A vehicle drive apparatus, comprising: a motor that generates torque used as driving force for a vehicle; a driving force transmission apparatus that transmits torque output from the motor to a wheel; and a control unit that controls the motor and the driving force transmission apparatus, wherein the driving force transmission apparatus includes a linkage mechanism that is able to carry out switchover between a connected state where a first rotary member on the motor side and a second rotary member on the wheel side are connected to each other so as to be non-rotatable relative to each other to transmit the torque output from the motor to the wheel, and a disconnected state where the first rotary member and the second rotary member are disconnected from each other, the linkage mechanism is a dog clutch that connects the first rotary member and the second rotary member to each other by meshing of a recessed portion (440b; 450b) formed at one of the first rotary member and the second rotary member with a protrusion portion formed at the other one of the first rotary member and the second rotary member; and when switching the driving force transmission apparatus from the disconnected state to the connected state while the vehicle is travelling with rotation of the motor stopped, the control unit makes a rotational speed of the first rotary member higher than or equal to a rotational speed of the second rotary member by causing the motor to generate torque, the vehicle drive apparatus being characterized in that the control unit reduces the torque that is generated by the motor, after making the rotational speed of the first rotary member higher than or equal to a rotational speed of the second rotary member, and then switches the driving force transmission apparatus from the disconnected state to the connected state by controlling the linkage mechanism with the torque that is generated by the motor maintained at a reduced level, and when detecting a failure of establishment of the switchover from the disconnected state to the connected state through control of the linkage mechanism, the control unit reduces the torque that is generated by the motor after making the rotational speed of the first rotary member higher than or equal to the rotational speed of the second rotary member again, and then switches the driving force transmission apparatus from the disconnected state to the connected state by controlling the linkage mechanism with the torque that is generated by the motor maintained at a reduced level. a motor that generates torque used as driving force for a vehicle; a driving force transmission apparatus that transmits torque output from the motor to a wheel; and a control unit that controls the motor and the driving force transmission apparatus, wherein the driving force transmission apparatus includes a linkage mechanism that is able to carry out switchover between a connected state where a first rotary member on the motor side and a second rotary member on the wheel side are connected to each other so as to be non-rotatable relative to each other to transmit the torque output from the motor to the wheel, and a disconnected state where the first rotary member and the second rotary member are disconnected from each other, the linkage mechanism is a dog clutch that connects the first rotary member and the second rotary member to each other by meshing of a recessed portion (440b; 450b) formed at one of the first rotary member and the second rotary member with a protrusion portion formed at the other one of the first rotary member and the second rotary member; and when switching the driving force transmission apparatus from the disconnected state to the connected state while the vehicle is travelling with rotation of the motor stopped, the control unit makes a rotational speed of the first rotary member higher than or equal to a rotational speed of the second rotary member by causing the motor to generate torque, the vehicle drive apparatus being characterized in that the control unit reduces the torque that is generated by the motor, after making the rotational speed of the first rotary member higher than or equal to a rotational speed of the second rotary member, and then switches the driving force transmission apparatus from the disconnected state to the connected state by controlling the linkage mechanism with the torque that is generated by the motor maintained at a reduced level, and when detecting a failure of establishment of the switchover from the disconnected state to the connected state through control of the linkage mechanism, the control unit reduces the torque that is generated by the motor after making the rotational speed of the first rotary member higher than or equal to the rotational speed of the second rotary member again, and then switches the driving force transmission apparatus from the disconnected state to the connected state by controlling the linkage mechanism with the torque that is generated by the motor maintained at a reduced level.