PA Appraiser New Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
What are the number of business days you have per Act 361 to inspect a vehicle? -
ANSWER✔️✔️-6
How many days after an inspection should a total loss be offered to the owner? - ANSWER✔️✔️-
5
Aftermarket parts can only be used when? - ANSWER✔️✔️-The parts are listed and coded in the
estimate
Aftermarket - ANSWER✔️✔️-Nonoriginal equipment manufacturer (non-OEM) replacement
part, either new or used, for any of the nonmechanical parts that generally constitute the exterior of
the motor vehicle, including inner and outer panels.
What is the duty of the claimant after the loss? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Provide a date, time and facts of
the loss
True or False: Appraisals should always be signed by the appraiser? - ANSWER✔️✔️-True
Betterment - ANSWER✔️✔️-The act or process of improving something. When a part is used on
a car that makes the car more valuable than it was prior to the loss.
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,Which would be an example of an additional interest to the policy? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Lienholder
Which is not a peril in reference to auto insurance? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Wind/hail is not a peril (fire,
theft and collision are perils)
Peril - ANSWER✔️✔️-Something that may cause injury, harm or loss.
An appraiser's license shall expire annually at midnight on this day? - ANSWER✔️✔️-June 30
Who determines the amount of damage to the vehicle? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Appraiser
What does an adjuster do? - ANSWER✔️✔️-A natural person in this Commonwealth who makes
appraisals of motor vehicle physical damage.
If your appraiser's license is expired more than 60 days, what do you have to do? -
ANSWER✔️✔️-Re-take test
Which one of the following components is NOT considered part of the vehicle's front end?
a) Grille
b) Fenders
c) Floor Pan
d) Hood - ANSWER✔️✔️-c) Floor Pan
Which one of the following lists the three components that make up the front end sheet metal of an
auto?
a) Grille, hood and fenders
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,b) Grille, hood and headlamps
c) Fender skirt, fender outer panel and strut tower
d) Moldings, ornamentation and grille - ANSWER✔️✔️-a) Grille, hood and fenders
Which one of the following answer choices lists the two components that are part of a hood's lock
assembly?
a) Release cable and support rod
b) Pop-up spring and release cable
c) Pop-up spring and safety catch
d) Pop-up spring and hinges - ANSWER✔️✔️-c) Pop-up spring and safety catch
What type of headlamp features a lens that is specifically designed for the auto model and contoured
to its requirements for improved aerodynamics?
a) Sealed composite
b) Sealed beam
c) Composite beam
d) Composite - ANSWER✔️✔️-d) Composite
Which one of the following is considered part of the cowl?
a) Fender
b) Vent panel
c) Grille
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, d) Quarter panel - ANSWER✔️✔️-b) Vent panel
The outer rocker panel is NOT welded to which of the following components?
a) Inner rocker panel
b) Floor pan
c) Roof outer panel
d) Quarter panel assembly - ANSWER✔️✔️-c) Roof outer panel
What component forms the base of the car?
a) Firewall
b) Rocker panel
c) Cowl
d) Floor pan - ANSWER✔️✔️-d) Floor pan
Which one of the following is NOT a purpose of pillars?
a) Provide support for the front end
b) Provide support to the roof
c) Serve as mounting posts for door hinges
d) Serve as mounting posts for door lock strikers - ANSWER✔️✔️-a) Provide support for the
front end
What component runs underneath the doors between the front and rear fenders on the left and right
sides of the vehicle?
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Questions and Answers
What are the number of business days you have per Act 361 to inspect a vehicle? -
ANSWER✔️✔️-6
How many days after an inspection should a total loss be offered to the owner? - ANSWER✔️✔️-
5
Aftermarket parts can only be used when? - ANSWER✔️✔️-The parts are listed and coded in the
estimate
Aftermarket - ANSWER✔️✔️-Nonoriginal equipment manufacturer (non-OEM) replacement
part, either new or used, for any of the nonmechanical parts that generally constitute the exterior of
the motor vehicle, including inner and outer panels.
What is the duty of the claimant after the loss? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Provide a date, time and facts of
the loss
True or False: Appraisals should always be signed by the appraiser? - ANSWER✔️✔️-True
Betterment - ANSWER✔️✔️-The act or process of improving something. When a part is used on
a car that makes the car more valuable than it was prior to the loss.
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,Which would be an example of an additional interest to the policy? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Lienholder
Which is not a peril in reference to auto insurance? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Wind/hail is not a peril (fire,
theft and collision are perils)
Peril - ANSWER✔️✔️-Something that may cause injury, harm or loss.
An appraiser's license shall expire annually at midnight on this day? - ANSWER✔️✔️-June 30
Who determines the amount of damage to the vehicle? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Appraiser
What does an adjuster do? - ANSWER✔️✔️-A natural person in this Commonwealth who makes
appraisals of motor vehicle physical damage.
If your appraiser's license is expired more than 60 days, what do you have to do? -
ANSWER✔️✔️-Re-take test
Which one of the following components is NOT considered part of the vehicle's front end?
a) Grille
b) Fenders
c) Floor Pan
d) Hood - ANSWER✔️✔️-c) Floor Pan
Which one of the following lists the three components that make up the front end sheet metal of an
auto?
a) Grille, hood and fenders
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,b) Grille, hood and headlamps
c) Fender skirt, fender outer panel and strut tower
d) Moldings, ornamentation and grille - ANSWER✔️✔️-a) Grille, hood and fenders
Which one of the following answer choices lists the two components that are part of a hood's lock
assembly?
a) Release cable and support rod
b) Pop-up spring and release cable
c) Pop-up spring and safety catch
d) Pop-up spring and hinges - ANSWER✔️✔️-c) Pop-up spring and safety catch
What type of headlamp features a lens that is specifically designed for the auto model and contoured
to its requirements for improved aerodynamics?
a) Sealed composite
b) Sealed beam
c) Composite beam
d) Composite - ANSWER✔️✔️-d) Composite
Which one of the following is considered part of the cowl?
a) Fender
b) Vent panel
c) Grille
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, d) Quarter panel - ANSWER✔️✔️-b) Vent panel
The outer rocker panel is NOT welded to which of the following components?
a) Inner rocker panel
b) Floor pan
c) Roof outer panel
d) Quarter panel assembly - ANSWER✔️✔️-c) Roof outer panel
What component forms the base of the car?
a) Firewall
b) Rocker panel
c) Cowl
d) Floor pan - ANSWER✔️✔️-d) Floor pan
Which one of the following is NOT a purpose of pillars?
a) Provide support for the front end
b) Provide support to the roof
c) Serve as mounting posts for door hinges
d) Serve as mounting posts for door lock strikers - ANSWER✔️✔️-a) Provide support for the
front end
What component runs underneath the doors between the front and rear fenders on the left and right
sides of the vehicle?
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