Reader review
3/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Mar 23, 2015
40 mpw 695 miles in this shoe training for a marathon came from the adidas Energy Boost 2
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
New Balance 880 v4
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
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
85/100
What runners say
“Gives comfort and support for heavier runners, helps reduce shin splints”
“After 280 miles, outsole gave way into midsole at outer heel”
“Fits great for wide feet with room for toes to move”
“Outsole around heel lasted very little”
“Calves tighten up due to insufficient cushioning”
“Held up through high mileage training”
“Slight creases on the foam, and the rubber sole starting to chip”
“Pinky toe would tear through the fabric”
“Each pair lasted about 475 miles”
“A very lightweight fast shoe”
Prefer this shoe over another
43% 6/14
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
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.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
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.
Release year
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2025 · 6 reviews
78 Decent
74 Confidence
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2018 · 3 reviews
64 Below average
81 Confidence
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2025 · 2 reviews
72 Decent
53 Confidence
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2023 · 13 reviews
60 Bottom-tier
85 Confidence
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2022 · 13 reviews
90 Good
84 Confidence
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2021 · 3 reviews
79 Decent
53 Confidence
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2020 · 6 reviews
70 Below average
75 Confidence
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2020 · 22 reviews
78 Decent
90 Confidence
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2018 · 11 reviews
66 Below average
81 Confidence
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2018 · 1 review
76 Decent
36 Confidence
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2016 · 12 reviews
92 Very good
89 Confidence
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880 v4 This shoe
2016 · 7 reviews
66 Below average
85 Confidence
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2013 · 10 reviews
72 Decent
78 Confidence
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2012 · 4 reviews
73 Decent
73 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Release
- 2016
Runner reviews
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 16, 2014
35 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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New Balance 880 v4 In Context
More on the New Balance 880
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 880 v15
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 880v14
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 880 v13
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 880 v12
- New Balance Fresh Foam 880 v11
- New Balance 880 v9
- New Balance 880 v5 next version
- New Balance 880 v3 previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- New Balance 860 v4 1 runner
- adidas Energy Boost 2 1 runner
- Brooks Glycerin 12 1 runner