The invention discloses a commonly-used diagnostic test device for a vehicle. The commonly-used diagnostic test device comprises a control module, a vehicle bus communication module, a K-Line physical layer test module, a display module, an upper computer communication module, a clock module, a signal acquisition module, a storage module, a working state display lamp, an alarm module and a power module. The control module is used for analyzing and processing data, the vehicle bus communication module is connected with the control module and conducts data exchange, the upper computer communication module and the clock module are connected with an upper computer, the signal acquisition module is connected with the control module and transmits data to the control module, the storage module, the working state display lamp and the alarm module are connected with the control module, and the power module supplies power to all the modules. According to the commonly-used diagnostic test device, a performance test, a functional test and a diagnostic test can be conducted on a finished vehicle vehicle-mounted control unit, a diagnostic function test based on a bus network can be achieved, and a bus communication protocol and a diagnostic protocol are tested. The commonly-used diagnostic test device is high in universality, various vehicle models can be diagnosed, cross-platform vehicle models can be diagnosed, and the finished vehicle bus network can be diagnosed.