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New Balance 1080v15

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9 oz · Medium/Narrow/Wide

How it ranks

The New Balance 1080v15 ranks below 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.

New Balance 1080v15

of 5

Below average

68/100
Overall
68
Cushioning
94
Comfort
93
Durability
74
Appearance
74
Value
54
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

70/100

70

Where to buy

Running Warehouse
$170 $170

Black / Slate Grey (and 6 others)

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Price as of Sep 14.

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$170
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Pros

  • Comfort averages 4.5 out of 5 across the six reviewers so far, and cushioning 4.4.
  • One reviewer, buying their seventh pair of 1080s, calls it the same reliable shoe.
  • Light for the category at 9.0 oz in the men's and 7.1 oz in the women's.

Cons

  • Durability averages 3.7 out of 5 across the six reviewers so far, with two of them marking it a 2.
  • Value averages 3.5 out of 5, the weakest of its categories.
  • The three versions before it score 97, 90 and 97 here, on twenty-five, twenty-seven and twenty-eight reviews.

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

1080v15 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

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • 1080v15 This shoe

    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

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

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
9 oz
Release
2026
MSRP
$170
Widths
Medium, Narrow, Wide

Available sizes

Men's sizes

8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13

Women's sizes

6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9 oz M
8.6 oz M
8.5 oz M Lightest
Stack
39/33mm
40/35mm
Drop
6mm
5mm
Release
2026 Newest
2024 Q4
2023 Q1
MSRP
$169.99
$164.99
$145
Best price
$169.95
$149.99 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
Below average (68)
Excellent (96)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Very good (93)
Exceptional (99)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Excellent (94)
Exceptional (99)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Durability
Decent (74)
Excellent (95) Best durability
Very good (92)
Appearance
Decent (74)
Exceptional (97) Best appearance
Very good (91)
Value
Bottom-tier (54)
Decent (74)
Good (88) Best value
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