A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide which has a layer structure, contains a lot of Ni and Mn and is inexpensive as a positive electrode active material and attaining high output characteristics even under low temperature environment is provided.The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode 11 containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode 12 containing a negative electrode active material and a non-aqueous electrolyte 14 having lithium ion conductivity, wherein lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide having a layer structure and being represented by a general formula Li1+xNiaMnbCocO2+d wherein x, a, b, c and d satisfy x+a+b+c=1, 0.25≦a≦0.60, 0.25≦b≦0.60, 0≦c≦0.40, 0≦x≦0.10, 0.7≦a/b≦2.0 and −0.1≦d≦0.1 is used as the positive electrode active material of positive electrode, and the surface of positive electrode active material is covered with an amorphous carbon material and a conductive agent of amorphous carbon material is inserted between particles of the positive electrode active material.