diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbnf.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbnf.cpp
index f5f8313063..de260118fa 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbnf.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbnf.cpp
@@ -1748,6 +1748,9 @@ RuleBasedNumberFormat::getDecimalFormatSymbols() const
 NFRule*
 RuleBasedNumberFormat::initializeDefaultInfinityRule(UErrorCode &status)
 {
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
     if (defaultInfinityRule == NULL) {
         UnicodeString rule(UNICODE_STRING_SIMPLE("Inf: "));
         rule.append(getDecimalFormatSymbols()->getSymbol(DecimalFormatSymbols::kInfinitySymbol));
@@ -1771,6 +1774,9 @@ RuleBasedNumberFormat::getDefaultInfinityRule() const
 NFRule*
 RuleBasedNumberFormat::initializeDefaultNaNRule(UErrorCode &status)
 {
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
     if (defaultNaNRule == NULL) {
         UnicodeString rule(UNICODE_STRING_SIMPLE("NaN: "));
         rule.append(getDecimalFormatSymbols()->getSymbol(DecimalFormatSymbols::kNaNSymbol));
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiapts.c b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiapts.c
index 96d26b0654..e654c094ad 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiapts.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiapts.c
@@ -852,6 +852,9 @@ static void TestBreakIteratorRefresh(void) {
     
     bi = ubrk_open(UBRK_LINE, "en_US", NULL, 0, &status);
     TEST_ASSERT_SUCCESS(status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     utext_openUChars(&ut1, testStr, -1, &status);
     TEST_ASSERT_SUCCESS(status);
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dcfmapts.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dcfmapts.cpp
index 48884c83b7..2f7dd3f5a0 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dcfmapts.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dcfmapts.cpp
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ void IntlTestDecimalFormatAPI::TestCurrencyPluralInfo(){
     DecimalFormat *df = new DecimalFormat(status);
     if(U_FAILURE(status)) {
         errcheckln(status, "ERROR: Could not create DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
     }
 
     df->adoptCurrencyPluralInfo(cpi);
@@ -607,6 +608,9 @@ void IntlTestDecimalFormatAPI::TestFixedDecimal() {
 
     LocalPointer<DecimalFormat> df(new DecimalFormat("###", status), status);
     TEST_ASSERT_STATUS(status);
+    if (status == U_MISSING_RESOURCE_ERROR) {
+        return;
+    }
     FixedDecimal fd = df->getFixedDecimal(44, status);
     TEST_ASSERT_STATUS(status);
     ASSERT_EQUAL(44, fd.source);
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/itrbnf.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/itrbnf.cpp
index 66ee2b8fca..8b27d94fc6 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/itrbnf.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/itrbnf.cpp
@@ -2147,7 +2147,7 @@ void IntlTestRBNF::TestInfinityNaN() {
             { NULL, NULL }
     };
     if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
-        errln("Unable to create RuleBasedNumberFormat - " + UnicodeString(u_errorName(status)));
+        dataerrln("Unable to create RuleBasedNumberFormat - " + UnicodeString(u_errorName(status)));
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@ void IntlTestRBNF::TestVariableDecimalPoint() {
             { NULL, NULL }
     };
     if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
-        errln("Unable to create RuleBasedNumberFormat - " + UnicodeString(u_errorName(status)));
+        dataerrln("Unable to create RuleBasedNumberFormat - " + UnicodeString(u_errorName(status)));
         return;
     }
     doTest(&enFormatter, enTestPointData, true);
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numberformat2test.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numberformat2test.cpp
index 446acbac55..6beb35b8b4 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numberformat2test.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numberformat2test.cpp
@@ -1409,11 +1409,11 @@ void NumberFormat2Test::TestCurrencyAffixInfo() {
         return;
     }
     info.set("en", rules.getAlias(), USD, status);
-    assertEquals("", "$", info.getSymbol());
-    assertEquals("", "USD", info.getISO());
-    assertEquals("", "US dollar", info.getLong().getByCategory("one").toString());
-    assertEquals("", "US dollars", info.getLong().getByCategory("other").toString());
-    assertEquals("", "US dollars", info.getLong().getByCategory("two").toString());
+    assertEquals("", "$", info.getSymbol(), TRUE);
+    assertEquals("", "USD", info.getISO(), TRUE);
+    assertEquals("", "US dollar", info.getLong().getByCategory("one").toString(), TRUE);
+    assertEquals("", "US dollars", info.getLong().getByCategory("other").toString(), TRUE);
+    assertEquals("", "US dollars", info.getLong().getByCategory("two").toString(), TRUE);
     assertFalse("", info.isDefault());
     info.set(NULL, NULL, NULL, status);
     assertTrue("", info.isDefault());
@@ -1491,6 +1491,10 @@ void NumberFormat2Test::TestAffixPatternParser() {
     static UChar USD[] = {0x55, 0x53, 0x44, 0x0};
     LocalPointer<PluralRules> rules(PluralRules::forLocale("en", status));
     DecimalFormatSymbols symbols("en", status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormatSymbols - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     AffixPatternParser parser(symbols);
     CurrencyAffixInfo currencyAffixInfo;
     currencyAffixInfo.set("en", rules.getAlias(), USD, status);
@@ -2679,6 +2683,10 @@ void NumberFormat2Test::TestPluralsAndRoundingScientific() {
 void NumberFormat2Test::TestRoundingIncrement() {
     UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     DecimalFormatSymbols symbols("en", status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormatSymbols - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     DigitFormatter formatter(symbols);
     ScientificPrecision precision;
     SciFormatterOptions options;
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtspectest.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtspectest.cpp
index d3e25fd80c..bf3686eb11 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtspectest.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtspectest.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 *******************************************************************************
-* Copyright (C) 2014, International Business Machines Corporation and         *
+* Copyright (C) 2014-2015, International Business Machines Corporation and         *
 * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
 *******************************************************************************
 *
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ static NumberFormat *nfWithPattern(const char *pattern) {
     UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     DecimalFormat *result = new DecimalFormat(
             upattern, new DecimalFormatSymbols("fr", status), status);
-    U_ASSERT(status == U_ZERO_ERROR);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -96,6 +99,10 @@ void NumberFormatSpecificationTest::TestBasicPatterns() {
 
 void NumberFormatSpecificationTest::TestNfSetters() {
     LocalPointer<NumberFormat> nf(nfWithPattern("#,##0.##"));
+    if (nf == NULL) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating NumberFormat");
+        return;
+    }
     nf->setMaximumIntegerDigits(5);
     nf->setMinimumIntegerDigits(4);
     assertEquals("", "34 567,89", format(1234567.89, *nf), TRUE);
@@ -187,10 +194,14 @@ void NumberFormatSpecificationTest::TestPadding() {
         UnicodeString result;
         DecimalFormat fmt(
                 upattern, new DecimalFormatSymbols("fr", status), status);
-        fmt.setCurrency(kJPY);
-        fmt.format(433.22, result);
-        assertSuccess("", status);
-        assertEquals("", "JPY ****433", result, TRUE);
+        if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+            dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        } else {
+            fmt.setCurrency(kJPY);
+            fmt.format(433.22, result);
+            assertSuccess("", status);
+            assertEquals("", "JPY ****433", result, TRUE);
+        }
     }
     {
         UnicodeString upattern(
@@ -202,9 +213,13 @@ void NumberFormatSpecificationTest::TestPadding() {
                 upattern,
                 new DecimalFormatSymbols("en_US", status),
                 status);
-        fmt.format(-433.22, result);
-        assertSuccess("", status);
-        assertEquals("", "USD (433.22)", result, TRUE);
+        if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+            dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        } else {
+            fmt.format(-433.22, result);
+            assertSuccess("", status);
+            assertEquals("", "USD (433.22)", result, TRUE);
+        }
     }
     const char *paddedSciPattern = "QU**00.#####E0";
     assertPatternFr("QU***43,3E-1", 4.33, paddedSciPattern, TRUE);
@@ -216,10 +231,14 @@ void NumberFormatSpecificationTest::TestPadding() {
                 paddedSciPattern,
                 sym,
                 status);
-        UnicodeString result;
-        fmt.format(4.33, result);
-        assertSuccess("", status);
-        assertEquals("", "QU**43,3EE-1", result, TRUE);
+        if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+            dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        } else {
+            UnicodeString result;
+            fmt.format(4.33, result);
+            assertSuccess("", status);
+            assertEquals("", "QU**43,3EE-1", result, TRUE);
+        }
     }
     // padding cannot work as intended with scientific notation.
     assertPatternFr("QU**43,32E-1", 4.332, paddedSciPattern, TRUE);
@@ -238,6 +257,10 @@ void NumberFormatSpecificationTest::assertPatternFr(
     UnicodeString result;
     DecimalFormat fmt(
             upattern, new DecimalFormatSymbols("fr_FR", status), status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormatSymbols - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     fmt.format(x, result);
     fixNonBreakingSpace(result);
     assertSuccess("", status);
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtst.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtst.cpp
index b70ed7f4b5..92d59bfa93 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtst.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtst.cpp
@@ -960,6 +960,10 @@ void
 NumberFormatTest::TestInt64() {
     UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     DecimalFormat fmt("#.#E0",status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     fmt.setMaximumFractionDigits(20);
     if (U_SUCCESS(status)) {
         expect(fmt, (Formattable)(int64_t)0, "0E0");
@@ -7165,86 +7169,106 @@ void NumberFormatTest::TestFormatFastpaths() {
     {
         UErrorCode status=U_ZERO_ERROR;
         DecimalFormat df(UnicodeString("0000",""),status);
-        int64_t long_number = 1;
-        UnicodeString expect = "0001";
-        UnicodeString result;
-        FieldPosition pos;
-        df.format(long_number, result, pos);
-        if(U_FAILURE(status)||expect!=result) {
-            errcheckln(status, "FAIL: expected '"+expect+"' got '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),""));
+        if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+            dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
         } else {
-            logln("OK:  got expected '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),""));
+            int64_t long_number = 1;
+            UnicodeString expect = "0001";
+            UnicodeString result;
+            FieldPosition pos;
+            df.format(long_number, result, pos);
+            if(U_FAILURE(status)||expect!=result) {
+                errcheckln(status, "FAIL: expected '"+expect+"' got '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),""));
+            } else {
+                logln("OK:  got expected '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),""));
+            }
         }
     }
     {
         UErrorCode status=U_ZERO_ERROR;
         DecimalFormat df(UnicodeString("0000000000000000000",""),status);
-        int64_t long_number = U_INT64_MIN; // -9223372036854775808L;
-        // uint8_t bits[8];
-        // memcpy(bits,&long_number,8);
-        // for(int i=0;i<8;i++) {
-        //   logln("bits: %02X", (unsigned int)bits[i]);
-        // }
-        UnicodeString expect = "-9223372036854775808";
-        UnicodeString result;
-        FieldPosition pos;
-        df.format(long_number, result, pos);
-        if(U_FAILURE(status)||expect!=result) {
-            errcheckln(status, "FAIL: expected '"+expect+"' got '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on -9223372036854775808");
+        if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+            dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
         } else {
-            logln("OK:  got expected '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on -9223372036854775808");
+            int64_t long_number = U_INT64_MIN; // -9223372036854775808L;
+            // uint8_t bits[8];
+            // memcpy(bits,&long_number,8);
+            // for(int i=0;i<8;i++) {
+            //   logln("bits: %02X", (unsigned int)bits[i]);
+            // }
+            UnicodeString expect = "-9223372036854775808";
+            UnicodeString result;
+            FieldPosition pos;
+            df.format(long_number, result, pos);
+            if(U_FAILURE(status)||expect!=result) {
+                errcheckln(status, "FAIL: expected '"+expect+"' got '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on -9223372036854775808");
+            } else {
+                logln("OK:  got expected '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on -9223372036854775808");
+            }
         }
     }
     {
         UErrorCode status=U_ZERO_ERROR;
         DecimalFormat df(UnicodeString("0000000000000000000",""),status);
-        int64_t long_number = U_INT64_MAX; // -9223372036854775808L;
-        // uint8_t bits[8];
-        // memcpy(bits,&long_number,8);
-        // for(int i=0;i<8;i++) {
-        //   logln("bits: %02X", (unsigned int)bits[i]);
-        // }
-        UnicodeString expect = "9223372036854775807";
-        UnicodeString result;
-        FieldPosition pos;
-        df.format(long_number, result, pos);
-        if(U_FAILURE(status)||expect!=result) {
-            errcheckln(status, "FAIL: expected '"+expect+"' got '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on U_INT64_MAX");
+        if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+            dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
         } else {
-            logln("OK:  got expected '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on U_INT64_MAX");
+            int64_t long_number = U_INT64_MAX; // -9223372036854775808L;
+            // uint8_t bits[8];
+            // memcpy(bits,&long_number,8);
+            // for(int i=0;i<8;i++) {
+            //   logln("bits: %02X", (unsigned int)bits[i]);
+            // }
+            UnicodeString expect = "9223372036854775807";
+            UnicodeString result;
+            FieldPosition pos;
+            df.format(long_number, result, pos);
+            if(U_FAILURE(status)||expect!=result) {
+                errcheckln(status, "FAIL: expected '"+expect+"' got '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on U_INT64_MAX");
+            } else {
+                logln("OK:  got expected '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on U_INT64_MAX");
+            }
         }
     }
     {
         UErrorCode status=U_ZERO_ERROR;
         DecimalFormat df(UnicodeString("0000000000000000000",""),status);
-        int64_t long_number = 0;
-        // uint8_t bits[8];
-        // memcpy(bits,&long_number,8);
-        // for(int i=0;i<8;i++) {
-        //   logln("bits: %02X", (unsigned int)bits[i]);
-        // }
-        UnicodeString expect = "0000000000000000000";
-        UnicodeString result;
-        FieldPosition pos;
-        df.format(long_number, result, pos);
-        if(U_FAILURE(status)||expect!=result) {
-            errcheckln(status, "FAIL: expected '"+expect+"' got '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on 0");
+        if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+            dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
         } else {
-            logln("OK:  got expected '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on 0");
+            int64_t long_number = 0;
+            // uint8_t bits[8];
+            // memcpy(bits,&long_number,8);
+            // for(int i=0;i<8;i++) {
+            //   logln("bits: %02X", (unsigned int)bits[i]);
+            // }
+            UnicodeString expect = "0000000000000000000";
+            UnicodeString result;
+            FieldPosition pos;
+            df.format(long_number, result, pos);
+            if(U_FAILURE(status)||expect!=result) {
+                errcheckln(status, "FAIL: expected '"+expect+"' got '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on 0");
+            } else {
+                logln("OK:  got expected '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on 0");
+            }
         }
     }
     {
         UErrorCode status=U_ZERO_ERROR;
         DecimalFormat df(UnicodeString("0000000000000000000",""),status);
-        int64_t long_number = U_INT64_MIN + 1;
-        UnicodeString expect = "-9223372036854775807";
-        UnicodeString result;
-        FieldPosition pos;
-        df.format(long_number, result, pos);
-        if(U_FAILURE(status)||expect!=result) {
-            errcheckln(status, "FAIL: expected '"+expect+"' got '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on -9223372036854775807");
+        if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+            dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
         } else {
-            logln("OK:  got expected '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on -9223372036854775807");
+            int64_t long_number = U_INT64_MIN + 1;
+            UnicodeString expect = "-9223372036854775807";
+            UnicodeString result;
+            FieldPosition pos;
+            df.format(long_number, result, pos);
+            if(U_FAILURE(status)||expect!=result) {
+                errcheckln(status, "FAIL: expected '"+expect+"' got '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on -9223372036854775807");
+            } else {
+                logln("OK:  got expected '"+result+"' status "+UnicodeString(u_errorName(status),"")+" on -9223372036854775807");
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -8300,7 +8324,10 @@ void NumberFormatTest::TestGetAffixes() {
     UnicodeString pattern("\\u00a4\\u00a4\\u00a4 0.00 %\\u00a4\\u00a4");
     pattern = pattern.unescape();
     DecimalFormat fmt(pattern, sym, status);
-    assertSuccess("", status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     UnicodeString affixStr;
     assertEquals("", "US dollars ", fmt.getPositivePrefix(affixStr));
     assertEquals("", " %USD", fmt.getPositiveSuffix(affixStr));
@@ -8354,6 +8381,10 @@ void NumberFormatTest::TestToPatternScientific11648() {
     Locale en("en");
     DecimalFormatSymbols sym(en, status);
     DecimalFormat fmt("0.00", sym, status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     fmt.setScientificNotation(TRUE);
     UnicodeString pattern;
     assertEquals("", "0.00E0", fmt.toPattern(pattern));
@@ -8416,6 +8447,10 @@ void NumberFormatTest::TestBenchmark() {
 void NumberFormatTest::TestFractionalDigitsForCurrency() {
     UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     LocalPointer<NumberFormat> fmt(NumberFormat::createCurrencyInstance("en", status));
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating NumberFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     UChar JPY[] = {0x4A, 0x50, 0x59, 0x0};
     fmt->setCurrency(JPY, status);
     if (!assertSuccess("", status)) {
@@ -8429,6 +8464,10 @@ void NumberFormatTest::TestFormatCurrencyPlural() {
     UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     Locale locale = Locale::createCanonical("en_US");
     NumberFormat *fmt = NumberFormat::createInstance(locale, UNUM_CURRENCY_PLURAL, status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating NumberFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
    UnicodeString formattedNum;
    fmt->format(11234.567, formattedNum, NULL, status);
    assertEquals("", "11,234.57 US dollars", formattedNum);
@@ -8440,6 +8479,10 @@ void NumberFormatTest::TestCtorApplyPatternDifference() {
     DecimalFormatSymbols sym("en_US", status);
     UnicodeString pattern("\\u00a40");
     DecimalFormat fmt(pattern.unescape(), sym, status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     UnicodeString result;
     assertEquals(
             "ctor favors precision of currency",
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numrgts.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numrgts.cpp
index c4d6160342..aa0f2b4e0e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numrgts.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numrgts.cpp
@@ -346,7 +346,10 @@ void NumberFormatRegressionTest::Test4087535 (void)
 {
     UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     DecimalFormat *df = new DecimalFormat(status);
-    failure(status, "new DecimalFormat", "");
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     df->setMinimumIntegerDigits(0);
 
     double n = 0;
@@ -371,7 +374,10 @@ void NumberFormatRegressionTest::Test4088503 (void)
 {
     UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     DecimalFormat *df = new DecimalFormat(status);
-    failure(status, "new DecimalFormat", "");
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     df->setGroupingSize(0);
     UnicodeString sBuf;
     FieldPosition fp(FieldPosition::DONT_CARE);
@@ -1344,7 +1350,10 @@ void NumberFormatRegressionTest::Test4061302(void)
 {
     UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     DecimalFormatSymbols *fmt = new DecimalFormatSymbols(status);
-    failure(status, "new DecimalFormatSymbols");
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormatSymbols - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     UnicodeString currency(fmt->getSymbol(DecimalFormatSymbols::kCurrencySymbol));
     UnicodeString intlCurrency(fmt->getSymbol(DecimalFormatSymbols::kIntlCurrencySymbol));
     UnicodeString monDecSeparator(fmt->getSymbol(DecimalFormatSymbols::kMonetarySeparatorSymbol));
@@ -1382,7 +1391,10 @@ void NumberFormatRegressionTest::Test4062486(void)
 {
     UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     DecimalFormat *fmt = new DecimalFormat(UnicodeString("#,##0.00"), status);
-    failure(status, "new DecimalFormat");
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        dataerrln("Error creating DecimalFormat - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
+    }
     UnicodeString formatted;
     FieldPosition field(0);
     double num = 1234.5;
@@ -2849,12 +2861,12 @@ void NumberFormatRegressionTest::Test9109(void) {
     Formattable val;
     ParsePosition pos;
     DecimalFormat fmt("+##", status);
-    fmt.setLenient(TRUE);
-
     if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
         dataerrln("Failed to create DecimalFormat with pattern '+##' - %s", u_errorName(status));
+        return;
     }
 
+    fmt.setLenient(TRUE);
     UnicodeString text("123");
     int32_t expected = 123;
     int32_t expos = 3;
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/unifiedcachetest.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/unifiedcachetest.cpp
index acc0347b4c..1f5a3bf6da 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/unifiedcachetest.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/unifiedcachetest.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void UnifiedCacheTest::TestEvictionUnderStress() {
     }
     int64_t evictedCountAfter = cache->autoEvictedCount();
     if (evictedCountBefore == evictedCountAfter) {
-        errln("%s:%d Items should have been evicted from cache",
+        dataerrln("%s:%d Items should have been evicted from cache",
                __FILE__, __LINE__);
     }
 }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/usettest.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/usettest.cpp
index 46e502ea82..f715c5bffb 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/usettest.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/usettest.cpp
@@ -3889,7 +3889,7 @@ void UnicodeSetTest::TestUCAUnsafeBackwards() {
     // Get the unsafeBackwardsSet
     const CollationCacheEntry *rootEntry = CollationRoot::getRootCacheEntry(errorCode);
     if(U_FAILURE(errorCode)) {
-      errln("FAIL: %s getting root cache entry", u_errorName(errorCode));
+      dataerrln("FAIL: %s getting root cache entry", u_errorName(errorCode));
       return;
     }
     //const UVersionInfo &version = rootEntry->tailoring->version;