A motor control method includes acquiring three current values of three-phase currents flowing through a motor, the three current values being detected by three current sensors, and two rotor angles of the motor, the two rotor angles being detected by two position sensors; performing six ways of calculation using two of the three current values and one of the two rotor angles; identifying at least one failed sensor from among the current sensors as well as the position sensors, using a table showing a relationship between a failed sensor and a pattern of a result of each of the six ways of calculation; selecting, as a normal sensor, a sensor different from the at least one failed sensor identified; and controlling the motor using the normal sensor selected.