Customer Reviews New Balance 840v5

Have a pair of grey M840 13 2E. They fit great. Ordered a Black pair M840 13 2E and they were to small in length and narrower.

I'm struggling with the length of my shoe and my index toe especially on my left foot. These shoes are the same size as I have been getting for years. Yet I'm getting a blister on my left index toe and it will not go away. I really wanted these shoes to work because two pairs of my other shoes are getting old. They are not shown on my order history but their models are MROAVTB and MROAVBB. I have a newer shoe that appears on my order history MCRZRRB (Fresh Foam Cruzv1 Reissue). All of of these shoes are size 14. In an effort to make the new 840v5 (M840BB5) shoe work, I put the left shoe in a shoe stretcher. It still causes blister irritation on the end of my left index toe. It is frustrating. Note I bought a second pair at the same time 840v5 (M840LB5) and it has the same problem. Note: I have been a long time user of New Balance shoes( well over 20 years) This is the first time that I have had a shoe length problem. I am sending a similar note about the other pair that I bought at the same time.

I need a narrow width, which previously was available in the 840's. Now, no narrow. So no good for me.

Quality itself seemed fine, but the fit was very strange compared to other NB shoes i own. I will stick with the 880 models

I've been wearing 840s, or the predecessor shoe numbers, for over 10 years. I bought the V5 and found it to feel much less cushioned than my old V4 shoes. I had to return them. I am now wearing ASICS Gel Cumulus 24. I'll give the next version of the 840 a try. Hopefully, New Balance will correct the problem.

I've been a big fan of the 840V4 for many years and bought the 840v5 when I couldn't get the 4 version. There are several things about this shoe that I don't like. The tongue is very long and narrow, so it looks silly and it slips to the side. You feel everything on the road surface in your foot, even when using the cork inserts from Sole. Never had this with the V4. The decorative "N" on the side of the shoe overlaps with the plastic tracing causing a hard spot that you can feel on the top side of your foot. The new lacing design also bunches up and you feel that pressure on the top of your foot.

Very soft with very little support for walking. Unstable. I cannot walk in them.

Tried a EE then a EEEE and both hurt returned after a few days ,bottom of shoe felt everything on the road way too thin sole

Shoe is poorly made. This was the second pair I ordered, first pair the sole wasnt glued on properly and was flapping at the rear. 2nd pair, the stitching inside at the toe was poking into my big toe. Poor quality control.

Have owned 5 pairs of the 840v4 and loved them but I could not be more disappointed with the V5. The shoe fits completely different. My biggest concern is the heel which has changed drastically on this version and makes its too uncomfortable for me to wear. Ill be looking at other brands for my next shoe

Already walked through almost half the tread in like 70 miles. Been a New Balance wearer for a long time, really been disappointed with this pair.

Toe wore through shoe within 40 days . Very cheaply made .Inferior material used. Do not purchase.