A nonaqueous 
electrolyte secondary battery having a positive 
electrode including a positive 
electrode active material, a negative 
electrode and a nonaqueous 
electrolyte comprising a solute dissolved in a 
solvent, the positive electrode active material is a mixture of a 
lithium-
manganese composite oxide and a 
lithium-
nickel composite oxide represented by LiNiaM11- aO2 (M1 being at least one element selected from the group consisting of B, Mg, Al, Ti, Mn, V, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, Ga, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo and In, and a being 0<a<=1) and / or a 
lithium-
cobalt composite oxide represented by LiCobM21- bO2 (M2 being at least one element selected from the group consisting of B, Mg, Al, Ti, Mn, V, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo and In, and being 0<b<=1), and the nonaqueous 
electrolyte contains a phosphoric ester and an 
ether or an ester having a 
halogen substituted phenyl.