diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/akm/ak09916/AK09916.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/akm/ak09916/AK09916.cpp
index 613d9e184d..51f241a01b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/akm/ak09916/AK09916.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/akm/ak09916/AK09916.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  *
- *   Copyright (c) 2019-2020 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (c) 2019-2022 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -87,21 +87,23 @@ void AK09916::print_status()
 
 int AK09916::probe()
 {
-	const uint8_t WIA1 = RegisterRead(Register::WIA1);
+	for (int retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
+		const uint8_t WIA1 = RegisterRead(Register::WIA1);
+		const uint8_t WIA2 = RegisterRead(Register::WIA2);
 
-	if (WIA1 != Company_ID) {
-		DEVICE_DEBUG("unexpected WIA1 0x%02x", WIA1);
-		return PX4_ERROR;
+		if ((WIA1 == Company_ID) && (WIA2 == Device_ID)) {
+			_retries = 1;
+			return PX4_OK;
+
+		} else if (WIA1 != Company_ID) {
+			DEVICE_DEBUG("unexpected WIA1 0x%02x", WIA1);
+
+		} else if (WIA2 != Device_ID) {
+			DEVICE_DEBUG("unexpected WIA2 0x%02x", WIA2);
+		}
 	}
 
-	const uint8_t WIA2 = RegisterRead(Register::WIA2);
-
-	if (WIA2 != Device_ID) {
-		DEVICE_DEBUG("unexpected WIA2 0x%02x", WIA2);
-		return PX4_ERROR;
-	}
-
-	return PX4_OK;
+	return PX4_ERROR;
 }
 
 void AK09916::RunImpl()
diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/akm/ak8963/AK8963.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/akm/ak8963/AK8963.cpp
index 8055f76149..da0db41aca 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/akm/ak8963/AK8963.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/akm/ak8963/AK8963.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  *
- *   Copyright (c) 2020 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (c) 2020-2022 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -87,14 +87,19 @@ void AK8963::print_status()
 
 int AK8963::probe()
 {
-	const uint8_t WIA = RegisterRead(Register::WIA);
+	for (int retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
+		const uint8_t WIA = RegisterRead(Register::WIA);
 
-	if (WIA != Device_ID) {
-		DEVICE_DEBUG("unexpected WIA 0x%02x", WIA);
-		return PX4_ERROR;
+		if (WIA == Device_ID) {
+			_retries = 1;
+			return PX4_OK;
+
+		} else {
+			DEVICE_DEBUG("unexpected WIA 0x%02x", WIA);
+		}
 	}
 
-	return PX4_OK;
+	return PX4_ERROR;
 }
 
 void AK8963::RunImpl()
diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/bosch/bmm150/BMM150.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/bosch/bmm150/BMM150.cpp
index d761ae513f..bd61c6160f 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/bosch/bmm150/BMM150.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/bosch/bmm150/BMM150.cpp
@@ -86,17 +86,19 @@ void BMM150::print_status()
 int BMM150::probe()
 {
 	// 3 retries
-	for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+	for (int retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
 		const uint8_t POWER_CONTROL = RegisterRead(Register::POWER_CONTROL);
 		const uint8_t CHIP_ID = RegisterRead(Register::CHIP_ID);
 
 		PX4_DEBUG("POWER_CONTROL: 0x%02hhX, CHIP_ID: 0x%02hhX", POWER_CONTROL, CHIP_ID);
 
 		if (CHIP_ID == chip_identification_number) {
+			_retries = 1;
 			return PX4_OK;
 
 		} else if ((CHIP_ID == 0) && !(POWER_CONTROL & POWER_CONTROL_BIT::PowerControl)) {
 			// in suspend Chip ID read (register 0x40) returns “0x00” (I²C) or high-Z (SPI).
+			_retries = 1;
 			return PX4_OK;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/isentek/ist8310/IST8310.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/isentek/ist8310/IST8310.cpp
index c329542666..8117d0b52b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/isentek/ist8310/IST8310.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/isentek/ist8310/IST8310.cpp
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ void IST8310::print_status()
 int IST8310::probe()
 {
 	for (int retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
-
 		const uint8_t WAI = RegisterRead(Register::WAI);
 
 		if (WAI == Device_ID) {
+			_retries = 1;
 			return PX4_OK;
 
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/qmc5883l/QMC5883L.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/qmc5883l/QMC5883L.cpp
index 5da9accaa6..1976b24588 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/qmc5883l/QMC5883L.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/qmc5883l/QMC5883L.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  *
- *   Copyright (c) 2020 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (c) 2020-2022 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int QMC5883L::probe()
 {
 	_retries = 1;
 
-	for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+	for (int retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
 		// first read 0x0 once
 		const uint8_t cmd = 0;
 		uint8_t buffer{};
diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/vtrantech/vcm1193l/VCM1193L.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/vtrantech/vcm1193l/VCM1193L.cpp
index 1767e2b27a..e419962855 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/vtrantech/vcm1193l/VCM1193L.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/vtrantech/vcm1193l/VCM1193L.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  *
- *   Copyright (c) 2021 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (c) 2021-2022 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int VCM1193L::probe()
 {
 	_retries = 1;
 
-	for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+	for (int retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
 		// first read 0x0 once
 		const uint8_t cmd = 0;
 		uint8_t buffer{};