The invention provides a method for compensating driving torque in a failure mode of a multi-wheel independent drive electric vehicle in order to improve the dynamic property of the whole vehicle and the stability during driving at a high speed when one wheel fails in the advancing process of the multi-wheel independent drive electric vehicle. The method comprises steps as follows: (1) working conditions of motors corresponding to wheels are detected in real time; (2) when one motor fails, torque output by the motor is adjusted. By means of the method, when one wheel fails, the driving force of the whole vehicle can be ensured to be basically unchanged, and the dynamic property of the whole vehicle and the stability during driving at a high speed are improved.