diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/mock_compile.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/mock_compile.ts
index ec39a099c8..332f1d9e59 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/mock_compile.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/mock_compile.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ import {NgtscProgram} from '../../src/ngtsc/program';
 const IDENTIFIER = /[A-Za-z_$ɵ][A-Za-z0-9_$]*/;
 const OPERATOR =
     /!|\?|%|\*|\/|\^|&&?|\|\|?|\(|\)|\{|\}|\[|\]|:|;|<=?|>=?|={1,3}|!==?|=>|\+\+?|--?|@|,|\.|\.\.\./;
-const STRING = /'[^']*'|"[^"]*"|`[\s\S]*?`/;
+const STRING = /'(\\'|[^'])*'|"(\\"|[^"])*"|`(\\`[\s\S])*?`/;
 const NUMBER = /\d+/;
 
 const ELLIPSIS = '…';
 const TOKEN = new RegExp(
-    `\\s*((${IDENTIFIER.source})|(${OPERATOR.source})|(${STRING.source})|${NUMBER.source}|${ELLIPSIS})`,
+    `\\s*((${IDENTIFIER.source})|(${OPERATOR.source})|(${STRING.source})|${NUMBER.source}|${ELLIPSIS})\\s*`,
     'y');
 
 type Piece = string | RegExp;
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ function tokenize(text: string): Piece[] {
   TOKEN.lastIndex = 0;
 
   let match: RegExpMatchArray|null;
+  let tokenizedTextEnd = 0;
   const pieces: Piece[] = [];
 
   while ((match = TOKEN.exec(text)) !== null) {
-    const token = match[1];
+    const [fullMatch, token] = match;
     if (token === 'IDENT') {
       pieces.push(IDENTIFIER);
     } else if (token === ELLIPSIS) {
@@ -46,12 +47,17 @@ function tokenize(text: string): Piece[] {
     } else {
       pieces.push(token);
     }
+    tokenizedTextEnd += fullMatch.length;
   }
 
-  if (pieces.length === 0 || TOKEN.lastIndex !== 0) {
-    const from = TOKEN.lastIndex;
+  if (pieces.length === 0 || tokenizedTextEnd < text.length) {
+    // The new token that could not be found is located after the
+    // last tokenized character.
+    const from = tokenizedTextEnd;
     const to = from + ERROR_CONTEXT_WIDTH;
-    throw Error(`Invalid test, no token found for '${text.substr(from, to)}...'`);
+    throw Error(
+        `Invalid test, no token found for "${text[tokenizedTextEnd]}" ` +
+        `(context = '${text.substr(from, to)}...'`);
   }
 
   return pieces;
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/mock_compiler_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/mock_compiler_spec.ts
index 94d69b2780..a1422aa4cc 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/mock_compiler_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/mock_compiler_spec.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,34 @@ describe('mock_compiler', () => {
           result.source, 'name   \n\n   .  \n    length',
           'name length expression not found (whitespace)');
     });
+
+    it('should throw if the expected output contains unknown characters', () => {
+      const files = {
+        app: {
+          'test.ts': `ɵsayHello();`,
+        }
+      };
+
+      const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
+
+      expect(() => {
+        expectEmit(result.source, `ΔsayHello();`, 'Output does not match.');
+      }).toThrowError(/Invalid test, no token found for "Δ"/);
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to properly handle string literals with escaped quote', () => {
+      const files = {
+        app: {
+          'test.ts': String.raw `const identifier = "\"quoted\"";`,
+        }
+      };
+
+      const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
+
+      expect(() => {
+        expectEmit(result.source, String.raw `const $a$ = "\"quoted\"";`, 'Output does not match.');
+      }).not.toThrow();
+    });
   });
 
   it('should be able to skip untested regions (… and // ...)', () => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
index bc5e396424..5d65f8d700 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ describe('i18n support in the view compiler', () => {
               "startItalicText": "\uFFFD#4\uFFFD",
               "closeItalicText": "\uFFFD/#4\uFFFD",
               "closeTagDiv": "\uFFFD/#3\uFFFD",
-              "icu": I18N_APP_SPEC_TS_1
+              "icu": $I18N_1$
             });
             $I18N_0$ = $MSG_EXTERNAL_5791551881115084301$$APP_SPEC_TS_0$;
         }
@@ -2704,7 +2704,7 @@ describe('i18n support in the view compiler', () => {
               "startItalicText": "\uFFFD#4\uFFFD",
               "closeItalicText": "\uFFFD/#4\uFFFD",
               "closeTagDiv": "\uFFFD/#3\uFFFD",
-              "icu": I18N_APP_SPEC_TS_1
+              "icu": $I18N_1$
             });
         }
         …
@@ -2715,14 +2715,14 @@ describe('i18n support in the view compiler', () => {
             $r3$.ɵɵelementStart(0, "div");
             $r3$.ɵɵi18nStart(1, $I18N_0$);
             $r3$.ɵɵelement(2, "b");
-            $r3$.ɵɵelementStart(3, "div");
-            $r3$.ɵɵstyling($_c2$);
+            $r3$.ɵɵelementStart(3, "div", $_c2$);
             $r3$.ɵɵelement(4, "i");
             $r3$.ɵɵelementEnd();
             $r3$.ɵɵi18nEnd();
             $r3$.ɵɵelementEnd();
           }
           if (rf & 2) {
+            $r3$.ɵɵselect(1);
             $r3$.ɵɵi18nExp($r3$.ɵɵbind(ctx.gender));
             $r3$.ɵɵi18nApply(1);
           }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_providers_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_providers_spec.ts
index 0a0eaed14e..e46ac76c9c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_providers_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_providers_spec.ts
@@ -144,9 +144,19 @@ describe('compiler compliance: providers', () => {
         result.source, `
     export class MyComponent {
     }
-    MyComponent.ngComponentDef = i0.ɵdefineComponent({ type: MyComponent, selectors: [["my-component"]], factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }, consts: 1, vars: 0, template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
-            i0.ɵelement(0, "div");
-        } } });`,
+    MyComponent.ngComponentDef = i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({
+      type: MyComponent,
+      selectors: [["my-component"]],
+      factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
+      consts: 1,
+      vars: 0,
+      template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
+        if (rf & 1) {
+          i0.ɵɵelement(0, "div");
+        }
+      },
+      encapsulation: 2
+    });`,
         'Incorrect features');
   });
 });