diff --git a/tests/integration/defs/kv_cache/test_kv_cache_iteration_stats.py b/tests/integration/defs/kv_cache/test_kv_cache_iteration_stats.py
index cb3826957661..3a7d62c85860 100644
--- a/tests/integration/defs/kv_cache/test_kv_cache_iteration_stats.py
+++ b/tests/integration/defs/kv_cache/test_kv_cache_iteration_stats.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 from ..conftest import llm_models_root
 
 MODEL = f"{llm_models_root()}/llama-models-v2/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0"
+# Pin the host tier for all scenarios so cold-pool field coverage is deterministic.
+HOST_CACHE_SIZE = 64 << 20
 
 ALL_FIELDS = [
     # Instantaneous gauges — primary (GPU) pool
@@ -147,10 +149,15 @@ def find_kv_entries(stats_list):
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def llm_instance():
-    """Create a shared LLM instance for all tests in this module."""
+    """Share one V2 LLM with a fixed host tier across all eight scenarios."""
     llm = LLM(
         model=MODEL,
-        kv_cache_config=KvCacheConfig(enable_block_reuse=True, iteration_stats_interval=1),
+        kv_cache_config=KvCacheConfig(
+            use_kv_cache_manager_v2=True,
+            enable_block_reuse=True,
+            iteration_stats_interval=1,
+            host_cache_size=HOST_CACHE_SIZE,
+        ),
         enable_iter_perf_stats=True,
         return_perf_metrics=True,
     )
@@ -401,6 +408,11 @@ def test_field_completeness(self, llm_instance, all_collected, request):
             ki = s.get("kvCacheIterationStats")
             if ki:
                 entries_with_kv += 1
+                assert s.get("kvCacheIterationStatsByPoolGroup"), "missing V2 hot-pool stats"
+                # The explicit host tier ensures cold-field coverage is not vacuous.
+                assert s.get("kvCacheIterationStatsByColdPoolGroup"), "missing V2 cold-pool stats"
+                if entries_with_kv == 1:
+                    print(f"  V2 cold-pool stats: {s['kvCacheIterationStatsByColdPoolGroup']}")
                 # V2 reports secondary gauges by cold pool group, not by window.
                 for ws, v in ki.items():
                     missing_fields = NON_SECONDARY_FIELDS - v.keys()
@@ -415,6 +427,9 @@ def test_field_completeness(self, llm_instance, all_collected, request):
                         f"Missing kvCacheIterationStatsByColdPoolGroup fields for group {group}: "
                         f"{sorted(missing_fields)}"
                     )
+                    assert v["secondaryMaxNumBlocks"] > 0, (
+                        f"Cold group {group} reports no secondary capacity: {v}"
+                    )
 
         print(f"  Entries with kvCacheIterationStats: {entries_with_kv}/{len(all_collected)}")
         assert entries_with_kv > 0, "no entries contain kvCacheIterationStats"
@@ -481,7 +496,12 @@ class FakeRequest:
     print("Starting LLM with block_reuse + iteration_stats_interval=1")
     llm = LLM(
         model=MODEL,
-        kv_cache_config=KvCacheConfig(enable_block_reuse=True, iteration_stats_interval=1),
+        kv_cache_config=KvCacheConfig(
+            use_kv_cache_manager_v2=True,
+            enable_block_reuse=True,
+            iteration_stats_interval=1,
+            host_cache_size=HOST_CACHE_SIZE,
+        ),
         enable_iter_perf_stats=True,
         return_perf_metrics=True,
     )
diff --git a/tests/unittest/executor/test_stats_serializer.py b/tests/unittest/executor/test_stats_serializer.py
index 45b31e7ea710..2d6418f298e6 100644
--- a/tests/unittest/executor/test_stats_serializer.py
+++ b/tests/unittest/executor/test_stats_serializer.py
@@ -448,6 +448,9 @@ def test_serializer_with_v2_pool_group_stats(self):
         assert cold_group["coldPoolGroupId"] == 0
         assert cold_group["slotSize"] == [4 << 20]
         assert cold_group["windowSizes"] == [16, 64]
+        assert cold_group["secondaryMaxNumBlocks"] == 8
+        assert cold_group["secondaryFreeNumBlocks"] == 5
+        assert cold_group["secondaryUsedNumBlocks"] == 3
         assert cold_group["secondaryPeakFreeNumBlocks"] == 6
         assert cold_group["secondaryPeakUsedNumBlocks"] == 4
         assert cold_group["secondaryPeakEvictableNumBlocks"] == 2
diff --git a/tests/unittest/metrics/test_collector.py b/tests/unittest/metrics/test_collector.py
index 7a9558ba3864..f3fe88d3ab27 100644
--- a/tests/unittest/metrics/test_collector.py
+++ b/tests/unittest/metrics/test_collector.py
@@ -833,14 +833,18 @@ def test_v2_lifecycle_and_pool_group_stats_are_aggregated(self):
             },
             "kvCacheIterationStatsByPoolGroup": {
                 "0": {
-                    "secondaryMaxNumBlocks": 50,
-                    "secondaryUsedNumBlocks": 20,
                     "iterGenAllocBlocks": 2,
                     "iterOnboardBytes": 4096,
                     "iterOffloadBytes": 2048,
                     "iterIntraDeviceCopyBytes": 8192,
                 }
             },
+            "kvCacheIterationStatsByColdPoolGroup": {
+                "0": {
+                    "secondaryMaxNumBlocks": 50,
+                    "secondaryUsedNumBlocks": 20,
+                }
+            },
         }
 
         before_reused = _get_counter_value(collector, "kv_cache_iter_reused_blocks")