Customer Reviews Hoka Clifton 5

I almost don't know how to describe this shoe. I LOVED the color and the look of the shoe but I was absolutely disappointed in the fit. I usually wear an 8 1/2 to a 9 Wide and almost always have trouble with the big toe on my right (wider)foot because my toes turn up and spread out. Well with this shoe I put the right shoe on and was beginning to get my hopes up and then I put on the left shoe. YIKES I don't know if I just got a defective pair but where the sole attaches to the upper the inside arch area was like walking on the sharp edge of the sole. I took them off and ran my finger around the insde and sure enough you can feel the rim of the sole all the way around and it was really prominent around the inside arch. I am sending them back but I am really disappointed because I loved the color and the 9D appeared to fit me in length. Even though the 9D didn't feel roomy it was doable. My advice on these shoes would be that even the wide isn't really wide. It probably wouldn't work for really wide feet. Also err on the side of caution and if you are close to a size I would size up.

I was wearing the Clifton 4 and loved it so I was hopeful for this version. Sadly, the changes they made to this version didn't fit my feel well. The size and width feel the same, but support must have changed because just trying them on around my house gave me some ankle soreness.

Even standing in these shoes had me standing on the outside of my feet. I must have ordered the wrong shoe for my problem.

Very frustrated by lack of room in toe box and across bridge of my foot. I generally have a narrow foot, and the heel is fine, so ordering a wide would not be the solution. Loved the Clifton 3's. Had high hopes for these and was very pleasantly surprised at the new color choices (finally, some Hokas in more muted colors without dayglo accents!). After all the complaints about the tight/narrow toe box in the previous model you'd think Hoka would have taken that into account for the Clifton 5. Very disappointing.

This is my 5th pair of Hoka shoes and all 5 of them have torn in the exact same place long before the sole wears out. I have been buying running shoes for 30 years and have never had this happen before to any of my Nike or Asics shoes. I don't know how they are making the shoes, but something is wrong as this keeps happening over and over again.

As these were my first pair of "expensive" tennis shoes, I really hoped for a life-changing experience. I don't use them for running, but rather for walking. I sometimes walk up to 13 miles in one day so I wanted something to keep my feet from aching. These shoes ended up being the most painful, uncomfortable shoes I've ever owned. After about 6 miles, my little toes both had developed bad corns on them, causing each step being excruciating. This is a problem I've NEVER had before, as my feet are quite narrow. The fabric on the toe box of these shoes is not stretchy or forgiving. Also, the heel doesn't seem to have any padding where the heel rounds out and meets the shoe. There is plenty of padding up by the ankle bone though! But each step was incredibly painful for my heels, leaving them bruised and sore for 2 days afterward. I'll stick to my $50 Adidas shoes.

A regular exerciser for most of my life, I've recently started having foot problems in my early fifties (metatarsalgia, capsulitis, loss of fat pads, possible neuroma) and I've been searching for a comfortable shoe, which has been a tricky process. I found this shoe to be surprisingly stiff and uncomfortable. The arch area was large, unyielding, and hit my foot in the wrong area and caused pain after several hours. There was a hard ridge along the outer edge of the insole that seemed to encourage overpronation in my foot. (Although, notably, the shoe caused no pain in the metatarsal and toe area at all). I felt like I was walking on stiff planks that my foot was constantly fighting against in order to flex with its natural movement. Disappointing shoe, although I loved the style and thought they looked great (black color option). I am trying other models of Hoka shoes and hope to find one that works.

I’m very disappointed in this new version of the Clifton’s. I’ve worn the Clifton 4 and hope the pair I have last a long time. The Clifton 5, both knit and regular, have a stiffer, more uncomfortable sole, it makes the shoe hard and it hurts my feet. The Clifton 4 has the perfect combination of support and a cushioned foot bed. Clifton 5, not so much. Bring back the 4’s!!!

Disappointed in the fit of this shoe. They definitely were not cloud like and felt a half size larger than expected.

I have purchased Hoka shoes in past and loved them. But this pair I had to return. They must have changed the shoe design because these shoes actually hurt my feet. The arch was too high making my stance off & shoe cut into me also putting too much pressure on heels making them terribly sore.

The arch is too high It hurts. Could not use them for running. I am usually an ASICS user.