To provide a hybrid electric vehicle capable of notifying a driver of starting or prevention of starting of the vehicle due to switching of a driving source when the vehicle is stopped, while encouraging suppression of electric power consumption due to creep torque generating for a long period by a motor.

During a stop of a vehicle in which an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal are not pressed, an engine (2) is under operation, and the shift position is at a drive range (D range or R range), if the vehicle 1 starts moving due to torque fluctuation upon switching of a driving source of creep driving control from a motor (4) to the engine (2) (S2), braking by a parking brake (18) is performed automatically (S7) and driver's attention is called by an alarm device (34) and an alarm lamp (36) (S8).