New Balance 940 v4

Name: New Balance 940 v4
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Stability · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 940 vs replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance 940 v4’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

Overall

Decent 72

Value

Decent 73

Cushioning

Decent 71

Appearance

Decent 70

Durability

Below average 69

Comfort

Below average 69

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

54 Low

Low 54

External retailer ratings

We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.

The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.

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.

Product line track record
External ratings
Our ratings

Prefer this shoe over another

20% 1/5

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

One reviewer says it stopped their heel wobbling inside the shoe, and that it held up well.
The one reviewer so far rates cushioning and durability 5 out of 5.

Cons

One reviewer finds the colorways unattractive.
That reviewer also finds it a little stiffer than they would like.

940 v4 rates 72. This shoe has low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 940

Each dot is one version of the 940, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

66 2016 71 2017 72 2019

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

940 v4 This shoe

2019 · 1 review

72 Decent

54 Confidence
940v3

2017 · 1 review

71 Decent

49 Confidence
940v2

2016 · 3 reviews

66 Below average

36 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating

5/5 1

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2019 Q4
MSRP: $130

Runner reviews

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Newwwww Balance review

5/5

Overall

Unlike some of their other shoes. This shoe actually prevented my heel from wobbling inside the shoe. It was a little stiffer then I would like it to be. But, it held up well. And not the most attractive colors , like a Nike shoe. I would however buy it again.

Anonymous runner · Jan 9, 2020

20 mpw training for a half marathon