Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and Black - (2023)
Average customer rating
4.4
(869 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 869 reviews
5 Stars
581
4 Stars
162
3 Stars
72
2 Stars
28
1 Star
26
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and Black - (2023)
Customer Rating
2
Workout tracking
on April 24, 2026
Posted by: Jaredrr
I bought this a month ago and I’m extremely disappointed.. I got it to measure sleep and heart rate and the sensor on this one may be faulty.. constantly saying my heart rate is 100+ and only getting 3 hours of sleep (so I recorded myself for a whole week and got 7 hours of sleep.. while the garmin said 3.5 hours… or wouldn’t even measure sleep) I should’ve gotten the venu 4 but will probably never get a garmin again after this experience.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great health tracking
on April 15, 2026
Posted by: APerez
I got this watch about a month ago and I am loving all the features! I got this watch primarily for tracking my sleep score, steps and daily activity but it has much more capability. If you take the time to setup, you can customize features that provide useful health information. The watch faces are excellent. By linking to my phone, I can get notifications when I am away from my phone. I highly recommend the Venu 3
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent fitness watch
on April 9, 2026
Posted by: JCM*
I've had this almost a month now (replacing my Venu 2). I absolutely love it. Bright display, multiple features and increased number of workout trackers, and great battery life. Well worth what I spent. (And my wife has been thrilled with hers too.)
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great features
on April 5, 2026
Posted by: Rugger141
I purchased my Venu 3 shortly after it became available. It replaced my Vivoactive 4. I was most interested in the ECG App.
My biggest disappointment is the "raised" face that scratches very easily. Within a few months of purchase the face looked very bad.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Exchange/upgrade?
on April 4, 2026
Posted by: ATS777Garp
Poorest model, being my fourth Garmin watch; it doesn’t allow me to answer phone calls and isn’t monitoring my sleep correctly (having been very pleased with my prior Instinct Solar). I’ve had the Venu 3 for just less than three months; can it be exchanged/pay for upgrade to the Venu 4, please?
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Watch!
on March 24, 2026
Posted by: Strids97
One of the best watches I've owned. Had fitbits previously, wife had an apple watch...none of them compare to Garmin, it flat-out works. Great features, and it does exactly what I want it too!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Good watch
on March 21, 2026
Posted by: Joe Walks
I have very much enjoyed the Venu 3. It appears reasonably accurate calculating steps outside. It has all of the Smart functions I would want.
On the con side, The treadmill function could be more accurate, but is correctable. It does question all the other distances you may walk inside. I wish the flash light feature was better. The integration with an iPhone for phone calls and messages is iffy.
Overall, I would purchase it again - or upgrade to the Venu 4.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Returned
on March 21, 2026
Posted by: Tons
Returned it, wasn’t that great of a heart rate monitor.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin