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Even though many state-of-the-art localization schemes have so far shown satisfactory performance in various environments, localization has still been difficult under specific conditions, such as extreme environmental changes. Since many robots cannot diagnose for themselves whether the localization results are reliable, there can be serious autonomous navigation problems. To solve this problem, this study proposes a self-diagnosis scheme for the localization status. In this study, two indicators are empirically defined for the self-diagnosis of localization status. Each indicator shows significant changes when there are difficulties in light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor-based localization. In addition, the classification model of localization status is trained through machine learning using the two indicators. A robot can diagnose the localization status itself using the proposed classification model. 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