The objective of this paper is to investigate the probability of punching shear failure of reinforced concrete slabs .The punching shear strength and the probability of failure of reinforced concrete slabs are determined by Monte Carlo simulation technique in this paper. Considering the strength of concrete and steel, the cross section dimension of the member, the theoretical model error of punching shear strength and the loading are all random variables. The theoretical model of punching shear is based on the empirical formula developed by Moe. The results show that the probability of the punching shear failure of slabs designed based on BS code is higher than that designed based on ACI Code. Punching shear design according to the BS Code is not conservative. According to the provision of the ACI Code, the probability of the punching shear failure decreased with an increased pfy and increased with an increased f'c. According to the ACI Code, the slabs with low pfy have the probability of the punching shear failure higher than 0.00135.