The present disclosure relates to the field of vehicles, and relates to a washboard road surface recognition method and apparatus, a medium, and a controller. The washboard road surface recognition method comprises: acquiring vehicle speed and real-time rotational speed of a drive motor; calculating the oscillation amplitude and oscillation frequency of the real-time rotational speed of the drive motor; and recognizing a washboard road surface on the basis of the vehicle speed, the oscillation amplitude, and the oscillation frequency. When a vehicle passes a washboard road, the bumps on the road will cause the real-time rotational speed of the motor to fluctuate violently, such that the use of the vehicle speed as well as the oscillation frequency and the oscillation amplitude of the real-time rotational speed of the drive motor can achieve effective recognition of the washboard road surface and improve washboard road surface recognition accuracy.