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New Balance 940v3

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 12.9 oz · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 940 v4 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance 940v3’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history also informing the score.

New Balance 940v3

of 5

Current estimate: Decent

71
Overall
71
Appearance
75
Value
73
Cushioning
70
Comfort
70
Durability
65
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

49 Low

49

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. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.


Pros

  • The one reviewer so far rates comfort, cushioning and appearance 5 out of 5.

Cons

  • Averaging 12.9 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is far above the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale.

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.

Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

940v3 rates 71. 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

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • 940 v4

    2019 · 1 review

    72 Decent

    54 Confidence

  • 940v3 This shoe

    2017 · 1 review

    71 Decent

    49 Confidence

  • 940v2

    2016 · 3 reviews

    66 Below average

    36 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating
5/5 0
4/5 1
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
12.9 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 14.4 oz · Women's 11.4 oz
Release
2017
MSRP
$125
Drop
10mm

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
12.9 oz
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9.9 oz Lightest
Stack
—
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40/35mm
Drop
10mm
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4mm
Release
2017
2025 Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
$125 Lower MSRP
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$165
Best price
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$95
Ratings
Overall
71 Decent
—
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
70 Decent
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99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
70 Decent
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99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
65 Below average
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97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
75 Decent
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75 Decent
Value
73 Decent
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77 Decent Best value rating
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