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A3 Counts toward
A1-A8 Master
Technician status
ASE A3 Manual Drive Train and Axles
Automobiles and light trucks
A1-A8 Master
Technician status
What's on the A3 exam?
1
Clutch Diagnosis and Repair
2
Transmission Diagnosis and Repair
3
Transaxle Diagnosis and Repair
4
Drive Shaft/Half-Shaft and Universal Joint/CV Joint Diagnosis and Repair
5
Drive Axle Diagnosis and Repair
6
Four-Wheel Drive/All-Wheel Drive Component Diagnosis and Repair
Content-area outline only, authored from ASE's public task-list structure. No test question, answer, or diagnostic scenario is reproduced from ASE or any prep publisher.
A3 quick reference A-series
Categoryrepair technician
Work experience2
Question count50
Time allowed60 minutes
Fee$62
Recert cycle5 years
Recert pathRetest (20-question, 30-minute recert version) every 5 years, or the ASE Renewal App.
Source: https://ase.com/wp-content/uploads/ASE_Automobile_Study_Guide.pdf.
Checked 2026-07-30.
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