The invention relates to the technical field of safety test, and discloses an automatic safety test device for a new energy motor controller. The device comprises a pedestal, a to-be-detected controller sample, a product detection sensor, a warning lamp, a control system, a jacking mechanism, and a pressing test mechanism. The device uses an automatic safety test method for the new energy motor controller, and the method comprises the following steps of S1, positioning and mounting; S2, positioning and fixing; S3, carrying out an insulation test; S4, carrying out a safety test; S5, testing and observing; and S6, storing the data. According to the invention, the safety test and the full-automatic test of a new energy motor can be effectively realized, the test stability and the test efficiency are improved, the test efficiency is improved, the safety is realized, the automatic positioning and fixing can be realized, and the test stability is improved to a great extent.