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Yakima Roof Rack

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Yakima Roof Rack doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

37
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Ranks 6,498 of 7,287 Automotive niches · −12 vs the category median of 49

Market size 10Growth 65Conversion 1Competition 63Returns 80Price range 7Avg price 13Brand share 0Review moat 79Quality gap 35
This niche Category average · 7,287 niches

Is Yakima Roof Rack profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Yakima Roof Rack is a $41K/yr Amazon United States market (81K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Yakima Roof Rack: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +44.6% over the last 90 days and 0.1% of searches end in a purchase.

$41K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr500
Search volume / yr+44.6%81K
Conversion rate0.1%
Avg price$417.94

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 28
Top-5 product click share47%
Open market0%
Avg brand age51 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 41 products

Sponsored placement95%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews415

Top Yakima Roof Rack 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 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$2K$3K$5K$6K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

28

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

0%

  • Yakima85%
  • Yakima Bait10%
  • YAKIMA4%
  • SportRack1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Yakima Roof Rack demand & seasonality

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

Volume81KCVR0.1%Products41Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate4.7%Rating4.5★Reviews415Avg BSR#307
13K8KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×

Top Yakima Roof Rack search terms shoppers use

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

  • yakima51K/yr
  • yakima cross bars17K/yr
  • yakima crossbars5K/yr
  • yakima roof rack cross bars4K/yr
  • yakima rack4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Yakima Roof Rack

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

What buyers love

75% of reviews
Size-Overall14%

Perfect fit

Quality-Overall10%

Excellent product

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

Product is as described

Value For Money10%

much cheaper

Strength7%

Very sturdy and super easy to install

What buyers complain about

73% of reviews
Quality-Overall14%

Cheap

Size-Overall13%

tightness

Value For Money11%

Not worth the cost, or the bother

Strength10%

Very flimsy

Weight Heavy7%

This product is super heavy

Yakima Roof Rack return rate & reasons

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

1.8%

Return rate

53%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
36%
2Defective Material/Parts
10%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
7%
4Mounting
7%
5Value For Money
4%

Common Yakima Roof Rack questions

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

Flapen scores Yakima Roof Rack 37/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $41K/yr across 41 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +44.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Yakima Roof Rack on Amazon United States peaks in Jan–Feb, where the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.