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R134a Refrigerant

R134a Refrigerant clears our launch bar: a $5.2M/yr market growing +408.2% this quarter with returns at 3.3%.

Flapen Score

70
Launch it

Top 1% of 7,287 Automotive niches · +21 vs the category median of 49

Market size 98Growth 100Conversion 26Competition 67Returns 46Price range 70Avg price 91Brand share 29Review moat 74Quality gap 87
This niche Category average · 7,287 niches

Is R134a Refrigerant profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, R134a Refrigerant is a $5.2M/yr Amazon United States market (4.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Launch it — 70/100.

R134a Refrigerant: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Yes. Search demand moved +408.2% over the last 90 days and 2.0% of searches end in a purchase.

$5.2M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr80K
Search volume / yr+408.2%4.6M
Conversion rate2.0%
Avg price$55.22

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand, so 12% of the market is open.

12%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 69
Top-5 product click share45%
Open market12%
Avg brand age41 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.1★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 29 products

Sponsored placement69%
New entrants (1y)12· 12 succeeded
Avg rating4.1★
Avg reviews532

Top R134a Refrigerant 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 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$206K$413K$619K$825K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

69

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

10%

  • ZeroR63%
  • cmebiz10%
  • A/C Pro9%
  • HVAC Guys4%
  • SURIEEN3%
  • ENVIRO-SAFE2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 10%)

R134a Refrigerant demand & seasonality

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

Volume4.6MCVR2.0%Products29Brands13Top 5 Brands88%OOS Rate5.6%Rating4.1★Reviews532Avg BSR#18
175K125KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.9×

Top R134a Refrigerant search terms shoppers use

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

  • r134a refrigerant617K/yr
  • 134a refrigerant234K/yr
  • ac recharge kit248K/yr
  • freon 134a225K/yr
  • r134a190K/yr
  • r134a refrigerant recharge kit167K/yr
  • freon126K/yr
  • car ac recharge kit99K/yr
  • r-134a refrigerant91K/yr
  • ac recharge kit r134a79K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about R134a Refrigerant

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

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Quality-Overall18%

Excellent Product

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

Just as described

Value For Money14%

Great value

Ease Of Use13%

easy to read and use

Efficiency8%

It works great

What buyers complain about

69% of reviews
Leak-Proof12%

It just leaked a little more

Quality-Overall10%

Poor Quality Control

Functionality-Overall9%

Doesn't do what it is supposed to

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

False Advertisement

Compatibility-Overall9%

it is incompatible

R134a Refrigerant return rate & reasons

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

3.3%

Return rate

34%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
19%
2Compatibility-Overall
15%
3Functionality-Overall
10%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
9%
5Leak-Proof
7%

Common R134a Refrigerant questions

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

Flapen scores R134a Refrigerant 70/100 on Amazon United States — Launch it. The niche generates $5.2M/yr across 29 tracked products. 12 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +408.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for R134a Refrigerant on Amazon United States peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug, where the busiest month runs 12.9× the quietest.