKMVZV)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**LEAPTIGER Water Pump Kit with Metal Gasket and Thermostat for 1997-2004 Chevy Corvette 1998-2002 Chevy Camaro 1998-2002 Pontiac Firebird 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO 5.7L 6.0L V8 LS1 LS2 LS6 AW5081**LEAPTIGER**$69.59**0.0★**▲ 300%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWT74JMZ) [**REVO Water Pump with Thermostat Replacement for Chevy Camaro Pontiac Firebird LS1 LS6 97-06 AW5081**REVO**$76.34**0.0★**▲ 132%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CY5H4KFQ) [**Jkorkm AW5104 Water Pump with Thermostat for 4.8 5.3 6.0 1999-2006 Chevy Silverado Tahoe Suburban GMC Sierra Yukon Cadillac Buick Hummer Isuzu Saab Replace# AW5087 252-845 12456113 12458935**JkorkM**$89.18**4.3★**▲ 130%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJQKZJ3M) [**MOSTPLUS Water Pump w/Gasket Compatible with Buick Chevy Tahoe GMC Yukon 4.8L 5.3L 6.0L Replaces 130-7341 130-7320 130-7340 AW5087**MOSTPLUS**$69.05**4.6★**▲ 111%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KKGFJ98) [![A-Premium Enginie Water Pump 19195104 [DOHC 8Cyl] Compatible with Chevy GMC Cadillac Hummer GM Cars - Silverado 1500 Express Escalade Tahoe Sierra Savana 1500 Yukon 9-7x More - 4.8L 5.3L 6.0L](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41qkZvtE9PL.jpg)**A-Premium Enginie Water Pump 19195104 \[DOHC 8Cyl\] Compatible with Chevy GMC Cadillac Hummer GM Cars - Silverado 1500 Express Escalade Tahoe Sierra Savana 1500 Yukon 9-7x More - 4.8L 5.3L 6.0L**A-Premium**$77.57**4.5★**▲ 74%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XMY2PP)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about ls water pump**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**29%
*“Everything fit perfectly”*
**Quality-Overall**15%
*“Build quality seems solid”*
**Assembly/Installation**11%
*“Flawless install”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“worth it”*
**Leak-Proof**7%
*“Works and doesn't leak”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“Exactly as described”*
**Efficiency**5%
*“It works great”*
**Pressure**3%
*“True ACDelco water pump works great easy to install”*
**Durability**3%
*“This product is durable and reliable”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Easy”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“Bad quality”*
**Leak-Proof**16%
*“Leaking”*
**Durability**14%
*“looked too bad to reuse”*
**Heating**8%
*“causing my truck to overheat several times”*
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
*“still a bummer when parts arrive damaged”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Doesnt work”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Poor fit”*
**Noise Level**4%
*“Bearing inside are making noise already”*
**Rusts/Corrodes**4%
*“they were Rusty”*
**Assembly/Installation**3%
*“Install water problem”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Defective Material/Parts**19%
**Size-Overall**14%
**Compatibility-Overall**12%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Functionality-Overall**7%
**Leak-Proof**7%
**Product Condition**6%
**Value For Money**5%
**Assembly/Installation**4%
**Coolant**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is ls water pump profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $111K/yr across 31 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- **How competitive is the ls water pump niche?**
- 18 brands and 62 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in ls water pump?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Leak-Proof, Durability. The return rate is 4.7%.
- **When does demand for ls water pump peak?**
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the ls water pump niche?**
- Listings span $20.89–$304.03; the average listing price is $96.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 360 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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