dbt

High Model Failure Rate Alert

critical
reliabilityUpdated Feb 19, 2026

Tracks models with frequent failures or test failures to identify unstable data pipelines requiring immediate attention before they cascade to downstream dependencies.

How to detect:

Monitor failure rates from dbt run history and test results. Alert when a model fails more than 2 times in a rolling 7-day window, or when test failure rate exceeds 10% over the same period.

Recommended action:

Investigate logs in logs/dbt.log and target/run_results.json for error patterns. Check for upstream dependency failures, schema changes, or data quality issues. Use dbt test --store-failures to examine failing rows. Consider adding data quality checks or adjusting incremental logic.