An apparatus for inspecting components may include a processor for: determining exterior information of a first component mounted on a first printed circuit board; inspecting a mounting state of the first component by using inspection information of a second component having a first similarity value, when the first similarity value is higher than or equal to a preset reference similarity value, and updating the inspection information of the plurality of components by using the inspection information of the first component matched with the inspection information of the second component, when it is determined that the mounting state of the first component is good.