diff --git a/backends/test/suite/generate_markdown_summary.py b/backends/test/suite/generate_markdown_summary.py
index 37bf758fed0..73da8fba678 100644
--- a/backends/test/suite/generate_markdown_summary.py
+++ b/backends/test/suite/generate_markdown_summary.py
@@ -12,6 +12,25 @@
 #
 
 
+def escape_for_markdown(text: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Modify a string to properly display in a markdown table cell.
+    """
+    if not text:
+        return text
+
+    # Replace newlines with <br /> tags
+    escaped = text.replace("\n", "<br />")
+
+    # Escape backslashes.
+    escaped = escaped.replace("\\", "\\\\")
+
+    # Escape pipe characters that would break table structure
+    escaped = escaped.replace("|", "\\|")
+
+    return escaped
+
+
 def generate_markdown(csv_path: str, exit_code: int = 0):  # noqa (C901)
     # Print warning if exit code is non-zero
     if exit_code != 0:
@@ -46,7 +65,7 @@ def generate_markdown(csv_path: str, exit_code: int = 0):  # noqa (C901)
 
     for row in data_rows:
         # Make a copy of the row to avoid modifying the original
-        processed_row = row.copy()
+        processed_row = [escape_for_markdown(cell) for cell in row]
 
         # Count results and collect failed tests
         if result_column_index is not None and result_column_index < len(row):
@@ -96,7 +115,8 @@ def generate_markdown(csv_path: str, exit_code: int = 0):  # noqa (C901)
     # Generate Failed Tests section
     print("# Failed Tests\n")
     if failed_tests:
-        print("| " + " | ".join(header) + " |")
+        escaped_header = [escape_for_markdown(col) for col in header]
+        print("| " + " | ".join(escaped_header) + " |")
         print("|" + "|".join(["---"] * len(header)) + "|")
         for row in failed_tests:
             print("| " + " | ".join(row) + " |")
diff --git a/backends/test/suite/reporting.py b/backends/test/suite/reporting.py
index ce8a48dcc12..cdf2ce870e1 100644
--- a/backends/test/suite/reporting.py
+++ b/backends/test/suite/reporting.py
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
         ]
     )
 
+CSV_FIELD_NAMES.append("Error")
+
 
 # Operators that are excluded from the counts returned by count_ops. These are used to
 # exclude operatations that are not logically relevant or delegatable to backends.
@@ -365,6 +367,15 @@ def write_csv_header(output: TextIO):
 def write_csv_row(record: TestCaseSummary, output: TextIO):
     writer = csv.DictWriter(output, CSV_FIELD_NAMES)
 
+    # Truncate error message if it's too long, keeping first and last 200 characters
+    error_message = ""
+    if record.error is not None:
+        error_str = str(record.error)
+        if len(error_str) > 400:
+            error_message = error_str[:200] + "..." + error_str[-200:]
+        else:
+            error_message = error_str
+
     row = {
         "Test ID": record.name,
         "Test Case": record.base_name,
@@ -373,6 +384,7 @@ def write_csv_row(record: TestCaseSummary, output: TextIO):
         "Params": _serialize_params(record.params),
         "Result": record.result.to_short_str(),
         "Result Detail": record.result.to_detail_str(),
+        "Error": error_message,
         "Delegated": "True" if record.is_delegated() else "False",
         "Quantize Time (s)": (
             f"{record.quantize_time.total_seconds():.3f}"