A method for vehicle control includes: determining, based on first status information of a vehicle, that the vehicle satisfies a condition to perform a steering return, where the first status information of the vehicle includes information that an initial turning angle of a turning wheel of the vehicle is greater than a first threshold; determining, based on second status information of the vehicle, that a user has a need to park for a long time, where the second status information includes status change information of the vehicle, and the status change information of the vehicle is used to determine that the user has the need to park for a long time; and performing a steering return process in a first preset time period based on a first function.