A vehicle control device for setting vehicle control characteristics so as to conform to the driving preferences of a driver, the vehicle control device being configured so that intentional operations of the driver are detected on the basis a pattern of variation in the operation speed of operations by the driver for changing the travel state of the vehicle, and so that the driving preferences are determined on the basis of: a correlation of operation preferences in which the correlation between the operation amount, operation time, and operation preference is set in advance; the operation amount of intentional operations; and the operation time of intentional operations. Therefore, when the driver performs an operation so as to modify the travel state, the driving preferences can be immediately determined on the basis of the time and amount of the operation, and the driving preferences can be rapidly reflected in the control characteristics of the vehicle.