VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

In a vehicle control device 2 for performing control to stop and start an engine 4 according to a traveling state of a vehicle 1 regardless of an operation of stopping and starting the engine 4 by a driver 100, the stopping of the engine 4 is limited based on a starting endurance ability of the engine 4. Thus, an endurance number of years of a starter 40 can be ensured. If a contribution degree in improving a fuel economy by the stopping of the engine at the time of parking is high, the effect of improving the fuel economy can be suppressed from reducing by prohibiting the automatic stopping of the engine 4 during traveling. The effect of improving the fuel economy by stopping the engine 4 can be enhanced by ensuring the endurance number of years of the starter 40. As a result, the reduction of fuel economy and ensuring of endurance of the starter 40 can be satisfied.