This ASE B6 cheat sheet compresses the ASE Damage Analysis & Estimating certification test into a printable rundown of the facts ASE tests most. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free ASE B6 toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
ASE B6 exam at a glance
- Questions: 60 total (50 scored + 10 unscored research questions)
- Time: 75 minutes
- Result: Pass/Fail, with a per-content-area performance breakdown
- Cost: $34 registration per order + $62 per general test (verify at ase.com)
- Experience: 2 years of relevant hands-on work experience, or 1 year plus a qualifying two-year degree
What’s on the ASE B6 cheat sheet
- Estimating (16 of 50 scored items) (32%) — operation selection, included vs not-included operations, not-included (must ADD).
- Damage Analysis (13 of 50 scored items) (26%) — classify damage by location vs the impact, trace the collision energy path, hidden damage.
- Vehicle Systems Knowledge (13 of 50 — 26%) — hybrid/EV high-voltage safety, de-power sequence (OEM order), the wait-for-capacitor-discharge step is the one most often.
- Vehicle Construction (7 of 50 scored items) (14%) — unibody (unitized) vs body-over-frame, space frame / hybrid designs, crumple (crush) zones collapse to absorb energy and protect.
- Parts Identification & Source Determination (5 of 50 scored items) (10%) — four part types, when to use each, certified aftermarket marks.
- Legal & Environmental Practices (4 of 50 scored items) (8%) — refrigerant, hazardous waste, OSHA Hazard Communication (HazCom).
- Customer Relations & Sales Skills (2 of 50 scored items) (4%) — handle a complaint by ACTIVELY LISTENING and acknowledging, answer a cost objection with VALUE and QUALITY of the work, explain the estimate in PLAIN LANGUAGE.
How to use it in your final week
- Front-load Vehicle Systems Knowledge — at 13 of the 50 scored questions it is about 26% of the test on its own, so if you master one section from the sheet, make it this one.
- Then work Estimating (16 of 50 scored items) (None of 50) — the sheet leads there with operation selection.
- Then work Damage Analysis (13 of 50 scored items) (None of 50) — the sheet leads there with classify damage by location vs the impact.
- Drill the reversal traps until they are reflex — the most commonly flipped one on this test is choosing R&R when the part is undamaged and only needs R&I (access).
- Read the sheet the morning of your appointment for a last pass on the memory hooks, then answer every one of the 60 questions — 10 are unscored research items and you are not told which.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your ASE B6 practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
ASE B6 cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the ASE B6 cheat sheet downloads as a PDF at no cost and with no sign-up. It sits alongside Career Employer's free ASE B6 practice test, study guide, and flashcards, so your whole Damage Analysis & Estimating prep is free in one place.
It condenses the highest-yield Damage Analysis & Estimating facts into a fast reference, covering all 7 ASE content areas for this test with their exact question counts — from Estimating (16 of 50 scored items) through Customer Relations & Sales Skills (2 of 50 scored items) — plus the memory hooks and reversal traps ASE tests most.
ASE's official study guide lists B6 as 60 total questions with 50 scored in 75 minutes. The other 10 are unscored research questions ASE uses to build future tests, and you are not told which ones they are — so answer every question.
It is built from ASE's current test specifications and task list for Test B6, including the published per-area question counts. ASE revises task lists periodically, so confirm the live specification at ase.com before test day.
No — the sheet is a cram and review layer, not a full course. ASE also requires two years of relevant hands-on work experience (or one year plus a qualifying two-year degree) for certification, so use the sheet to lock in facts, then work full domain-weighted practice tests to find and fix weak areas.
ASE charges a $34 registration fee per order plus $62 per general test such as B6. A retake is a new test purchase, so verify current pricing on ASE's Dates, Fees & Test Times page before you register.
Vehicle Systems Knowledge — it is 13 of the 50 scored questions, about 26% of the test and the largest single area. Estimating (16 of 50 scored items) is next at None questions.
Click the download button or the preview card at the top of this page to open the PDF instantly. Bookmark the page so you can pull it up again the morning of your test appointment.
References
- 1.National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). “The Official ASE Study Guide — ASE Collision Repair and Refinish Tests (B2–B6).” ase.com, 2026. ↑
- 2.National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). “ASE B6 (Damage Analysis & Estimating) Certification Test.” ase.com, 2026. ↑
- 3.National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). “Dates, Fees & Test Times.” ase.com, 2026. ↑
- 4.National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). “Work Experience Requirements for ASE Certification.” ase.com, 2026. ↑
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