diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/ParallelTesting.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/ParallelTesting.scala
index e84724f83c39..27a40306ecd5 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/ParallelTesting.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/ParallelTesting.scala
@@ -226,16 +226,12 @@ trait ParallelTesting extends RunnerOrchestration { self =>
     /** Total amount of test sources being compiled by this test */
     val sourceCount = filteredSources.length
 
-    private[this] var _errorCount =  0
-    def errorCount: Int = _errorCount
-
     private[this] var _testSourcesCompleted = 0
     private def testSourcesCompleted: Int = _testSourcesCompleted
 
     /** Complete the current compilation with the amount of errors encountered */
-    protected final def registerCompletion(errors: Int) = synchronized {
+    protected final def registerCompletion() = synchronized {
       _testSourcesCompleted += 1
-      _errorCount += errors
     }
 
     sealed trait Failure
@@ -244,17 +240,20 @@ trait ParallelTesting extends RunnerOrchestration { self =>
     case object Generic extends Failure
 
     private[this] var _failures = Set.empty[Failure]
+    private[this] var _failureCount = 0
+
     /** Fail the current test */
     protected[this] final def fail(failure: Failure = Generic): Unit = synchronized {
       _failures = _failures + failure
+      _failureCount = _failureCount + 1
     }
-    def didFail: Boolean = _failures.nonEmpty
+    def didFail: Boolean = _failureCount != 0
 
     /** A set of the different failures */
     def failureReasons: Set[Failure] = _failures
 
     /** Number of failed tests */
-    def failureCount: Int = _failures.size
+    def failureCount: Int = _failureCount
 
     protected def logBuildInstructions(reporter: TestReporter, testSource: TestSource, err: Int, war: Int) = {
       val errorMsg = testSource.buildInstructions(reporter.errorCount, reporter.warningCount)
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ trait ParallelTesting extends RunnerOrchestration { self =>
           // run should fail
           failTestSource(testSource)
           e.printStackTrace()
-          registerCompletion(1)
+          registerCompletion()
           throw e
         }
       }
@@ -555,7 +554,7 @@ trait ParallelTesting extends RunnerOrchestration { self =>
               }
               else if (fromTasty) compileFromTasty(flags, false, outDir)
               else compile(testSource.sourceFiles, flags, false, outDir)
-            registerCompletion(reporter.errorCount)
+            registerCompletion()
 
             if (reporter.compilerCrashed || reporter.errorCount > 0) {
               logReporterContents(reporter)
@@ -574,7 +573,7 @@ trait ParallelTesting extends RunnerOrchestration { self =>
 
             def warningCount = reporters.foldLeft(0)(_ + _.warningCount)
 
-            registerCompletion(errorCount)
+            registerCompletion()
 
             if (compilerCrashed || errorCount > 0) {
               reporters.foreach(logReporterContents)
@@ -695,7 +694,7 @@ trait ParallelTesting extends RunnerOrchestration { self =>
           addFailureInstruction(buildInstr)
           failTestSource(testSource)
         }
-        registerCompletion(errorCount)
+        registerCompletion()
       }
     }
   }
@@ -748,9 +747,7 @@ trait ParallelTesting extends RunnerOrchestration { self =>
             true
           }
           else {
-            echo {
-              s"Error reported in ${error.pos.source}, but no annotation found"
-            }
+            echo(s"Error reported in ${error.pos.source}, but no annotation found")
             false
           }
         }
@@ -798,7 +795,7 @@ trait ParallelTesting extends RunnerOrchestration { self =>
         else if (!errorMap.isEmpty)
           fail(s"\nExpected error(s) have {<error position>=<unreported error>}: $errorMap")
 
-        registerCompletion(actualErrors)
+        registerCompletion()
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1012,11 +1009,11 @@ trait ParallelTesting extends RunnerOrchestration { self =>
 
     /** Extract `Failure` set and render from `Test` */
     private[this] def reasonsForFailure(test: Test): String = {
-      val errors =
-        if (test.errorCount == 0) ""
-        else s"\n  - encountered ${test.errorCount} error(s)"
+      val failureReport =
+        if (test.failureCount == 0) ""
+        else s"\n  - encountered ${test.failureCount} test failures(s)"
 
-      errors + test.failureReasons.collect {
+      failureReport + test.failureReasons.collect {
         case test.TimeoutFailure(title) =>
           s"  - test '$title' timed out"
         case test.JavaCompilationFailure(msg) =>
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/SummaryReport.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/SummaryReport.scala
index ee323782f29a..6a1988e58a82 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/SummaryReport.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/SummaryReport.scala
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ final class SummaryReport extends SummaryReporting {
           |Test Report
           |================================================================================
           |
-          |$passed passed, $failed failed, ${passed + failed} total
+          |$passed suites passed, $failed failed, ${passed + failed} total
           |""".stripMargin
     )
 
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/VulpixUnitTests.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/VulpixUnitTests.scala
index 50cc51b4fccb..ca7d36a2bdb6 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/VulpixUnitTests.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/VulpixUnitTests.scala
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ class VulpixUnitTests extends ParallelTesting {
       fail()
     } catch {
       case ae: AssertionError =>
-        assertEquals(ae.getMessage, "Run test failed, but should not, reasons:\n  - test 'tests/vulpix-tests/unit/timeout.scala' timed out")
+        assertEquals("Run test failed, but should not, reasons:\n\n  - encountered 1 test failures(s)  - test 'tests/vulpix-tests/unit/timeout.scala' timed out",
+          ae.getMessage)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/vulpix-tests/meta/sbt-output.check b/tests/vulpix-tests/meta/sbt-output.check
index f8704de3ab6f..4d2a6f1f8293 100644
--- a/tests/vulpix-tests/meta/sbt-output.check
+++ b/tests/vulpix-tests/meta/sbt-output.check
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Diff (expected on the left, actual right):
 EOF    |  EOF
 
 [error] Test dotty.tools.vulpix.VulpixMetaTests.runAll failed: java.lang.AssertionError: Run test failed, but should not, reasons:
-[error] , took 1.682 sec SKIP
+[error]
+[error]   - encountered 1 test failures(s), took 3.697 sec SKIP
 [error]     at dotty.tools.vulpix.ParallelTesting$CompilationTest.checkRuns(ParallelTesting.scala:993) SKIP
 [error]     at dotty.tools.vulpix.VulpixMetaTests.runAll(VulpixMetaTests.scala:26) SKIP
 [error]     ...
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ Testing tests/vulpix-tests/meta/neg/missing-error-annotation.scala
 Wrong number of errors encountered when compiling out/VulpixMetaTests/neg/missing-error-annotation, expected: 0, actual: 2
 [error] Test dotty.tools.vulpix.VulpixMetaTests.compileNeg failed: java.lang.AssertionError: Neg test shouldn't have failed, but did. Reasons:
 [error]
-[error]   - encountered 2 error(s), took 0.093 sec SKIP
+[error]   - encountered 1 test failures(s), took 0.156 sec SKIP
 [error]     at dotty.tools.vulpix.ParallelTesting$CompilationTest.checkExpectedErrors(ParallelTesting.scala:975) SKIP
 [error]     at dotty.tools.vulpix.VulpixMetaTests.compileNeg(VulpixMetaTests.scala:25) SKIP
 [error]     ...
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ Testing tests/vulpix-tests/meta/pos/does-not-compile.scala
   |  not found: a
 [error] Test dotty.tools.vulpix.VulpixMetaTests.compilePos failed: java.lang.AssertionError: Expected no errors when compiling, failed for the following reason(s):
 [error]
-[error]   - encountered 1 error(s), took 0.069 sec SKIP
+[error]   - encountered 1 test failure(s), took 0.069 sec SKIP
 [error]     at dotty.tools.vulpix.ParallelTesting$CompilationTest.checkCompile(ParallelTesting.scala:958) SKIP
 [error]     at dotty.tools.vulpix.VulpixMetaTests.compilePos(VulpixMetaTests.scala:24) SKIP
 [error]     ...