The invention relates to the wireless network technology, in particular to a method for judging a fault of a network element. The method for judging the fault of the network element comprises the steps of S1, collecting alarm information of the network element according to a preset time period; S2, obtaining unhandled alarm information according to alarm handling zone bits; S3, grouping the unhandled alarm information according to an ID of the network element, analyzing the unhandled alarm information, and determining the type of the fault of the network element; S4, carrying out fault prejudgment based on historical fault information if the type of the fault of the network element cannot be determined, and determining the log extraction type; S5, having access to the network element according to the log extraction type to obtain logs of the network element; S6, carrying out fault analysis according to the logs of the network element, comparing the fault analysis result and the fault prejudgment result, marking the alarm handling zone bits of the alarm information to be handled if the fault analysis result and the fault prejudgment result are consistent, modifying the fault prejudgment result to be the fault analysis result if the fault analysis result and the fault prejudgment result are not consistent, and marking the alarm handling zone bits to be handled. Due to the fact that fault prejudgment is carried out on an alarm of the network element, fault removal efficiency can be improved, and manpower can be saved.