An abnormality diagnostic device for an air-fuel ratio sensor that detects
the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine is
provided. The abnormality diagnostic device includes: a device that an
device that models a system extending from a fuel injection valve to the
air-fuel ratio sensor by using a first order response delay element and a
waste time element, and that identifies at least a waste time of the
waste time element based on an input given to the air-fuel ratio sensor
and an output obtained from the air-fuel ratio sensor; and another device
that performs determination about an abnormality of the waste time based
on the identified waste time.