Provided is a vehicle control apparatus configured to determine vehicle behavior or driving preference of a driver on the basis of acceleration present in a vehicle including at least longitudinal acceleration. A determination acceleration value used for the determination is obtained on the basis of a value obtained by weighting a detection value of actual longitudinal acceleration present in the vehicle, and a value obtained by weighting a parameter that is varied by an operation by the driver for increasing the driving force of the vehicle. When the weighting for the detection value of longitudinal acceleration is increased, the weighting for the parameter is decreased. When the weighting for the detection value of longitudinal acceleration is decreased, the weighting for the parameter is increased.