diff --git a/pkg/controller/testutil/test_utils.go b/pkg/controller/testutil/test_utils.go
index be13e4637a..dd8f118289 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/testutil/test_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/testutil/test_utils.go
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func (f *FakeRecorder) PastEventf(obj runtime.Object, timestamp metav1.Time, eve
 
 // AnnotatedEventf emits a fake formatted event to the fake recorder
 func (f *FakeRecorder) AnnotatedEventf(obj runtime.Object, annotations map[string]string, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
-	f.Eventf(obj, eventtype, reason, messageFmt, args)
+	f.Eventf(obj, eventtype, reason, messageFmt, args...)
 }
 
 func (f *FakeRecorder) generateEvent(obj runtime.Object, timestamp metav1.Time, eventtype, reason, message string) {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/container/sync_result_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/container/sync_result_test.go
index 56f191d3d5..d39283706e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/container/sync_result_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/container/sync_result_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestPodSyncResult(t *testing.T) {
 	result.AddSyncResult(okResults...)
 	result.AddSyncResult(errResults...)
 	if result.Error() == nil {
-		t.Errorf("PodSyncResult should be error: %q", result)
+		t.Errorf("PodSyncResult should be error: %v", result)
 	}
 
 	// If the PodSyncResult is failed, it should be error
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestPodSyncResult(t *testing.T) {
 	result.AddSyncResult(okResults...)
 	result.Fail(errors.New("error"))
 	if result.Error() == nil {
-		t.Errorf("PodSyncResult should be error: %q", result)
+		t.Errorf("PodSyncResult should be error: %v", result)
 	}
 
 	// If the PodSyncResult is added an error PodSyncResult, it should be error
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ func TestPodSyncResult(t *testing.T) {
 	result.AddSyncResult(okResults...)
 	result.AddPodSyncResult(errResult)
 	if result.Error() == nil {
-		t.Errorf("PodSyncResult should be error: %q", result)
+		t.Errorf("PodSyncResult should be error: %v", result)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
index 42f447765f..4266eae13c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func TestGetPods(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	if !verifyPods(expected, actual) {
-		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", expected, actual)
+		t.Errorf("expected %#v, got %#v", expected, actual)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/utils_test.go b/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/utils_test.go
index 9ec711d83d..5f87cb1831 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/utils_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestCountBits(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		actual := countBits(test.n)
 		if test.expected != actual {
-			t.Errorf("%d should have %d bits but recorded as %d", test.n, test.expected, actual)
+			t.Errorf("%s should have %d bits but recorded as %d", test.n, test.expected, actual)
 		}
 	}
 }