VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

A vehicle control device is configured to: execute motor assist when a vehicle is traveling by a drive wheel being driven by an internal combustion engine, in which electric power of a power storage device is supplied to an electric motor and the electric motor assists driving of the drive wheel; change upper-limit assist electric power, which is an upper-limit value of electric power supplied from the power storage device to the electric motor in order to perform the motor assist, in accordance with a temperature of the power storage device; and when the temperature of the power storage device reaches a first temperature, restrict the upper-limit assist electric power such that a reduction amount of a maximum driving force of the vehicle falls within an allowable range.