diff --git a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/CheckCLDR.java b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/CheckCLDR.java
index 3640f1bd7e1..edab700459c 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/CheckCLDR.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/CheckCLDR.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 package org.unicode.cldr.test;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ComparisonChain;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.ibm.icu.dev.util.ElapsedTimer;
 import com.ibm.icu.impl.Row.R3;
@@ -763,6 +764,8 @@ protected boolean accept(List<CheckStatus> result) {
             cachedPossibleErrors.clear();
             // call into the subclass
             handleSetCldrFileToCheck(this.cldrFileToCheck, cachedOptions, cachedPossibleErrors);
+            // all of these are entireLocale
+            cachedPossibleErrors.forEach(e -> e.setEntireLocale());
             initted = true;
         }
         // unconditionally append all cached possible errors
@@ -782,7 +785,7 @@ protected boolean accept(List<CheckStatus> result) {
     Options cachedOptions = null;
 
     /** Status value returned from check */
-    public static class CheckStatus {
+    public static class CheckStatus implements Comparable<CheckStatus> {
         public static final Type alertType = Type.Comment,
                 warningType = Type.Warning,
                 errorType = Type.Error,
@@ -1117,6 +1120,38 @@ public static boolean hasType(List<CheckStatus> result, Type type) {
             }
             return false;
         }
+
+        /**
+         * @returns true if this status applies to the entire locale, not a single path
+         */
+        public boolean isEntireLocale() {
+            return entireLocale;
+        }
+
+        /** Mark this CheckStatus as isEntireLocale */
+        CheckStatus setEntireLocale() {
+            entireLocale = true;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        private boolean entireLocale = false;
+
+        @Override
+        public int compareTo(CheckStatus o) {
+            if (this == o) return 0;
+            return ComparisonChain.start()
+                    .compare(getType(), o.getType())
+                    .compare(getSubtype(), o.getSubtype())
+                    .compare(getMessage(), o.getMessage())
+                    .result();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object o) {
+            if (this == o) return true;
+            if (o instanceof CheckStatus) return false;
+            return compareTo((CheckStatus) o) == 0;
+        }
     }
 
     public abstract static class SimpleDemo {
@@ -1488,6 +1523,8 @@ public void handleCheckPossibleErrors(
                 }
             }
             if (SHOW_TIMES) System.out.println("Overall: " + testOverallTime + ": {0}");
+            // all of these are entire locale
+            possibleErrors.forEach(e -> e.setEntireLocale());
         }
 
         public Matcher getFilter() {
diff --git a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/ConsoleCheckCLDR.java b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/ConsoleCheckCLDR.java
index f8924e8447f..eeefa83326c 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/ConsoleCheckCLDR.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/ConsoleCheckCLDR.java
@@ -550,7 +550,6 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
                         return; // get out, it's an error.
                     }
 
-                    List<CheckStatus> result = new ArrayList<>();
                     Set<PathHeader> paths = new TreeSet<>(); // CLDRFile.ldmlComparator);
                     Map<String, String> m = new TreeMap<>();
                     Map<String, String> options = new HashMap<>();
@@ -653,40 +652,12 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
                             parent = new CLDRFile.TestUser(parent, user, isLanguageLocale);
                         }
                     }
-                    // checkCldr.setCldrFileToCheck(file, new Options(options), result);
 
                     subtotalCount.clear();
 
-                    for (Iterator<CheckStatus> it3 = result.iterator(); it3.hasNext(); ) {
-                        CheckStatus status = it3.next();
-                        String statusString = status.toString(); // com.ibm.icu.impl.Utility.escape(
-                        CheckStatus.Type statusType = status.getType();
+                    final Set<CheckStatus> possibleProblems = new TreeSet<>();
+                    possibleProblems.addAll(bundle.getPossibleProblems());
 
-                        if (errorsOnly) {
-                            if (!statusType.equals(CheckStatus.errorType)) continue;
-                        }
-
-                        if (subtypeFilter != null) {
-                            if (!subtypeFilter.contains(status.getSubtype())) {
-                                continue;
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        if (checkOnSubmit) {
-                            if (!status.isCheckOnSubmit()
-                                    || !statusType.equals(CheckStatus.errorType)) continue;
-                        }
-                        showValue(
-                                file,
-                                null,
-                                localeID,
-                                null,
-                                null,
-                                null,
-                                null,
-                                statusString,
-                                status.getSubtype());
-                    }
                     paths.clear();
 
                     CoverageInfo covInfo = cldrConf.getCoverageInfo();
@@ -796,6 +767,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
                         }
                         int limit = 1;
                         for (int jj = 0; jj < limit; ++jj) {
+                            final List<CheckStatus> result = new ArrayList<>();
                             if (jj == 0) {
                                 bundle.check(path, result, value);
                             } else {
@@ -805,6 +777,10 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
                             boolean showedOne = false;
                             for (Iterator<CheckStatus> it3 = result.iterator(); it3.hasNext(); ) {
                                 CheckStatus status = it3.next();
+                                if (status.isEntireLocale()) {
+                                    possibleProblems.add(status);
+                                    continue;
+                                }
                                 String statusString =
                                         status.toString(); // com.ibm.icu.impl.Utility.escape(
                                 CheckStatus.Type statusType = status.getType();
@@ -890,6 +866,42 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    // handle possibleProblems (non path-based errors)
+                    {
+                        for (Iterator<CheckStatus> it3 = possibleProblems.iterator();
+                                it3.hasNext(); ) {
+                            CheckStatus status = it3.next();
+                            String statusString =
+                                    status.toString(); // com.ibm.icu.impl.Utility.escape(
+                            CheckStatus.Type statusType = status.getType();
+
+                            if (errorsOnly) {
+                                if (!statusType.equals(CheckStatus.errorType)) continue;
+                            }
+
+                            if (subtypeFilter != null) {
+                                if (!subtypeFilter.contains(status.getSubtype())) {
+                                    continue;
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            if (checkOnSubmit) {
+                                if (!status.isCheckOnSubmit()
+                                        || !statusType.equals(CheckStatus.errorType)) continue;
+                            }
+                            showValue(
+                                    file,
+                                    null,
+                                    localeID,
+                                    null,
+                                    null,
+                                    null,
+                                    null,
+                                    statusString,
+                                    status.getSubtype());
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     if (resolveVotesDirectory != null) {
                         LocaleVotingData.resolveErrors(localeID);
                     }