4/5
Overall
mghruns · Aug 28, 2014
60 mpw 521 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
New Balance 1080 v3
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.8 oz (men's) · 30/22mm stack · 8mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 1080 v4 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance 1080 v3 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Value scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 10 runner reviews and 12 other rated shoes in the 1080 product line.
Below average
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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
88 High
Based on
The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.
- Brand rating
- Our ratings
- External ratings
What runners say
“Have to replace shoes every 2-3 months”
“Provides the cushion and support needed to run on concrete all day”
“After only a few hundred miles the first thing to go is the front of the shoe”
“The canvas part rips almost immediately”
“Really lacks in the front of the shoe”
Prefer this shoe over another
0% 0/8
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- Comfort averages 4.5 out of 5 across ten reviews, and one reviewer cites the cushioning for daily miles on concrete.
- One reviewer prefers it to the version that followed.
Cons
- Durability averages 3.6 out of 5, the lowest of its dimensions, and two reviewers report the forefoot wearing out or the mesh tearing early.
- Four of the ten reviewers who answered report an injury while running in it.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 1080
Each dot is one version of the 1080, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2026 · 7 reviews
78 Decent
81 Confidence
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2024 · 30 reviews
91 Very good
93 Confidence
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2023 · 27 reviews
84 Good
92 Confidence
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2022 · 25 reviews
92 Very good
94 Confidence
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2021 · 4 reviews
81 Good
87 Confidence
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2019 · 8 reviews
64 Below average
89 Confidence
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2019 · 24 reviews
94 Excellent
95 Confidence
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2018 · 22 reviews
67 Below average
96 Confidence
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2018 · 13 reviews
80 Good
94 Confidence
-
2016 · 1 review
70 Decent
83 Confidence
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2015 · 6 reviews
65 Below average
87 Confidence
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2014 · 11 reviews
68 Below average
90 Confidence
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1080 v3 This shoe
2013 · 10 reviews
60 Below average
88 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.8 oz (men's)
- Release
- 2013
- MSRP
- $115
- Stack
- 30/22mm
- Drop
- 8mm
Runner reviews
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
60 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
4/5
Overall
ddnbb · Aug 28, 2014
60 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 27, 2014
25 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 22, 2014
55 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 5/5
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New Balance 1080 v3 In Context
More on the New Balance 1080
- New Balance 1080v15
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 1080 v14
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 1080v13
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 1080v12
- New Balance Fresh Foam 1080 v11
- New Balance 1080 v10
- New Balance 1080 v4 next version
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