Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.5 oz · 13mm drop · 35/22mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 880 v4 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance 880 v3 ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Durability and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 10 runner reviews and 13 other rated shoes in the 880 product line. Another 2 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
78/100
“300 miles in and still going strong”
“Stable and never feel as though I might twist an ankle if I take a hard corner”
“Regular width a bit too narrow, wide width much too wide”
“The bottom does wear out rather easily”
“Nicely cushioned, but still flexible with a neutral feeling”
“Comfortable and responsive”
“Relatively-high heel drop”
“Has good cushioning”
57% 4/7
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the 880, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2025 · 6 reviews
78 Decent
74 Confidence
2018 · 3 reviews
64 Below average
81 Confidence
2025 · 2 reviews
72 Decent
53 Confidence
2023 · 13 reviews
60 Bottom-tier
85 Confidence
2022 · 13 reviews
90 Good
84 Confidence
2021 · 3 reviews
79 Decent
53 Confidence
2020 · 6 reviews
70 Below average
75 Confidence
2020 · 22 reviews
78 Decent
90 Confidence
2018 · 11 reviews
66 Below average
81 Confidence
2018 · 1 review
76 Decent
36 Confidence
2016 · 12 reviews
92 Very good
89 Confidence
2016 · 7 reviews
66 Below average
85 Confidence
880 v3 This shoe
2013 · 10 reviews
72 Decent
78 Confidence
2012 · 4 reviews
73 Decent
73 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 19, 2015
40 mpw came from the Nike Air Pegasus+ 30
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Apr 6, 2015
25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 880 v2
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Apr 5, 2015
training for a marathon came from the Saucony Guide 7
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Apr 4, 2015
50 mpw training for middle distance came from the Saucony Guide 7
4/5
Overall
aemosca · Sep 20, 2014
40 mpw training for a half marathon
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