New Balance 940 v4

Name: New Balance 940 v4
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · 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 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 1 runner review and 2 other rated shoes in the 940 product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Decent

77/100

Overall

Decent 77

Cushioning

Decent 80

Value

Decent 74

Comfort

Decent 72

Durability

Decent 71

Appearance

Decent 71

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

24/100

Very low 24

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 1 runner rating.

Prefer this shoe over another

20% 1/5

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

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 77. This shoe has very low certainty. 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

77 2019 73 2016 75 2017

Release year

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

940v3

2017 · 1 review

75 Decent

15 Confidence
940v2

2016 · 2 reviews

73 Decent

14 Confidence
940 v4 This shoe

2019 · 1 review

77 Decent

24 Confidence

Reader 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