diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/future_incompat.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/future_incompat.rs
index b940bb2b7d0..d9638deddac 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/future_incompat.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/future_incompat.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pub struct FutureBreakageItem {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Diagnostic {
     pub rendered: String,
+    pub level: String,
 }
 
 /// The filename in the top-level `target` directory where we store
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
index e5ea065983b..88290875887 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
@@ -333,7 +333,20 @@ fn rustc(cx: &mut Context<'_, '_>, unit: &Unit, exec: &Arc<dyn Executor>) -> Car
                 },
             )
             .map_err(verbose_if_simple_exit_code)
-            .with_context(|| format!("could not compile `{}`", name))?;
+            .with_context(|| {
+                // adapted from rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
+                let warnings = match output_options.warnings_seen {
+                    0 => String::new(),
+                    1 => "; 1 warning emitted".to_string(),
+                    count => format!("; {} warnings emitted", count),
+                };
+                let errors = match output_options.errors_seen {
+                    0 => String::new(),
+                    1 => " due to previous error".to_string(),
+                    count => format!(" due to {} previous errors", count),
+                };
+                format!("could not compile `{}`{}{}", name, errors, warnings)
+            })?;
         }
 
         if rustc_dep_info_loc.exists() {
@@ -1161,6 +1174,8 @@ struct OutputOptions {
     /// Other types of messages are processed regardless
     /// of the value of this flag
     show_warnings: bool,
+    warnings_seen: usize,
+    errors_seen: usize,
 }
 
 impl OutputOptions {
@@ -1177,6 +1192,8 @@ impl OutputOptions {
             color,
             cache_cell,
             show_warnings: true,
+            warnings_seen: 0,
+            errors_seen: 0,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1244,7 +1261,18 @@ fn on_stderr_line_inner(
         }
     };
 
+    let count_diagnostic = |level, options: &mut OutputOptions| {
+        if level == "warning" {
+            options.warnings_seen += 1;
+        } else if level == "error" {
+            options.errors_seen += 1;
+        }
+    };
+
     if let Ok(report) = serde_json::from_str::<FutureIncompatReport>(compiler_message.get()) {
+        for item in &report.future_incompat_report {
+            count_diagnostic(&*item.diagnostic.level, options);
+        }
         state.future_incompat_report(report.future_incompat_report);
         return Ok(true);
     }
@@ -1265,8 +1293,14 @@ fn on_stderr_line_inner(
             #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
             struct CompilerMessage {
                 rendered: String,
+                message: String,
+                level: String,
             }
             if let Ok(mut error) = serde_json::from_str::<CompilerMessage>(compiler_message.get()) {
+                if error.level == "error" && error.message.starts_with("aborting due to") {
+                    // Skip this line; we'll print our own summary at the end.
+                    return Ok(true);
+                }
                 // state.stderr will add a newline
                 if error.rendered.ends_with('\n') {
                     error.rendered.pop();
@@ -1281,6 +1315,7 @@ fn on_stderr_line_inner(
                         .expect("strip should never fail")
                 };
                 if options.show_warnings {
+                    count_diagnostic(&error.level, options);
                     state.stderr(rendered)?;
                 }
                 return Ok(true);
@@ -1368,6 +1403,14 @@ fn on_stderr_line_inner(
         return Ok(true);
     }
 
+    #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
+    struct CompilerMessage {
+        level: String,
+    }
+    if let Ok(message) = serde_json::from_str::<CompilerMessage>(compiler_message.get()) {
+        count_diagnostic(&message.level, options);
+    }
+
     let msg = machine_message::FromCompiler {
         package_id,
         manifest_path,
@@ -1399,6 +1442,8 @@ fn replay_output_cache(
         color,
         cache_cell: None,
         show_warnings,
+        warnings_seen: 0,
+        errors_seen: 0,
     };
     Work::new(move |state| {
         if !path.exists() {
diff --git a/src/cargo/lib.rs b/src/cargo/lib.rs
index 680f94f0e7e..1f5a30f5817 100644
--- a/src/cargo/lib.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/lib.rs
@@ -89,13 +89,7 @@ pub fn exit_with_error(err: CliError, shell: &mut Shell) -> ! {
 /// Displays an error, and all its causes, to stderr.
 pub fn display_error(err: &Error, shell: &mut Shell) {
     debug!("display_error; err={:?}", err);
-    let has_verbose = _display_error(err, shell, true);
-    if has_verbose {
-        drop(writeln!(
-            shell.err(),
-            "\nTo learn more, run the command again with --verbose."
-        ));
-    }
+    _display_error(err, shell, true);
     if err
         .chain()
         .any(|e| e.downcast_ref::<InternalError>().is_some())
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/build.rs b/tests/testsuite/build.rs
index 595c5c687dc..40b63a669a4 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/build.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/build.rs
@@ -588,12 +588,7 @@ fn cargo_compile_with_invalid_code() {
 
     p.cargo("build")
         .with_status(101)
-        .with_stderr_contains(
-            "\
-[ERROR] could not compile `foo`
-
-To learn more, run the command again with --verbose.\n",
-        )
+        .with_stderr_contains("[ERROR] could not compile `foo` due to previous error\n")
         .run();
     assert!(p.root().join("Cargo.lock").is_file());
 }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/build_script.rs b/tests/testsuite/build_script.rs
index da0bb4ba5eb..e9a24a32683 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/build_script.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/build_script.rs
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ fn build_deps_not_for_normal() {
         .with_stderr_contains("[..]can't find crate for `aaaaa`[..]")
         .with_stderr_contains(
             "\
-[ERROR] could not compile `foo`
+[ERROR] could not compile `foo` due to previous error
 
 Caused by:
   process didn't exit successfully: [..]
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/check.rs b/tests/testsuite/check.rs
index d4144eb17dc..e37d572f568 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/check.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/check.rs
@@ -803,8 +803,7 @@ fn short_message_format() {
         .with_stderr_contains(
             "\
 src/lib.rs:1:27: error[E0308]: mismatched types
-error: aborting due to previous error
-error: could not compile `foo`
+error: could not compile `foo` due to previous error
 ",
         )
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/fix.rs b/tests/testsuite/fix.rs
index fa0fa420b64..1d2877b4b16 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/fix.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/fix.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn do_not_fix_broken_builds() {
     p.cargo("fix --allow-no-vcs")
         .env("__CARGO_FIX_YOLO", "1")
         .with_status(101)
-        .with_stderr_contains("[ERROR] could not compile `foo`")
+        .with_stderr_contains("[ERROR] could not compile `foo` due to previous error")
         .run();
     assert!(p.read_file("src/lib.rs").contains("let mut x = 3;"));
 }
@@ -833,8 +833,6 @@ fn prepare_for_unstable() {
 [ERROR] cannot migrate src/lib.rs to edition {next}
 Edition {next} is unstable and not allowed in this release, consider trying the nightly release channel.
 error: could not compile `foo`
-
-To learn more, run the command again with --verbose.
 ", next=next))
         .run();
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/install.rs b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
index dfb5f96f19a..5d16ed99a03 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/install.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
@@ -742,9 +742,7 @@ fn compile_failure() {
     found at `[..]target`
 
 Caused by:
-  could not compile `foo`
-
-To learn more, run the command again with --verbose.
+  could not compile `foo` due to previous error
 ",
         )
         .run();