diff --git a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp
index a312d2496f9..1b4e6245ae8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/bk72xx_ble_tracker/bk72xx_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -364,7 +364,8 @@ bool BK72xxBLETracker::request_scan_mode(bool active) {
   if (this->scan_active_ == active)
     return true;
   this->scan_active_ = active;
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Scan mode %s", active ? "active" : "passive");
+  // V: the proxy's "Setting scanner mode" line already narrates this at D.
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Scan mode %s", active ? "active" : "passive");
   // The controller reconciler restarts a running scan itself; the scan stays
   // logically running. An idle scanner picks the mode up on its next start.
   if (this->scan_running_)
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
index 18b6cf022da..86cb7293a19 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::setup() {
 #ifdef USE_OTA_STATE_LISTENER
 void ESP32BLETracker::on_ota_global_state(ota::OTAState state, float progress, uint8_t error, ota::OTAComponent *comp) {
   if (state == ota::OTA_STARTED) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Stopping scan for OTA");
     this->scan_continuous_before_ota_ = this->scan_continuous_;
     this->stop_scan();
 #ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
@@ -190,7 +191,9 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::loop() {
 void ESP32BLETracker::start_scan() { this->start_scan_(true); }
 
 void ESP32BLETracker::stop_scan() {
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Stopping scan.");
+  // V to match the start log: the mode-switch and OTA callers narrate their
+  // reason at D themselves, and the user-facing stop action is deliberate.
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Stopping scan.");
   this->scan_continuous_ = false;
   this->stop_scan_();
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/ln882h_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/ln882h_ble_tracker.cpp
index 11ea46525cd..e1083e5fbe7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/ln882h_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ln882h_ble_tracker/ln882h_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ bool LN882HBLETracker::request_scan_mode(bool active) {
   if (this->scan_active_ == active)
     return true;
   this->scan_active_ = active;
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Scan mode %s", active ? "active" : "passive");
+  // V: the proxy's "Setting scanner mode" line already narrates this at D.
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Scan mode %s", active ? "active" : "passive");
   // scan_start() re-enters cleanly (stops + GAPM settle). No on_scan_end and
   // no period reset: the scan logically continues, only the mode changes.
   if (this->scan_running_) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/rp2_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/rp2_ble_tracker.cpp
index 2a87d617f8c..06beb186ae3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/rp2_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/rp2_ble_tracker/rp2_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ bool RP2BLETracker::request_scan_mode(bool active) {
   if (this->scan_active_ == active)
     return true;
   this->scan_active_ = active;
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Scan mode %s", active ? "active" : "passive");
+  // V: the proxy's "Setting scanner mode" line already narrates this at D.
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Scan mode %s", active ? "active" : "passive");
   // Apply to a running scan by restarting the CONTROLLER scan with the new
   // mode, bypassing the tracker's stop/start bookkeeping: no on_scan_end (the
   // scan logically continues, only the request mode changes), no period reset.