Provided is a vehicle control device that is provided with: a position detection means that detects the position of a detection target via reflection information acquired from a radar device 21; a first determination means that determines whether the detection target is an obstacle on the basis of the reception strength of a reflected wave included in the reflection information; and a second determination means that determines, from image information acquired from an imaging device, whether an obstacle is present at the position detected by the position detection means. If the second determination means determines that an obstacle is present, and the distance from a detection target is smaller than a threshold value, the detection target is taken to be the object of collision-avoidance control regardless of the determination result from the first determination means. If the second determination means determines that an obstacle is present, and the distance from a detection target is greater than a threshold value, the detection target is taken to be the object of collision-avoidance control if the first determination means determines that the detection target is an obstacle. As a result, collision-avoidance control can be prevented from not operating when it is determined whether a target is an obstacle blocking the progress of the vehicle.