An electronic component mounting apparatus , comprising: a component holding device configured to hold and mount on a board an electronic component supplied by a component supply device ; a motor configured to drive the component holding device ; a motor control device configured to control the motor ; a load measurement device configured to measure a load applied from the component holding device upon being pressed by the component holding device while the component holding device performs the same operation as when mounting an electronic component on a board, by replacing the board with the load measurement device ; a motor information acquisition section configured to obtain motor information corresponding to a force, with which the motor drives the component holding device in the pressing direction against the load measurement device , while the motor control device performs the same operation as when mounting an electronic component on the board, by replacing the board with the load measurement device , the motor information being related to driving the motor with the motor control device ; and a determination section configured to determine whether there is an abnormality by comparing the load measured by the load measurement device and the motor information acquired by the motor information acquisition section characterized in that: the motor information acquisition section is configured to acquire from the motor control device the motor information obtained based on an actual torque generated by the motor , and wherein the determination section is configured to determine whether there is an abnormality in the component holding device by comparing the load with the motor information obtained based on the actual torque. a component holding device configured to hold and mount on a board an electronic component supplied by a component supply device ; a motor configured to drive the component holding device ; a motor control device configured to control the motor ; a load measurement device configured to measure a load applied from the component holding device upon being pressed by the component holding device while the component holding device performs the same operation as when mounting an electronic component on a board, by replacing the board with the load measurement device ; a motor information acquisition section configured to obtain motor information corresponding to a force, with which the motor drives the component holding device in the pressing direction against the load measurement device , while the motor control device performs the same operation as when mounting an electronic component on the board, by replacing the board with the load measurement device , the motor information being related to driving the motor with the motor control device ; and a determination section configured to determine whether there is an abnormality by comparing the load measured by the load measurement device and the motor information acquired by the motor information acquisition section characterized in that: the motor information acquisition section is configured to acquire from the motor control device the motor information obtained based on an actual torque generated by the motor , and wherein the determination section is configured to determine whether there is an abnormality in the component holding device by comparing the load with the motor information obtained based on the actual torque. the motor information acquisition section is configured to acquire from the motor control device the motor information obtained based on an actual torque generated by the motor , and wherein the determination section is configured to determine whether there is an abnormality in the component holding device by comparing the load with the motor information obtained based on the actual torque. <EOS>