New Balance 990 v5

Name: New Balance 990 v5
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 14 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 990 v6 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance 990 v5 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Durability and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the 990 product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Good

84/100

Overall

Good 84

Durability

Very good 93

Cushioning

Good 83

Comfort

Good 82

Appearance

Decent 80

Value

Bottom-tier 60

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

46/100

Low 46

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers rate the build as long-lasting, with no durability complaints.
Reviewers praise the comfort and support over long runs, one on his fifth version of the shoe.

Cons

At 14.0 oz it is one of the heaviest shoes in the catalog.
Value draws the lowest ratings of the four reviews so far, at 4.0 out of 5.

990 v5 rates 84. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 990

Each dot is one version of the 990, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

59 2014 84 2019 65 2023 75 2018

Release year

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

990v4

2018 · 5 reviews

75 Decent

43 Confidence
990 v6

2023 · 2 reviews

65 Below average

6 Confidence
990 v5 This shoe

2019 · 4 reviews

84 Good

46 Confidence
990 v3

2014 · 6 reviews

59 Bottom-tier

48 Confidence

Reader Ratings

4 ratings

5/5 3

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 14 oz
Release: 2019 Q2
MSRP: $175

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Dec 4, 2024

training for 5K and 10K

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Aug 11, 2019

20 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Best Running Shoes

5/5

Overall

I have gotten the v1,2,3,4, and now 5. I am always impressed with quality and comfort of these shoes. Excellent support! I have had knee problems ever since tearing my meniscus, and this running shoe has been the best for me. I cannot speak highly enough of these shoes!

Anonymous runner · Jul 9, 2019

30 mpw