A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material contains LibFePO4, where 0≦b<1, and a layered lithium-containing metal oxide represented by the general formula LixCoyMzO2, where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Na, K, B, F, Mg, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Nb, Mo, Zr, Sn, and W, and where x, y, and z satisfy the conditions 1≦x<1.3, 0<y≦1, and 0≦z<1.