diff --git a/test/command_parse_test.dart b/test/command_parse_test.dart
index e1b2f11..b6437c1 100644
--- a/test/command_parse_test.dart
+++ b/test/command_parse_test.dart
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void main() {
       var command = parser.addCommand('install');
       command.addOption('path', abbr: 'p');
 
-      throwsArgParserException(parser, ['-p', 'foo', 'install'], '-p');
+      throwsFormat(parser, ['-p', 'foo', 'install']);
     });
 
     test('does not parse a command option before the command', () {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void main() {
       var command = parser.addCommand('install');
       command.addOption('path');
 
-      throwsArgParserException(parser, ['--path', 'foo', 'install'], '--path');
+      throwsFormat(parser, ['--path', 'foo', 'install']);
     });
 
     test('does not parse a command abbreviation before the command', () {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void main() {
       command.addFlag('debug', abbr: 'd');
       command.addFlag('verbose', abbr: 'v');
 
-      throwsArgParserException(parser, ['-dv', 'install'], '-d');
+      throwsFormat(parser, ['-dv', 'install']);
     });
 
     test('assigns collapsed options to the proper command', () {
diff --git a/test/parse_test.dart b/test/parse_test.dart
index 3b41ee9..cd79eef 100644
--- a/test/parse_test.dart
+++ b/test/parse_test.dart
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void main() {
         var parser = ArgParser();
         parser.addFlag('verbose');
 
-        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['--verbose=true'], '--verbose');
+        throwsFormat(parser, ['--verbose=true']);
       });
 
       test('are case-sensitive', () {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void main() {
         var parser = ArgParser();
         parser.addFlag('strum', negatable: false);
 
-        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['--no-strum'], '--no-strum');
+        throwsFormat(parser, ['--no-strum']);
       });
     });
 
@@ -399,14 +399,14 @@ void main() {
 
       test('throw if unknown', () {
         var parser = ArgParser();
-        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['-f'], '-f');
+        throwsFormat(parser, ['-f']);
       });
 
       test('throw if the value is missing', () {
         var parser = ArgParser();
         parser.addOption('file', abbr: 'f');
 
-        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['-f'], '-f');
+        throwsFormat(parser, ['-f']);
       });
 
       test('does not throw if the value looks like an option', () {
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ void main() {
         var parser = ArgParser();
         parser.addOption('mode', abbr: 'm', allowed: ['debug', 'release']);
 
-        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['-mprofile'], '-m');
+        throwsFormat(parser, ['-mprofile']);
       });
 
       group('throw if a comma-separated value is not allowed', () {
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ void main() {
           parser
               .addMultiOption('mode', abbr: 'm', allowed: ['debug', 'release']);
 
-          throwsArgParserException(parser, ['-mdebug,profile'], '-m');
+          throwsFormat(parser, ['-mdebug,profile']);
         });
       });
 
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void main() {
         parser.addOption('banana', abbr: 'b'); // Takes an argument.
         parser.addFlag('cherry', abbr: 'c');
 
-        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['-abc'], '-b');
+        throwsFormat(parser, ['-abc']);
       });
 
       test('throw if it has a value but the option is a flag', () {
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ void main() {
         parser.addFlag('banana', abbr: 'b');
 
         // The '?!' means this can only be understood as '--apple b?!c'.
-        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['-ab?!c'], '-a');
+        throwsFormat(parser, ['-ab?!c']);
       });
 
       test('are case-sensitive', () {
@@ -496,15 +496,14 @@ void main() {
 
       test('throw if unknown', () {
         var parser = ArgParser();
-        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['--unknown'], '--unknown');
-        throwsArgParserException(
-            parser, ['--nobody'], '--nobody'); // Starts with "no".
+        throwsFormat(parser, ['--unknown']);
+        throwsFormat(parser, ['--nobody']); // Starts with "no".
       });
 
       test('throw if the arg does not include a value', () {
         var parser = ArgParser();
         parser.addOption('mode');
-        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['--mode'], '--mode');
+        throwsFormat(parser, ['--mode']);
       });
 
       test('do not throw if the value looks like an option', () {
@@ -539,7 +538,7 @@ void main() {
       test('throw if the value is not in the allowed set', () {
         var parser = ArgParser();
         parser.addOption('mode', allowed: ['debug', 'release']);
-        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['--mode=profile'], '--mode');
+        throwsFormat(parser, ['--mode=profile']);
       });
 
       test('returns last provided value', () {
@@ -767,5 +766,46 @@ void main() {
         expect(results.rest, equals(['stop', '--', 'arg']));
       });
     });
+    group('ArgParser Exception Tests', () {
+      test('throws exception for unknown option', () {
+        var parser = ArgParser();
+        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['--verbose'],
+            'Could not find an option named "--verbose".', [], '--verbose');
+        throwsArgParserException(
+            parser, ['-v'], 'Could not find an option or flag "-v".', [], '-v');
+      });
+
+      test('throws exception for flag with value', () {
+        var parser = ArgParser();
+        parser.addFlag('flag', abbr: 'f');
+        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['--flag=1'],
+            'Flag option "--flag" should not be given a value.', [], '--flag');
+        throwsArgParserException(parser, ['-f=1'],
+            'Option "-f" is a flag and cannot handle value "=1".', [], '-f');
+      });
+
+      test('throws exception after parsing multiple options', () {
+        var parser = ArgParser();
+        parser.addOption('first');
+        parser.addOption('second');
+        throwsArgParserException(
+            parser,
+            ['--verbose', '1', '--second', '2', '--verbose', '3'],
+            'Could not find an option named "--third".',
+            [],
+            '--verbose');
+      });
+
+      test('throws exception after parsing command', () {
+        var parser = ArgParser();
+        parser.addCommand('command', ArgParser());
+        throwsArgParserException(
+            parser,
+            ['command', '--verbose'],
+            'Could not find an option named "--verbose".',
+            ['command'],
+            '--verbose');
+      });
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/test_utils.dart b/test/test_utils.dart
index f1680cf..e0e6c9f 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.dart
+++ b/test/test_utils.dart
@@ -343,12 +343,19 @@ void throwsIllegalArg(void Function() function, {String? reason}) {
   expect(function, throwsArgumentError, reason: reason);
 }
 
-void throwsArgParserException(ArgParser parser, List<String> args, String? arg,
-    {String? reason}) {
+void throwsFormat(ArgParser parser, List<String> args, {String? reason}) {
+  expect(() => parser.parse(args), throwsA(isA<FormatException>()),
+      reason: reason);
+}
+
+void throwsArgParserException(ArgParser parser, List<String> args,
+    String message, List<String> commands, String arg) {
   try {
     parser.parse(args);
     fail('Expected an ArgParserException');
   } on ArgParserException catch (e) {
+    expect(e.message, message);
+    expect(e.commands, commands);
     expect(e.arg, arg);
   } catch (e) {
     fail('Expected an ArgParserException, but got $e');
diff --git a/test/trailing_options_test.dart b/test/trailing_options_test.dart
index fb6bba0..db502d1 100644
--- a/test/trailing_options_test.dart
+++ b/test/trailing_options_test.dart
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     void expectThrows(List<String> args, String arg) {
-      throwsArgParserException(parser, args, arg,
-          reason: 'with allowTrailingOptions: true');
+      throwsFormat(parser, args, reason: 'with allowTrailingOptions: true');
     }
 
     test('collects non-options in rest', () {