The invention discloses a method for improving the stability of an SEI membrane of a lithium ion battery. The method comprises the following steps: S1, firstly, keeping a lithium ion battery cell, an electrolyte solvent and an electrolyte added with a lithium salt and a VC stabilizer at a constant temperature for later use; S2, weighing the lithium ion battery cell, and putting the battery cell into a vacuum system with the vacuum degree of -0.08 to -0.1 Mpa; S3, injecting the electrolyte into the battery cell which is kept in vacuum, and standing for 10 seconds; s4, breaking vacuum, and filling inert gas for pressurization; s5, vacuumizing again, the vacuum keeping time being 95 s, and continuously conducting the operation for three cycles; and S6, calculating the actual liquid absorption amount m'' of the battery, wherein m''=m'-m. The method has the advantages that the addition of the VC additive is beneficial to improving the discharge platform of the lithium ion battery, and when the content of VC is 1%, the improvement is most obvious, and the retention rate of the battery capacity is optimal at the moment. In addition, due to the addition of VC, the high-temperature cycle life of the lithium ion battery is remarkably prolonged, and the low-temperature discharge performance and the low-temperature capacity retention rate also reach the optimal level.