Nike Downshifter 12
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road
How it ranks
The Nike Downshifter 12’s rating is an early estimate. We haven’t collected runner reviews of this shoe yet, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
Current estimate: Good
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
50 Low
External retailer ratings
We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.
The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.
Based on
The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.
- Product line track record
- External ratings
- Our ratings
Where to buy
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BuyPros
- It lists at $75, well below the $150 median for daily trainers for sale.
- It costs much less than the typical daily trainer for sale.
Cons
- Two newer Downshifters are for sale alongside it, the 13 and the 14.
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
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Downshifter
Each dot is one version of the Downshifter, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2026 · 0 reviews
84 Good
67 Confidence
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2023 · 0 reviews
87 Good
46 Confidence
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Downshifter 12 This shoe
2023 · 0 reviews
81 Good
50 Confidence
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2017 · 1 review
72 Decent
66 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Release
- 2023 Q4
- MSRP
- $75
- Widths
- Medium
Available sizes
Men's
9, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5
8.5, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11
42.5, 44, 44.5, 45, 45.5
Women's
8, 8.5
6, 6.5
39, 40
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Nike Downshifter 12 In Context
More on the Nike Downshifter
- Nike Downshifter 14
- Nike Downshifter 13 next version
- Nike Downshifter 11 previous version
- Nike Downshifter 10
- Nike Downshifter 9
- Nike Downshifter 6