METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID VEHICLE AND A RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF

A method for controlling a limp-home mode of a hybrid vehicle that uses an engine to charge a high-voltage battery includes: initiating a limp home mode when a failure in a second motor is detected while the vehicle is running; determining whether the vehicle speed detected when the vehicle is driving in the limp home mode exceeds a lower limit vehicle speed predetermined based on a condition for maintaining an engine start; controlling the vehicle in an electric vehicle (EV) mode in which the vehicle is driven using only a first motor when the vehicle speed is lower than the lower limit vehicle speed; and controlling the vehicle in a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) mode in which the vehicle is driven by the engine and the first motor when the vehicle speed exceeds the lower limit vehicle speed.