Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Forerunner 165 GPS Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Gray/Whitestone - (2024)
Average customer rating
4.5
(408 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 408 reviews
5 Stars
298
4 Stars
59
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
14
1 Star
14
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 165 GPS Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Gray/Whitestone - (2024)
Customer Rating
5
Great features.
on January 15, 2026
Posted by: Jim01
Got it for Christmas and have worn it every day since. Fits great and feels amazing with its touchscreen.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Liking most everything so far
on January 16, 2026
Posted by: RunJunkie66
I got this watch after wearing out my Forerunner 45. The battery life on this thing is stellar. My old 45 was getting so bad I had to charge it every day that I ran, but I'm on day 5 and have 2 runs on it, so very pleased with that. The only thing I don't like is when I complete a run and try to save it, it asks me how hard I ran, then it asks how I felt, before finally just letting me save the run. I could definitely do without the added intrusions. Hopefully there are settings that can be altered to just let me save the runs.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love the Sleep Score
on January 17, 2026
Posted by: Lucas2319
What I love is the battery life, sleep score, and body battery.
Great wqtch
Great wqtch
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
The good and bads
on January 17, 2026
Posted by: Ethanhh
Overall great but don’t like how it gets my heart rate wrong when I’m working out a lot. I don’t know if its to tight or to loose I keep trying different lengths and it will be off a lot.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great product
on January 20, 2026
Posted by: Keller
I had an RR 235. It was broken, so I got a RR 165
Perfect replacement
Perfect replacement
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Wildly user friendly
on January 21, 2026
Posted by: CateGuns
Over the past 10yrs, I’ve had a Garmin forerunner 295 and a 55 , both held their value and versatility for the athletic life I lead.
The upgrade to the 165 with tough screen has been welcomed change for the better. Still have all the great features, but with added simplicity in touch screen usage.
The upgrade to the 165 with tough screen has been welcomed change for the better. Still have all the great features, but with added simplicity in touch screen usage.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Data Screens Charts & Graphs
on January 21, 2026
Posted by: RL-Fitness
The main reason I purchased the FR165 was the ability to add charts and graphs to the Data Screens within activities. Using "Heart Rate Chart", Heart Rate Zone Ratio Graph" and Time in Heart Zones (1,2,3,4 & 5) is very helpful when doing HIIT on the Treadmill.
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Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Feature
on January 21, 2026
Posted by: Kapono
I love my garmin forerunner 165 but I would like to have the garmin forerunner 265 instead please I would like to work with u guys. I’ve had the garmin instinct for about 2-3 years and now I have the forerunner 165
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