Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 6.5 oz · Men's 34/28mm · women's 30/24mm stack · 6mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance FuelCell Rebel v5 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance FuelCell Rebel v4 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Value and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 38 runner reviews and 4 other rated shoes in the FuelCell Rebel product line.
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
96 Very high
External retailer ratings
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“EVA+PEBA mix of the midsole gives the shoe a unique snappiness that you can feel in each stride.”
“Feels super light for the amount of cushion and has enough stability and rubber to feel planted at speed.”
“Fast enough for tempo, but cushioned enough for easy/long runs.”
“Great cushioning. Wide toebox without being a sloppy fit.”
“Well cushioned, very roomy, but sloppy upper and arch support that gets in the way.”
“Cushioning is forgiving but also springy.”
“Sweet spot on 10K to 21K pace runs with perfectly balanced cushioning and responsiveness.”
“Feel extremely light on the feet and lots of energy return in every step.”
“They are not the most stable shoe nor comfortable.”
“Soft on the back of the heel and the wide size is plenty wide in the toes.”
“Perfect balance between price and performance and cushion.”
“Upper is very roomy and comfortable, but is so roomy that it makes it hard to get a good lock down.”
“Lightweight daily trainer with the ability to handle threshold and hill repeats.”
“The arch of the shoe gets in the way of any foot strike.”
“Wide platform and stable neutral.”
“Gaps on either side of my heel in both 10 and 9.5.”
“Use it up to 10 miles but it would probably be fine going longer.”
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the FuelCell Rebel, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2025 · 7 reviews
92 Very good
79 Confidence
FuelCell Rebel v4 This shoe
2024 · 38 reviews
98 Exceptional
96 Confidence
2022 · 45 reviews
88 Good
97 Confidence
2021 · 9 reviews
87 Good
86 Confidence
2019 · 13 reviews
76 Decent
92 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
The rebel v4 is definitely a fast responsive trainer. The shoes feel extremely light on the feet and lots of energy return is felt it every step. They are not the most stable shoe nor comfortable.
Anonymous runner · Oct 29, 2024
55 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the HOKA Mach 6
5/5
Overall
Great show in terms of running feel. Only complaint is the upper is hard to clean in my white/linen color way
Anonymous runner · Oct 29, 2024
15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS Novablast 4
5/5
Overall
Like all shoes, it seems, today, this shoe has a big stack height and tons of foam and bounce. My legs like it and the shoe is still very light and fast. It seems durable so far, but you know the bounce will weaken a bit as things go. A great daily trainer for someone who likes shorter, faster runs.
Anonymous runner · Oct 29, 2024
training for 5K and 10K came from the New Balance Fuelcell Rebel v1
5/5
Overall
So many injuries over the last 3 or 4 years, I’d begun to doubt I’d ever find a shoe that allowed me to continue to run comfortably again. NB Fuelcell Rebel V4 came along and helped me run again.
Anonymous runner · Jun 20, 2024
25 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Saucony Endorphin Speed 3
4/5
Overall
The Rebel v4 is a good, lightweight daily trainer with the ability to handle threshold and some other workouts like hill repeats. It's handled easy runs as well, though I may be too big to use it for really long days as it's a bit on the light side for that. It's a wide platform and is what some might call "stable neutral."
Anonymous runner · Jun 18, 2024
15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS Novablast 3
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