The invention relates to a defect detection method for a membrane
electrode of a fuel
cell, which mainly comprises the following steps of S1, mounting a membrane
electrode to be detected on a detection device, introducing
hydrogen into an
anode of the membrane
electrode to be detected, and introducing air or
oxygen into a
cathode of the membrane electrode to be detected, so that the membrane electrode to be detected is in a power generation state, wherein the
voltage of the membrane electrode to be measured is an open-circuit
voltage; S2, keeping the ventilation state for a first set time, andif the
voltage of the membrane electrode to be detected fluctuates, judging that the membrane electrode to be detected has defects; if the voltage of the membrane electrode to be detected does not fluctuate, carrying out the step S3; and S3, stopping introducing air or
oxygen into the
cathode of the to-be-detected membrane electrode, continuously introducing
hydrogen into the
anode of the to-be-detected membrane electrode for a second set time, and judging whether the to-be-detected membrane electrode is qualified or not according to the voltage of the to-be-detected membrane electrode. According to the detection method, whether the membrane electrode has defects or not can be detected before the fuel
cell stack is assembled, so that the fuel
cell stack is prevented from being repeatedlydisassembled and assembled.