Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Forerunner 170 GPS Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-Reinforced polymer - Whitestone/Cloud Blue - (2026)
Average customer rating
4.4
(34 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 34 reviews
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Star
1
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 170 GPS Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-Reinforced polymer - Whitestone/Cloud Blue - (2026)
Customer Rating
5
health/fitness tracking
on July 1, 2026
Posted by: Ryno2980
After doing research and comparing models, it does/operates just as expected. I am pleased so far and look forward to using it and looking at the data as it unlocks as I wear it longer.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
50
on June 26, 2026
Posted by: Juno
Awesome watch love it! I would recommend this watch
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great watch for tracking health and exercise
on June 25, 2026
Posted by: Fina- Freedom
Have used the watch for 3 weeks now. I bought it because my previous Garmin watch finally stopped working after 20+years. If has many new features which help me manage my health (sleep), and my level of exercise. It is very intuitive in tracking my habits. I am very pleased with the Forerunner 170.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
My honest review
on June 16, 2026
Posted by: BretKindaRuns
I did not think I would want to upgrade from the fenix 3 to this new tech! However, now I’m addicted to my VO2 max and sleep score so much that my wife complains and tells me she’s going to throw the thing out the window; she wears an Apple Watch. She doesn’t get it, but we love them anyways. I never realized how much of a tub I was until I unlocked a new algorithm called training readiness, but here we are. Would I go back? Absolutely not, but I’m pretty certain my chase for the perfect sleep score is causing my sleep score to be decrease
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Lots of data!
on June 12, 2026
Posted by: CocoK95
Purchased about a month ago, so far I really like it. It offers a lot of detailed information about your work outs and various workouts/coaching programs to help improve. Have experienced a little bit of connectivity issues where it shows connected to my phone and notifications are on, but it randomly stops receiving notifications for periods of time - but I am not sure if this is an issue on my phone end or even some type of operator error. The watch seems to function as expected!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great upgrade
on June 11, 2026
Posted by: Trexdaddy
Had mine for a bit over a month and love the sleep tracking feature and have found it much more reliable for the step and run tracking then my former Apple Watch
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Perfect For Returning To Running
on June 11, 2026
Posted by: JavaPuppy
After seven years of no exercise at all, I decided to start walking, and run/walking, again. The Forerunner 170 does exactly what I need it to do. The device, and the Connect app, show a lot of growth since I last used Garmin devices in the 2010s.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
on June 4, 2026
Posted by: El Magnifico
I like the amoled screen,I really don't like that this model comes in only one size,the band is too thin and wimpy looking...
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin