To improve the handling stability of distributed drive electric vehicles, this paper proposed an integrated control strategy for active front wheel steering and direct yaw torque based on model predictive control and phase plane method. The strategy consists of a vehicle stability judgment module based on the centroid sideslip angle phase plane, a stability controller based on improved model predictive control and a torque divider. Through the evaluation of vehicle stability on the phase plane, the vehicle stability formula was introduced into the objective function design of the model predictive controller, the active angle and additional yaw moment of the decision were adjusted. Considering vehicle stability and dynamics, a torque synthesis optimization allocation method based on phase plane was designed to allocate torque. Simulation under low adhesion and double lane shifting conditions shows that the control strategy improves the handling stability of the vehicle under medium and low adhesion conditions.