New Balance 1080 v5

Name: New Balance 1080 v5
Brand: New Balance
Rating: 4.3 (6 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.4 oz · 8mm drop · 30/22mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 1080v2 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance 1080 v5 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 6 runner reviews and 12 other rated shoes in the 1080 product line. Another 6 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Below average

68/100

Overall

Below average 68

Cushioning

Excellent 94

Comfort

Good 86

Durability

Good 82

Appearance

Below average 69

Value

Bottom-tier 58

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.

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Confidence

77/100

Moderate 77

What runners say

“I've put 500+ miles on them and they never fell apart.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 880 v4

“They feel more comfortable on long road runs, but the extra cushion makes them feel slower for track workouts.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw came from the New Balance 1080 v4

“The v5 has noticeably more cushioning throughout the sole.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw came from the New Balance 1080 v4

“They fit me really well and I never had any issues.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 880 v4

“The tongue/lace up is not very comfortable.”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 10

Prefer this shoe over another

50% 4/8

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

One reviewer moving up from the 1080 v4 finds noticeably more cushioning through the sole.
One reviewer has run 500 miles or more in several pairs without them falling apart.
Comfort is its best-rated dimension at 4.7 out of 5 across six reviewers.

Cons

Value and appearance are its lowest-rated dimensions, both at 3.8 out of 5.
One reviewer finds the tongue and lacing uncomfortable.
At 10.4 oz it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.

1080 v5 rates 68. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

40 60 80 100

58 2013 70 68 2015 75 89 2018 68 98 2019 58 83 2021 97 89 2023 96 68 2026

Release year

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

1080v15

2026 · 6 reviews

68 Below average

70 Confidence
Fresh Foam X 1080 v14

2024 · 29 reviews

96 Excellent

94 Confidence
Fresh Foam X 1080v13

2023 · 27 reviews

89 Good

88 Confidence
Fresh Foam X 1080v12

2022 · 25 reviews

97 Excellent

93 Confidence
Fresh Foam 1080 v11

2021 · 4 reviews

83 Good

81 Confidence
Fresh Foam1080 v7

2019 · 8 reviews

58 Bottom-tier

85 Confidence
1080 v10

2019 · 24 reviews

98 Exceptional

96 Confidence
1080 v9

2018 · 22 reviews

68 Below average

91 Confidence
1080 v8

2018 · 13 reviews

89 Good

89 Confidence
Fresh Foam 1080 v1

2016 · 1 review

75 Decent

46 Confidence
1080 v5 This shoe

2015 · 6 reviews

68 Below average

77 Confidence
1080 v4

2014 · 11 reviews

70 Decent

84 Confidence
1080 v3

2013 · 10 reviews

58 Bottom-tier

84 Confidence

Reader Ratings

6 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 4

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.4 oz
Release: 2015
MSRP: $145
Stack Height: 30mm heel - 22mm toe
Drop Height: 8mm

Runner reviews

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I would run 500 miles

4/5

Overall

I've had about 4-5 pairs of this exact model and I love them. I've put 500+ miles on them and they never fell apart. They fit me really well and I never had any issues. I wasn't as big a fan of the next model so I stocked up on the v5 while I had the chance.

I speak truthiness · Feb 6, 2018

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 880 v4

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jan 21, 2018

60 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 19

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Dec 7, 2015

25 mpw came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 16

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Great cushioned, neutral shoe

bob.reynolds99 · Dec 4, 2015

55 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

I switched to the 1080v5 after my pair of 1080v4 wore out. The v5 has noticeably more cushioning throughout the sole. They feel more comfortable on long road runs, but the extra cushion makes them feel slower for track workouts.

Costa_Rica_runner · Dec 2, 2015

30 mpw came from the New Balance 1080 v4