A vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle provided with a power source , an accelerator pedal , and a brake pedal , the vehicle control apparatus comprising: an accelerator opening degree detection unit configured to detect a depression amount of the accelerator pedal as an actual accelerator opening degree; a brake detection unit configured to detect a depression of the brake pedal ; a permission condition determination unit configured to determine that a control permission condition is established when the depression of the accelerator pedal is detected by the accelerator opening degree detection unit and the depression of the brake pedal is detected by the brake detection unit; an output control unit configured to execute a reduction control to reduce a driving force to be outputted by the power source when the permission condition determination unit determines that the control permission condition is established; wherein the vehicle control apparatus is characterized in that : the output control unit is configured to execute the reduction control to reduce the driving force to be outputted by the power source by converting the actual accelerator opening degree (Acc) detected by the accelerator opening degree detection unit to a control accelerator opening degree (Acn) when the permission condition determination unit determines that the control permission condition is established ; and the vehicle control apparatus further comprises: a power shutoff unit configured to shut off a power transmission to be transmitted from the power source to driving wheels ; and a power shutoff prohibition unit that is configured to prohibit shutting off the power transmission from the power source to the driving wheels by the power shutoff unit when the control permission condition is established. an accelerator opening degree detection unit configured to detect a depression amount of the accelerator pedal as an actual accelerator opening degree; a brake detection unit configured to detect a depression of the brake pedal ; a permission condition determination unit configured to determine that a control permission condition is established when the depression of the accelerator pedal is detected by the accelerator opening degree detection unit and the depression of the brake pedal is detected by the brake detection unit; an output control unit configured to execute a reduction control to reduce a driving force to be outputted by the power source when the permission condition determination unit determines that the control permission condition is established; wherein the vehicle control apparatus is characterized in that : the output control unit is configured to execute the reduction control to reduce the driving force to be outputted by the power source by converting the actual accelerator opening degree (Acc) detected by the accelerator opening degree detection unit to a control accelerator opening degree (Acn) when the permission condition determination unit determines that the control permission condition is established ; and the vehicle control apparatus further comprises: the output control unit is configured to execute the reduction control to reduce the driving force to be outputted by the power source by converting the actual accelerator opening degree (Acc) detected by the accelerator opening degree detection unit to a control accelerator opening degree (Acn) when the permission condition determination unit determines that the control permission condition is established ; and the vehicle control apparatus further comprises: a power shutoff unit configured to shut off a power transmission to be transmitted from the power source to driving wheels ; and a power shutoff prohibition unit that is configured to prohibit shutting off the power transmission from the power source to the driving wheels by the power shutoff unit when the control permission condition is established. <EOS>