New Balance 880 v4

Name: New Balance 880 v4
Brand: New Balance
Rating: 4.3 (7 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 880 v5 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance 880 v4 trails most daily trainers in our data. Durability and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 13 other rated shoes in the 880 product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Below average

66/100

Overall

Below average 66

Durability

Good 86

Value

Good 86

Comfort

Decent 79

Appearance

Decent 77

Cushioning

Decent 76

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.

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Confidence

85/100

High 85

What runners say

“Gives comfort and support for heavier runners, helps reduce shin splints”

5/5 Full review 12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Launch 3

“After 280 miles, outsole gave way into midsole at outer heel”

3/5 Full review 40 mpw 695 miles in this shoe training for a marathon came from the adidas Energy Boost 2

“Fits great for wide feet with room for toes to move”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for middle distance came from the New Balance 860 v4

“Outsole around heel lasted very little”

3/5 Full review 40 mpw 695 miles in this shoe training for a marathon came from the adidas Energy Boost 2

“Calves tighten up due to insufficient cushioning”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for middle distance came from the New Balance 860 v4

“Held up through high mileage training”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Glycerin 12

“Slight creases on the foam, and the rubber sole starting to chip”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for middle distance came from the New Balance 860 v4

“Pinky toe would tear through the fabric”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Glycerin 12

“Each pair lasted about 475 miles”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw 2,868 miles in this shoe came from the Saucony Guide 7

“A very lightweight fast shoe”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for middle distance came from the New Balance 860 v4

Prefer this shoe over another

43% 6/14

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Pros

Reviewers find it comfortable through marathon training and high weekly mileage, one getting about 475 miles from each of five or six pairs.
Appearance draws 4.6 out of 5, the highest mark of any dimension, and reviewers with wide feet say the toe box suits them.

Cons

One reviewer had the outsole around the heel give way into the midsole at 280 miles and stopped using them.
The 880 v3 before it and the v5 after it score 73 and 92 against its 65.

880 v4 rates 66. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 880

Each dot is one version of the 880, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

73 2012 72 66 2016 92 76 2018 66 78 2020 70 79 2021 90 60 2023 72 64 2018 78

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Fresh Foam X 880v14

2025 · 6 reviews

78 Decent

74 Confidence
880v8

2018 · 3 reviews

64 Below average

81 Confidence
Fresh Foam X 880 v15

2025 · 2 reviews

72 Decent

53 Confidence
Fresh Foam X 880 v13

2023 · 13 reviews

60 Bottom-tier

85 Confidence
Fresh Foam X 880 v12

2022 · 13 reviews

90 Good

84 Confidence
Fresh Foam 880 v11

2021 · 3 reviews

79 Decent

53 Confidence
Fresh Foam 880 v10

2020 · 6 reviews

70 Below average

75 Confidence
880 v9

2020 · 22 reviews

78 Decent

90 Confidence
880 v7

2018 · 11 reviews

66 Below average

81 Confidence
880 v6

2018 · 1 review

76 Decent

36 Confidence
880 v5

2016 · 12 reviews

92 Very good

89 Confidence
880 v4 This shoe

2016 · 7 reviews

66 Below average

85 Confidence
880 v3

2013 · 10 reviews

72 Decent

78 Confidence
880 v2

2012 · 4 reviews

73 Decent

73 Confidence

Reader Ratings

7 ratings

5/5 3

4/5 3

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2016

Runner reviews

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Comfiest shoe ever!

5/5

Overall

The NB 880 was recommended to me by a shoe specialist and I am very happy with the results. As a heavier runner, it gives me comfort and support, while helping reduce shin splints. I can’t recommend it enough and I have to try not to wear them when I’m not running!

Anonymous runner · Jul 26, 2019

12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Launch 3

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 12, 2019

15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Launch 5

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Great Shoe. I used 5-6 pairs of them. Each capped out at about 475 miles.

xctfsteve · May 16, 2016

55 mpw 2,868 miles in this shoe came from the Saucony Guide 7

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

It Is a very lightweight fast shoe, It is very good for any type of speed/ distance workout. It isn't super durable, because I am starting to get slight creases on the foam, and the rubber sole is starting to chip. It looks very stylish and cool and comes in different colors that I like. It fits great for someone with wide feet and my toe feels like it can move around great. My calves start to tighten up when I use this shoe because there isn't as much cushioning as i would like. For $115 dollars It is a great buy and you can usually get it on sale other places. It Isn't great for overpronation and doesn't fit me for that because I over pronate, but overall this shoe is a very flexible, lightweight, fast, responsive shoe.

Anonymous runner · Jan 9, 2016

20 mpw training for middle distance came from the New Balance 860 v4

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

I had been wearing Brooks for about 5 years previous before switching shoes. My feet had been getting wider and as a result my pinky toe would tear through the fabric on both shoes. The New Balance 880v4 was suggested to me at my local running store (Bucks County Runners). They immediately felt much better. I was training for the Chicago Marathon and the shoes held up through a summer of high mileage.

Anonymous runner · Dec 18, 2015

60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Glycerin 12