Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Forerunner 165 Music GPS Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Turquoise/Aqua - (2024)
Average customer rating
4.3
(184 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 184 reviews
5 Stars
119
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Star
14
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Forerunner 165 Music GPS Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Turquoise/Aqua - (2024)
Customer Rating
5
User Friendly
on January 12, 2026
Posted by: Jessi B
I am not great with technology, so I was hesitant with this product. But, I was pleasantly surprised with how easy it was to figure out how to use this watch and sync it to my phone. There are a few things that I am still trying to figure out, but nothing that hasn't been easy so far!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
LOVE this watch
on January 8, 2026
Posted by: svs_hil
I bought it two months ago and I am absolutely in love with it, it’s so nice and wonderful, easy to set up if you follow the instructions!!!!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great upgrade from vivoactive4
on January 7, 2026
Posted by: motisG
Overall, it is a great upgrade from vivoactive4 to Forerunner 165.
As far as the music, I have not been able to listen to any music... connected to YouTube, I do get Succes! Device connected, but when I tried to connect to my playlist, I get an error message (15) Something went wrong.
As far as the music, I have not been able to listen to any music... connected to YouTube, I do get Succes! Device connected, but when I tried to connect to my playlist, I get an error message (15) Something went wrong.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great product!!
on January 2, 2026
Posted by: RhinosIr
The GPS is spot on!! The look is great. Battery life is phenomenal!! Really glad I got this
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Batería se descarga rápido
on December 30, 2025
Posted by: Pedrohx
La batería de mi reloj se está descargando muy rápido , dura aproximadamente un día
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Awful software
on December 23, 2025
Posted by: GarminHasAwfulWatches!
Complete flipping joke. Oh how I wish I could curse and give this a proper review. Software is a joke. Have to subscribe to new music streaming services, because we all know the forbidden fruit company doesn't like to share with competitors. Have to download a million different apps just to use it as advertised. Complete waste of money. Do not buy. The ONLY good thing about it is the battery. That's it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Music
on December 19, 2025
Posted by: Deepika
I purchased 165 M for keeoing track of sleep cycles .Find it the best
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Display
on December 16, 2025
Posted by: gerin124
Enjoy using this watch. Especially because I won it as an age group winner at a Garmin Marathon Series event.
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