A hybrid vehicle comprising: a battery; an engine; a rotary electric machine (MG1, MG2) electrically connected to the battery, the rotary electric machine (MG1, MG2) mechanically connected to the engine; and an electronic control unit configured to (i) determine whether or not parking operation of the hybrid vehicle is being performed, and (ii) control the engine and the rotary electric machine (MG1, MG2) such that starting the engine when the parking operation of the hybrid vehicle is being performed is harder than starting the engine when the parking operation of the hybrid vehicle is not being performed, characterized in that the parking operation includes a parking control by a user, the parking control including a parking assistance request from the user, and the electronic control unit is configured to perform a parking assistance control for assisting parking of the hybrid vehicle to a target parking position when the parking assistance request is issued, the electronic control unit being configured to (i) perform control for starting the engine when a required power required for the hybrid vehicle is equal to or greater than a start threshold value (Pstart), and (ii) set the start threshold value (Pstart) such that the start threshold value when the parking assistance control is being performed is greater than the start threshold value when the parking assistance control is not being performed. a battery; an engine; a rotary electric machine (MG1, MG2) electrically connected to the battery, the rotary electric machine (MG1, MG2) mechanically connected to the engine; and an electronic control unit configured to (i) determine whether or not parking operation of the hybrid vehicle is being performed, and (ii) control the engine and the rotary electric machine (MG1, MG2) such that starting the engine when the parking operation of the hybrid vehicle is being performed is harder than starting the engine when the parking operation of the hybrid vehicle is not being performed, (i) determine whether or not parking operation of the hybrid vehicle is being performed, and (ii) control the engine and the rotary electric machine (MG1, MG2) such that starting the engine when the parking operation of the hybrid vehicle is being performed is harder than starting the engine when the parking operation of the hybrid vehicle is not being performed, characterized in that the parking operation includes a parking control by a user, the parking control including a parking assistance request from the user, and the electronic control unit is configured to perform a parking assistance control for assisting parking of the hybrid vehicle to a target parking position when the parking assistance request is issued, the electronic control unit being configured to (i) perform control for starting the engine when a required power required for the hybrid vehicle is equal to or greater than a start threshold value (Pstart), and (ii) set the start threshold value (Pstart) such that the start threshold value when the parking assistance control is being performed is greater than the start threshold value when the parking assistance control is not being performed. (i) perform control for starting the engine when a required power required for the hybrid vehicle is equal to or greater than a start threshold value (Pstart), and (ii) set the start threshold value (Pstart) such that the start threshold value when the parking assistance control is being performed is greater than the start threshold value when the parking assistance control is not being performed.