Daily trainer · Neutral · Road
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Mach 5 replaced it
How it ranks
The HOKA Mach 4 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 6 other rated shoes in the Mach product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
86/100
“They're really light, and have a really good amount of cushion.”
“Good cushioning, lighter than the Bondi.”
“Very light, medium drop (5mm), easy toe-in or heal-out.”
“My longest was 13.1 and it felt great.”
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Mach, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2026 · 0 reviews
91 Very good
55 Confidence
2024 · 28 reviews
98 Exceptional
96 Confidence
2022 · 67 reviews
98 Exceptional
98 Confidence
Mach 4 This shoe
2021 · 7 reviews
95 Excellent
86 Confidence
2020 · 1 review
87 Good
58 Confidence
2019 · 9 reviews
99 Exceptional
94 Confidence
2018 · 6 reviews
85 Good
80 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
I tried the Mach 4 because the Bondi 8 felt stiffer than I'm used to (from wearing Bondi 6, 7, etc.) when I tried it on. Liked the Mach right away; good cushioning, lighter than the Bondi. Have worn it for several months and no complaints yet.
Anonymous runner · Dec 1, 2023
training for 5K and 10K came from the HOKA Bondi 7
4/5
Overall
Very light, medium drop (5mm), easy toe- in or heal-out, great looking, sufficient cushion.
I did hurt my toe nail but not because of the shoe. It was just the milage.
It's a great road running shoe for everyone. My longest was 13.1 and it felt great.
SkO · Jul 15, 2023
10 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 23
5/5
Overall
I have run in several pairs of the Clifton 2, The Vanquish 1 and 2, the Arahi 1 and 2, and now the Mach 4. It feels like every time I try a new HOKA shoe it honestly performs better than the last. Granted, my mileage per week is SUPER LOW at this point (like 6-10), but I tend to judge shoes based on total mileage in them, and these have performed as well as if not better than the other HOKA's i've worn up to 450 miles. They're really light, and have a really good amount of cushion (I do max effort sprints once a week generally, and I honestly prefer to wear these over my flats just because they almost feel as light as the flats, and have so much support).
Matt_qwerty · Jun 8, 2023
7 mpw training for middle distance came from the HOKA Arahi 2
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