Known Defect

What is Known Defect?

A known defect is a bug that has been identified and recorded but deliberately deferred—perhaps low impact, expensive to fix, or scheduled for a later release. Documenting known defects keeps everyone honest about a product's true state and prevents wasted effort re-reporting the same issue. In automated suites, tests covering known defects are often marked as expected failures or skipped with a linked ticket, so they don't produce noise while still remaining visible until the defect is finally resolved.