diff --git a/changelog/3850.bugfix.rst b/changelog/3850.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b4fb32b095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/3850.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed the JUnit XML ``tests`` count for tests that pass during call but fail during teardown.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/junitxml.py b/src/_pytest/junitxml.py
index ae8d2b94d36..aad3ed211ee 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/junitxml.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/junitxml.py
@@ -578,7 +578,17 @@ def pytest_runtest_logreport(self, report: TestReport) -> None:
                     # call and error in teardown in order to follow junit
                     # schema.
                     self.finalize(close_report)
-                    self.cnt_double_fail_tests += 1
+                else:
+                    # A passing call with a teardown error creates separate
+                    # terminal reports, but JUnit XML keeps one testcase
+                    # element for that item (#3850).
+                    self.cnt_double_fail_tests += int(
+                        (
+                            report.nodeid,
+                            getattr(report, "node", None),
+                        )
+                        in self.node_reporters
+                    )
             reporter = self._opentestcase(report)
             if report.when == "call":
                 reporter.append_failure(report)
diff --git a/testing/test_junitxml.py b/testing/test_junitxml.py
index 5a603c05bc8..bfcb981b4b9 100644
--- a/testing/test_junitxml.py
+++ b/testing/test_junitxml.py
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ def __init__(self, pytester: Pytester, schema: xmlschema.XMLSchema) -> None:
         self.schema = schema
 
     def __call__(
-        self, *args: str | os.PathLike[str], family: str | None = "xunit1"
+        self,
+        *args: str | os.PathLike[str],
+        family: str | None = "xunit1",
+        suite_name: str = "pytest",
     ) -> tuple[RunResult, DomDocument]:
         if family:
             args = ("-o", "junit_family=" + family, *args)
@@ -49,7 +52,11 @@ def __call__(
             with xml_path.open(encoding="utf-8") as f:
                 self.schema.validate(f)
         xmldoc = minidom.parse(str(xml_path))
-        return result, DomDocument(xmldoc)
+        doc = DomDocument(xmldoc)
+        testcase_nodes = doc.find_by_tag("testcase")
+        test_suite_node = doc.get_first_by_tag("testsuite")
+        test_suite_node.assert_attr(name=suite_name, tests=len(testcase_nodes))
+        return result, doc
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -383,6 +390,7 @@ def test_function(arg):
         result, dom = run_and_parse(family=xunit_family)
         assert result.ret
         node = dom.get_first_by_tag("testsuite")
+        node.assert_attr(errors=1, tests=1)
         tnode = node.get_first_by_tag("testcase")
         tnode.assert_attr(classname="test_teardown_error", name="test_function")
         fnode = tnode.get_first_by_tag("error")
@@ -408,7 +416,7 @@ def test_function(arg):
         result, dom = run_and_parse(family=xunit_family)
         assert result.ret
         node = dom.get_first_by_tag("testsuite")
-        node.assert_attr(errors=1, failures=1, tests=1)
+        node.assert_attr(errors=1, failures=1, tests=2)
         first, second = dom.find_by_tag("testcase")
         assert first
         assert second
@@ -1686,7 +1694,7 @@ def test_func():
             pass
     """
     )
-    result, dom = run_and_parse(family=xunit_family)
+    result, dom = run_and_parse(family=xunit_family, suite_name=expected)
     assert result.ret == 0
     node = dom.get_first_by_tag("testsuite")
     node.assert_attr(name=expected)