A method for detecting a fault of an actuator of a recloser, the actuator controlled by a coil to move between a first position and a second position, the method including: controlling the coil to move the actuator from the first position to the second position; monitoring, for a period of time, either or both of a current flowing through the coil and a voltage across the coil when the actuator is moving from the first position to the second position; and detecting the fault when the monitored current or the monitored voltage fails a predetermined condition.