Testing and Assessment

ASE - Automotive Service Excellence

What Does ASE Do?

ASE promotes excellence in vehicle repair, service and parts distribution. Over a quarter of a million individuals hold ASE certifications. ASE Certified professionals work in every part of the transportation industry. 

Why Does ASE Exist?

ASE exists to protect the automotive service customer, shop owner and service professional. We test and certify automotive service professionals so that the shop owners and service customers can better gauge a technician’s level of expertise before contracting the technician’s services. We certify the service individual so they can offer tangible proof of their technical knowledge. ASE Certified professionals mean peace of mind for auto service managers and customers.

How Does ASE Certification Work?

In addition to passing an ASE certification test, automotive technicians must have two years of on-the-job-training or one year of on-the-job-training and a two-year degree in automotive repair to qualify for certification.

The tests are challenging. Only two out of every three test takers pass on their first attempt. To remain ASE Certified, professionals must retest every five years to keep up with ever-advancing automotive technology.

Who Writes the ASE Certification Tests?

ASE Certification tests are written in workshops by panels of seasoned automotive industry professionals and executives, including working technicians, automobile manufacturers, aftermarket manufacturers, and educators – not by any single person at ASE.

Tests are segmented by sub-specialty such as automobile, medium/heavy truck, truck equipment, school bus, collision repair, and more. There are 52 tests each designed to discern the service individual’s knowledge of job-related skills.

ASE Statistics

Across the country, there are hundreds of thousands of auto professionals who are ASE Certified in dozens of specialty areas, including many professionals who are certified in multiple areas. LEARN MORE

Certifications                                              

  • Cars & Light Trucks
  • Collision Repair
  • Medium- Heavy Truck

For more certifications please visit the ASE Tests or ASE Certifications webpages. 

For tests proctored by Miami Dade College for external vendors, under certain circumstances, arrangements for auxiliary aids and modifications may be available to students. For these tests, auxiliary aids and modifications are subject solely to the testing vendors availability, policies and approval.

Instructions for Auxiliary Aids and Modifications:

  1. Candidate sends documentation to test vendor.
  2. Test vendor evaluates the candidate's documentation.
  3. Test vendor determines the candidate's test accommodations.
  4. Test vendor informs candidate of accommodations and schedules test.

Test vendor informs Testing Center of candidate's accommodations and sends test materials for test day.

No retest procedure available.

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Note:  Examinees must be checked-in and seated by the time scheduled in order to begin the test. Examinees will then have adequate time to finish the test in a reasonable period or within the Hours of Operation.

Taking an ASE certification test doesn’t have to be a high-stress challenge. This section of the ASE website will help you create a path that’s tailored to your specific needs. Follow this path, and you’ll boost both your knowledge and your confidence—two of your most important tools as a test-taker.

Visit the ASE Test Preparation webpage for more information. 

Please visit the Testing Fees webpage for additional information and test specific fees.