Skip to Main Content
Sams Club
Sams Club
Customer reviews for Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch for
Garmin Vivoactive 5 Smart Watch
4.3 out of 5 stars
stars1,534 ratings1,525 reviews
  1. 5 stars64% (976)
  2. 4 stars18% (276)
  3. 3 stars9% (138)
  4. 2 stars4% (67)
  5. 1 star5% (77)

Member photos

Sort by |
Showing 221-230 of 1,525 reviews
Oct 27, 2025
AceLang
4 out of 5 stars review

A great upgrade from my Venu Sq

I bought this watch for my birthday as an upgrade from my old venu (which I loved). I'm really happy with how it looks, how it tracks my exercises and how easy it is to use.

Review from Garmin
Helpful?4E8OQ6OX5MLW13866419621
Jan 11, 2026
Water Watch
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Watch!!!

I bought my Garmin to track my exercise in water aerobics classes! It does exactly what I purchased it for and 1/2 the price of the other watch I was considering!!

Review from Garmin
Helpful?4E8OQ6OX5MLW13866419621
Oct 21, 2025
ADeMasi
5 out of 5 stars review

Interesting and fun.

I love the details on my body's performance during my swim workouts. The sleep info is great too altho I don't understand how the overall number is calculated. Some other parameters are mysterious too. Overall fun to learn about my health this way

Review from Garmin
Helpful?4E8OQ6OX5MLW13866419621
Jan 16, 2026
RaisinH8r
4 out of 5 stars review

Only one fault!

I am in love with my Vivo5. It tracks my sleep, stress and steps way more accurately than any other fitness watch has. I can say, the only fault this watch has is its inability to track treadmill runs. Other than that I recommend this to everyone!

Review from Garmin
Helpful?4E8OQ6OX5MLW13866419621
Nov 26, 2025
Candi
5 out of 5 stars review

Easy and Fantastic

Love how easy it is to use everything on it. Great brightness and clever making time lighter during the night. Told my BFF about it she's buying one now.

Review from Garmin
Helpful?4E8OQ6OX5MLW13866419621
Nov 9, 2025
Vb22
1 out of 5 stars review

Won’t hold a charge

I bought mine in May and it already won’t hold a charge. Doesn’t even last 24 hours. I switched from Fitbit to garmin for this exact reason and my garmin has proven to be way worse than Fitbit products! So disappointing.

Review from Garmin
Helpful?4E8OQ6OX5MLW13866419621
reply from Care

Hi there, here is a great troubleshooting article to ensure that you are getting the most out of your watch battery. http://ms.spr.ly/6425tMKO9 If you do continue to have issues please contact our support team so we further assist you. 1-800-800-1020 Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. CST. Closed weekends and holidays.

Jan 6, 2026
MrsHMoves_
4 out of 5 stars review

Nice Watch!

I won this watch and thought it was a pretty good watch. My old VENU was due for an update. It has a bright display, and was pretty easy to navigate. I did decide to upgrade to the Venu 4 for the flashlight.

Review from Garmin
Helpful?4E8OQ6OX5MLW13866419621
Nov 20, 2025
Swimmer01
5 out of 5 stars review

Vivoactive 5

I love my new Vivoactive 5. A new nice to have is the heartrate monitor for swimming. I am also looking forward to using the open water swimming feature.

Review from Garmin
Helpful?4E8OQ6OX5MLW13866419621
Oct 28, 2025
Stella Grace
5 out of 5 stars review

Very satisfied

I had a Vivo5 that wouldn't track my ride, hikes, steps. I was impressed by Garmin letting me do the exchange for the Vivoactive5. I am very pleased and satisfied with Garmin.

Review from Garmin
Helpful?4E8OQ6OX5MLW13866419621
Jul 21, 2025
bg1017
1 out of 5 stars review

Not meant for an advanced runner

I loved my vivoactive 4s, so I bought this thinking it would be the same. The screen was so insanely sensitive, I went on a few long runs with it and the screen would constantly shift with just a drop of sweat on it. I was going insane, I’d pause my run at a stoplight and the watch would save without me touching the screen. I live in Florida, so the humidity might have to do with it, but it would never stay on the running data screen as I would run. I’d look down and my watch would be on the music screen or something else instead of just showing my pace. I returned it after giving it three weeks. I tried reducing the sensitivity and other controls in the settings, and it still disappointed. It’s a cute watch, just I would not recommend for serious training.

Review from Garmin
Helpful?4E8OQ6OX5MLW13866419621