The invention discloses a no-reference SH wave guide method used for flat plate thinning defect quantitative detection. Defect reconstruction is conducted on a flat plate by means of no-reference SH wave guide, and the specific position and shape of a defect are given. The method includes the steps that mode separation is conducted on a total field, and a reflection coefficient of a required SH wave guide mode is obtained; a green function in the no-defect flat plate is solved, and a approximate solution of a far field is obtained; a boundary integral equation is solved, and the shape of the defect in the flat plate is reconstructed in a no-reference mode. The method relates to a quantitative detection technology, people do not need to refer to the approximate position of the defect in advance, a defect expression is directly induced theoretically, a whole component can be detected at a time, an efficient and precise scheme is provided for ultrasonic wave guide quantitative detection, the method has important application value in engineering, and a whole structure can be detected at a time. Detection can be conducted without removing coating and insulating layers, and complex rotating and walking devices are not needed. Defect sensitivity and precision are high, energy consumption is low, and the method is economical.