vvt solenoid
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($36.20 avg), but soft demand (-8.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$36.20avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great301.8avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Great34%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Price range
Good$16.75–$132.38cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good$555K$555K/yr · 487K searches
Brand share
Good74%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay3.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Bad5.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Bad-8.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, vvt solenoid is a $555K/yr Amazon United States market (487K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
vvt solenoid market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $543K–$724K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.1%
- Avg BSR
- #947
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 78%
- Out of stock
- 4.0%
- Avg brand age
- 38 months
- Avg seller age
- 161 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
19 falling
Sellers
86
Top-5 brand share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 66%
Open market
23%
- A-Premium39%
- Dorman17%
- KacuYelin7%
- NewYall6%
- GM GENUINE PARTS5%
- HY-SPEED3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.3% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top vvt solenoid search terms
- vvt solenoid268K/yr
- vvt variable valve timing solenoid31K/yr
- variable valve timing solenoid30K/yr
- vvt21K/yr
- vct solenoid14K/yr
- oil control valve17K/yr
- valvula vvt11K/yr
- vvt sensor8K/yr
- camshaft position actuator7K/yr
- vvt actuator6K/yr
Top vvt solenoid 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
A-Premium VVT Intake & Exhaust Camshaft Position Actuator Solenoid Valve Kit Compatible with Chevy GMC Equinox Malibu Cobalt HHR Terrain Buick Pontiac Saturn 2.0L 2.2L 2.4L Replaces# 12655421 12655420
A-Premium$25.994.4★2,706 rev
A-Premium 2-PC Engine Variable Valve Timing (VVT) Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) Control Solenoid Compatible with Ford Lincoln and Mercury Vehicles - 4.6L 5.4L 3V Engine - Replaces 8L3Z-6M280-B
A-Premium$32.924.2★485 rev
Dorman 917-010 Engine Variable Valve Timing (VVT) Solenoid Compatible with Select Models
Dorman$30.604.6★746 rev
918033 918034 Engine Variable Valve Timing VVT Solenoid Oil Control Valve Solenoid Compatible with Hyundai Elantra Kona Sonata Tucson Veloster Kia Forte Forte5 Soul Seltos Optima 2012-2024 2PCS
KacuYelin$35.484.5★30 rev
Dorman 916-922 Engine Variable Valve Timing (VVT) Solenoid Compatible with Select Nissan Models
Dorman$29.494.5★325 rev
Newest
by launch date
Intake and Exhaust Engine Variable Valve Timing(VVT) Control Solenoid Fit for Hyundai Elantra GT Kona Sonata Tucson Veloster Kia Forte Forte5 Optima Seltos 1.8L 2.0L Engine Replaces 243752E100
DTMAP$27.3727 rev
Intake & Exhaust Engine Variable Vlave Timing (VVT) Solenoid Compatible with Kia Soul Optima Forte Koup Seltos Forte5 Hyundai Elantra Elantra Coupe Elantra GT Kona Tucson Veloster Sonata 1.8L 2.0L
Apeixoto$34.621,843 rev
MIKKUPPA VVT Solenoid Compatible with Kia Soul Forte Hyundai Tucson Elantra 1.8L 2.0L Intake & Exhaust Camshaft Position Actuator Solenoid Valve Kit Replaces#243752E100 243552E100 918-033 918-034
MIKKUPPA$34.51198 rev
918033 918034 Engine Variable Valve Timing VVT Solenoid Oil Control Valve Solenoid Compatible with Hyundai Elantra Kona Sonata Tucson Veloster Kia Forte Forte5 Soul Seltos Optima 2012-2024 2PCS
KacuYelin$35.4830 rev
Variable Valve Timing VVT Solenoid Fits for Ford F150 Explorer Taurus Transit Flex Edge Lobo for Lincoln MKT MKX MKS Navigator 3.3 3.5 3.7L - Camshaft Actuator Solenoid Replace 917-197 917-198 4PCS
BLPextrm$46.5630 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
A-Premium 4-PC Engine Variable Valve Timing (VVT) Solenoid Compatible with Chevrolet Equinox Malibu Traverse Impala & GMC Terrain Acadia & Buick & Cadillac & Pontiac & Saab Replace# 12586722
A-Premium$66.434.5★
918033 918034 Engine Variable Valve Timing VVT Solenoid Oil Control Valve Solenoid Compatible with Hyundai Elantra Kona Sonata Tucson Veloster Kia Forte Forte5 Soul Seltos Optima 2012-2024 2PCS
KacuYelin$35.484.5★
153300T010 OCV Oil Control Variable Valve Timing VVT Solenoid 2PCS For 2009-2020 Toyota Avalon Camry Corolla Highlander Plug-In RAV4 Sienna Venza For Lexus CT200h ES300h GS200t 2.0L 2.5L 2.7L
AULINK$28.344.3★
Variable Valve Timing VVT Solenoid Fits for Ford F150 Explorer Taurus Transit Flex Edge Lobo for Lincoln MKT MKX MKS Navigator 3.3 3.5 3.7L - Camshaft Actuator Solenoid Replace 917-197 917-198 4PCS
BLPextrm$46.564.4★
Dorman 916-922 Engine Variable Valve Timing (VVT) Solenoid Compatible with Select Nissan Models
Dorman$29.494.5★
What buyers say about vvt solenoid
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fit good”
“Great Value”
“Always good quality and reliable”
“Three bolts and two connectors, so SIMPLE”
“Works as expected”
“worked as expected”
“Very simple”
“its stopped the leak”
“Easy replacement and much cheaper than a mechanic and costs much less than autozone or orielly”
“I've had these on the car for over 10,000 miles seem to be durable and well built”
What buyers complain about
“One of them failed after a couple of weeks”
“Car ran worse with these”
“Garbage”
“One broke down before getting install very very fragile”
“Did not resolve oil leak”
“The size matterd”
“Frustrating because this is my second replacement sensor that didn't fit”
“dont look new it has a black plastic piece that eas broke off of something”
“NOT COMPATIBLE”
“Amazon engine parts are bad”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is vvt solenoid profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $555K/yr across 50 tracked products. 2 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- How competitive is the vvt solenoid niche?
- 19 brands and 86 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in vvt solenoid?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 5.4% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for vvt solenoid peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the vvt solenoid niche?
- Listings span $16.75–$132.38; the average listing price is $36.20 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 302 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.