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New Balance 840v5

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 11.0 oz (women's)

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The New Balance 840v5’s rating is an early estimate. We haven’t collected runner reviews of this shoe yet, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

New Balance 840v5

of 5

Current estimate: Decent

73
Overall
73
Confidence

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.

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Confidence

31 Very low

31

External retailer ratings

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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.

  1. Product line track record
  2. External ratings
  3. Our ratings

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No one has reviewed it here yet, so we can't tell you how it runs. Its rating comes from how the rest of its product line has been rated and from outside retailer ratings.

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Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 840

Each dot is one version of the 840, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Fresh Foam X 840 v1

    2023 · 17 reviews

    69 Below average

    85 Confidence

  • 840v5 This shoe

    2023 · 0 reviews

    73 Decent

    31 Confidence

  • 840 v4

    2018 · 1 review

    67 Below average

    32 Confidence

  • 840 v3

    2017 · 2 reviews

    60 Below average

    37 Confidence

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
11.0 oz (women's)
Release
2023 Q4

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
11.0 oz (women's)
9.0 oz Lightest
9.9 oz
Stack
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35/31mm
40/35mm
Drop
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4mm
4mm
Release
2023 Q4 Newest
2023 Q2
2022 Q3
MSRP
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$140 Lower MSRP
$165
Best price
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$95
Ratings
Overall
73 Decent
69 Below average
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
70 Decent
71 Decent
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
68 Below average
74 Decent
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
67 Below average
69 Below average
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
73 Decent
73 Decent
75 Decent Best appearance
Value
72 Decent
74 Decent
77 Decent Best value rating
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