The automobile drive axle housing is an important safety component in vehicle. The 3D model of the drive axle housing is established in CATIA,Based on the actual use conditions for a heavy truck drive axle housing, this paper used finite element analysis software ANSYS to analyze the strength, stiffness and modal of the axle housing, which results show that the design of the axle housing is rational. These results of static analysis and modal analysis can provide some references for the development of new products and the structure optimization design in the future.