It is very important to explore novel anode materials alternative to graphite considering its poor safety and rate performance working at low temperature in lithium ion batteries. Li4Ti5O12, as a promising anode material with high safety, has poor electronic conductivity and low specific capacity, thus limiting its electrochemical performance at low temperature. Herein, we report the preparation of W-doped hierarchical porous Li4Ti5O12/brookite nanocomposites to enhance the specific capacity and rate perfornance. The as-prepared nanocomposites as anode in lithium ion batteries are studied at −20 °C and room temperature. With the introduction of brookite phase and W doping, the W-doped LTO/brookite nanocomposites show a large specific reversible capacity (~ 195 mAhg−1 at 0.1 Ag−1), very good cycling stability (~ 95 % within 1000 cycles) and high rate performance (158 mAhg−1 at 2 Ag−1) at −20 °C, displaying excellent electrochemical performance at low temperature. Furthermore, the as-prepared nanocomposites also show excellent electrochemical performance at room temperature, exhibiting great adaptation capability in a wide temperature range.