A control device for a vehicle, the vehicle including a drive power source, a first drive wheel, a second drive wheel, and a drive power distribution device, one of the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel being provided on a left side with respect to a traveling direction of the vehicle, the other wheel is provided on a right side with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle, and the drive power distribution device distributing power from the drive power source to the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel, the control device comprising: an electronic control unit configured to (a) perform drive power distribution control, the drive power distribution control being control for distributing the drive power to the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel by the drive power distribution device, and characterized by being configured to (b) make a first variation of a control command value be smaller than a second variation of the control command value, the first variation being a variation per unit time of the control command value in a process of stopping the drive power distribution control when abnormality in the drive power distribution control occurs and a friction coefficient of a traveling road surface is great, and the second variation is a variation per unit time of the control command value in the process of stopping the drive power distribution control when abnormality in the drive power distribution control occurs and the friction coefficient is small. an electronic control unit configured to (a) perform drive power distribution control, the drive power distribution control being control for distributing the drive power to the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel by the drive power distribution device, and characterized by being configured to (b) make a first variation of a control command value be smaller than a second variation of the control command value, the first variation being a variation per unit time of the control command value in a process of stopping the drive power distribution control when abnormality in the drive power distribution control occurs and a friction coefficient of a traveling road surface is great, and the second variation is a variation per unit time of the control command value in the process of stopping the drive power distribution control when abnormality in the drive power distribution control occurs and the friction coefficient is small. (a) perform drive power distribution control, the drive power distribution control being control for distributing the drive power to the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel by the drive power distribution device, and characterized by being configured to (b) make a first variation of a control command value be smaller than a second variation of the control command value, the first variation being a variation per unit time of the control command value in a process of stopping the drive power distribution control when abnormality in the drive power distribution control occurs and a friction coefficient of a traveling road surface is great, and the second variation is a variation per unit time of the control command value in the process of stopping the drive power distribution control when abnormality in the drive power distribution control occurs and the friction coefficient is small.