diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs b/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
index 384aca7fead..b1c2a51daa0 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ pub fn strip_doc_comment_decoration(doc: &str, comment_kind: CommentKind, span:
     let mut contains_initial_stars = false;
     for line in doc.lines() {
         let offset = line.as_ptr() as usize - doc.as_ptr() as usize;
-        debug_assert_eq!(offset as u32 as usize, offset);
+        debug_assert_eq!(offset as u32 as usize, offset, "`offset` shouldn't overflow `u32`");
         contains_initial_stars |= line.trim_start().starts_with('*');
         // +1 adds the newline, +3 skips the opening delimiter
         sizes.push((line.len() + 1, span.with_lo(span.lo() + BytePos(3 + offset as u32))));
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/duplicate_mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/duplicate_mod.rs
index 7ff7068f0b0..9135af40979 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/duplicate_mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/duplicate_mod.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for DuplicateMod {
             }
 
             // At this point the lint would be emitted
-            assert_eq!(spans.len(), lint_levels.len());
+            assert_eq!(
+                spans.len(),
+                lint_levels.len(),
+                "`spans` and `lint_levels` should have equal lengths"
+            );
             let spans: Vec<_> = spans
                 .iter()
                 .zip(lint_levels)
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs b/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs
index 4c69dacf381..68fb88bcf7e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ fn to_camel_case(item_name: &str) -> String {
 impl LateLintPass<'_> for EnumVariantNames {
     fn check_item_post(&mut self, _cx: &LateContext<'_>, _item: &Item<'_>) {
         let last = self.modules.pop();
-        assert!(last.is_some());
+        assert!(last.is_some(), "`modules` should not be empty");
     }
 
     #[expect(clippy::similar_names)]
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index fe0229a814f..e3be798f30b 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
     });
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(no_mangle_with_rust_abi::NoMangleWithRustAbi));
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(collection_is_never_read::CollectionIsNeverRead));
-    store.register_pre_expansion_pass(|| Box::new(missing_assert_message::MissingAssertMessage));
+    store.register_pre_expansion_pass(|| Box::<missing_assert_message::MissingAssertMessage>::default());
     // add lints here, do not remove this comment, it's used in `new_lint`
 }
 
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs b/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs
index 9f6917c146f..e24f3aa567a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,10 @@ fn do_check(lint: &mut NonExpressiveNames, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, attrs: &[Attri
 /// Precondition: `a_name.chars().count() < b_name.chars().count()`.
 #[must_use]
 fn levenstein_not_1(a_name: &str, b_name: &str) -> bool {
-    debug_assert!(a_name.chars().count() < b_name.chars().count());
+    debug_assert!(
+        a_name.chars().count() < b_name.chars().count(),
+        "Precondition: `a_name.chars().count() < b_name.chars().count()` does not meet"
+    );
     let mut a_chars = a_name.chars();
     let mut b_chars = b_name.chars();
     while let (Some(a), Some(b)) = (a_chars.next(), b_chars.next()) {
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/attrs.rs b/clippy_utils/src/attrs.rs
index 7987a233bdc..75f7b5cf98e 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/attrs.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/attrs.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub struct LimitStack {
 
 impl Drop for LimitStack {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        assert_eq!(self.stack.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(self.stack.len(), 1, "stack should only have one element");
     }
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ impl LimitStack {
     }
     pub fn pop_attrs(&mut self, sess: &Session, attrs: &[ast::Attribute], name: &'static str) {
         let stack = &mut self.stack;
-        parse_attrs(sess, attrs, name, |val| assert_eq!(stack.pop(), Some(val)));
+        parse_attrs(sess, attrs, name, |val| {
+            assert_eq!(stack.pop(), Some(val), "incorrect last element");
+        });
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs b/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
index 213e5b33503..1c453b87f8d 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -1011,10 +1011,13 @@ pub fn capture_local_usage(cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> CaptureKind {
         capture
     }
 
-    debug_assert!(matches!(
-        e.kind,
-        ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, Path { res: Res::Local(_), .. }))
-    ));
+    debug_assert!(
+        matches!(
+            e.kind,
+            ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, Path { res: Res::Local(_), .. }))
+        ),
+        "`e.kind` should be a resolved local path"
+    );
 
     let mut child_id = e.hir_id;
     let mut capture = CaptureKind::Value;
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/numeric_literal.rs b/clippy_utils/src/numeric_literal.rs
index c225398ad2a..7d8f31e1dfb 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/numeric_literal.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/numeric_literal.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl<'a> NumericLiteral<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn group_digits(output: &mut String, input: &str, group_size: usize, partial_group_first: bool, pad: bool) {
-        debug_assert!(group_size > 0);
+        debug_assert!(group_size > 0, "group size should be greater than zero");
 
         let mut digits = input.chars().filter(|&c| c != '_');
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ impl<'a> NumericLiteral<'a> {
 }
 
 fn split_suffix<'a>(src: &'a str, lit_kind: &LitKind) -> (&'a str, Option<&'a str>) {
-    debug_assert!(lit_kind.is_numeric());
+    debug_assert!(lit_kind.is_numeric(), "`lit_kind` should be numeric");
     lit_suffix_length(lit_kind)
         .and_then(|suffix_length| src.len().checked_sub(suffix_length))
         .map_or((src, None), |split_pos| {
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ fn split_suffix<'a>(src: &'a str, lit_kind: &LitKind) -> (&'a str, Option<&'a st
 }
 
 fn lit_suffix_length(lit_kind: &LitKind) -> Option<usize> {
-    debug_assert!(lit_kind.is_numeric());
+    debug_assert!(lit_kind.is_numeric(), "`lit_kind` should be numeric");
     let suffix = match lit_kind {
         LitKind::Int(_, int_lit_kind) => match int_lit_kind {
             LitIntType::Signed(int_ty) => Some(int_ty.name_str()),
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/ty.rs b/clippy_utils/src/ty.rs
index 7cbb77ea2a8..2b3c781477f 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/ty.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/ty.rs
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ pub fn implements_trait_with_env<'tcx>(
     trait_id: DefId,
     ty_params: impl IntoIterator<Item = Option<GenericArg<'tcx>>>,
 ) -> bool {
-    // Clippy shouldn't have infer types
-    assert!(!ty.needs_infer());
+    assert!(!ty.needs_infer(), "Clippy shouldn't have infer types");
 
     let ty = tcx.erase_regions(ty);
     if ty.has_escaping_bound_vars() {
diff --git a/lintcheck/src/main.rs b/lintcheck/src/main.rs
index 23c85298027..6e39c8d4243 100644
--- a/lintcheck/src/main.rs
+++ b/lintcheck/src/main.rs
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ impl Crate {
                 .status()
                 .expect("failed to run cargo");
 
-            assert_eq!(status.code(), Some(0));
+            assert_eq!(status.code(), Some(0), "`cargo check` exited with non-zero code");
 
             return Vec::new();
         }
@@ -741,6 +741,7 @@ fn print_stats(old_stats: HashMap<String, usize>, new_stats: HashMap<&String, us
     let mut new_stats_deduped = new_stats;
 
     // remove duplicates from both hashmaps
+    #[allow(clippy::missing_assert_message)]
     for (k, v) in &same_in_both_hashmaps {
         assert!(old_stats_deduped.remove(k) == Some(*v));
         assert!(new_stats_deduped.remove(k) == Some(*v));
diff --git a/tests/compile-test.rs b/tests/compile-test.rs
index c10ee969c01..2f2d305f54b 100644
--- a/tests/compile-test.rs
+++ b/tests/compile-test.rs
@@ -410,7 +410,10 @@ fn check_rustfix_coverage() {
     };
 
     if let Ok(missing_coverage_contents) = std::fs::read_to_string(missing_coverage_path) {
-        assert!(RUSTFIX_COVERAGE_KNOWN_EXCEPTIONS.iter().is_sorted_by_key(Path::new));
+        assert!(
+            RUSTFIX_COVERAGE_KNOWN_EXCEPTIONS.iter().is_sorted_by_key(Path::new),
+            "`RUSTFIX_COVERAGE_KNOWN_EXCEPTIONS` should be sorted"
+        );
 
         for rs_file in missing_coverage_contents.lines() {
             let rs_path = Path::new(rs_file);
diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index a771d8b87c8..2d2d6e6739e 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const CARGO_CLIPPY: &str = "cargo-clippy";
 const CARGO_CLIPPY: &str = "cargo-clippy.exe";
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "integration", test)]
+#[allow(clippy::missing_assert_message)]
 fn integration_test() {
     let repo_name = env::var("INTEGRATION").expect("`INTEGRATION` var not set");
     let repo_url = format!("https://github.com/{repo_name}");
diff --git a/tests/test_utils/mod.rs b/tests/test_utils/mod.rs
index ea8c54e08b3..3081bf2d8cc 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/test_utils/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
 pub static CARGO_CLIPPY_PATH: LazyLock<PathBuf> = LazyLock::new(|| {
     let mut path = std::env::current_exe().unwrap();
-    assert!(path.pop()); // deps
+    assert!(path.pop(), "current running executable path shouldn't be empty"); // deps
     path.set_file_name("cargo-clippy");
     path
 });