diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
index 18da01f5f4..0cad836e77 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ void BLEClientBase::disconnect() {
     return;
   }
   if (this->state_ == espbt::ClientState::CONNECTING || this->conn_id_ == UNSET_CONN_ID) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Disconnecting before connected, disconnect scheduled.", this->connection_index_,
-             this->address_str_.c_str());
+    this->log_warning_("Disconnect before connected, disconnect scheduled.");
     this->want_disconnect_ = true;
     return;
   }
@@ -172,13 +171,11 @@ void BLEClientBase::unconditional_disconnect() {
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Disconnecting (conn_id: %d).", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str(),
            this->conn_id_);
   if (this->state_ == espbt::ClientState::DISCONNECTING) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Tried to disconnect while already disconnecting.", this->connection_index_,
-             this->address_str_.c_str());
+    this->log_error_("Already disconnecting");
     return;
   }
   if (this->conn_id_ == UNSET_CONN_ID) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "[%d] [%s] No connection ID set, cannot disconnect.", this->connection_index_,
-             this->address_str_.c_str());
+    this->log_error_("conn id unset, cannot disconnect");
     return;
   }
   auto err = esp_ble_gattc_close(this->gattc_if_, this->conn_id_);
@@ -234,6 +231,18 @@ void BLEClientBase::log_connection_params_(const char *param_type) {
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "[%d] [%s] %s conn params", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str(), param_type);
 }
 
+void BLEClientBase::log_error_(const char *message) {
+  ESP_LOGE(TAG, "[%d] [%s] %s", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str(), message);
+}
+
+void BLEClientBase::log_error_(const char *message, int code) {
+  ESP_LOGE(TAG, "[%d] [%s] %s=%d", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str(), message, code);
+}
+
+void BLEClientBase::log_warning_(const char *message) {
+  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%d] [%s] %s", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str(), message);
+}
+
 void BLEClientBase::restore_medium_conn_params_() {
   // Restore to medium connection parameters after initial connection phase
   // This balances performance with bandwidth usage for normal operation
@@ -264,8 +273,7 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
                  this->app_id);
         this->gattc_if_ = esp_gattc_if;
       } else {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "[%d] [%s] gattc app registration failed id=%d code=%d", this->connection_index_,
-                 this->address_str_.c_str(), param->reg.app_id, param->reg.status);
+        this->log_error_("gattc app registration failed status", param->reg.status);
         this->status_ = param->reg.status;
         this->mark_failed();
       }
@@ -281,8 +289,7 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
         // This should not happen but lets log it in case it does
         // because it means we have a bad assumption about how the
         // ESP BT stack works.
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Got ESP_GATTC_OPEN_EVT while in %s state, status=%d", this->connection_index_,
-                 this->address_str_.c_str(), espbt::client_state_to_string(this->state_), param->open.status);
+        this->log_error_("ESP_GATTC_OPEN_EVT wrong state status", param->open.status);
       }
       if (param->open.status != ESP_GATT_OK && param->open.status != ESP_GATT_ALREADY_OPEN) {
         this->log_gattc_warning_("Connection open", param->open.status);
@@ -307,7 +314,7 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
         this->state_ = espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED;
         break;
       }
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Searching for services", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str());
+      this->log_event_("Searching for services");
       esp_ble_gattc_search_service(esp_gattc_if, param->cfg_mtu.conn_id, nullptr);
       break;
     }
@@ -332,8 +339,7 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
       // Check if we were disconnected while waiting for service discovery
       if (param->disconnect.reason == ESP_GATT_CONN_TERMINATE_PEER_USER &&
           this->state_ == espbt::ClientState::CONNECTED) {
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Disconnected by remote during service discovery", this->connection_index_,
-                 this->address_str_.c_str());
+        this->log_warning_("Remote closed during discovery");
       } else {
         ESP_LOGD(TAG, "[%d] [%s] ESP_GATTC_DISCONNECT_EVT, reason 0x%02x", this->connection_index_,
                  this->address_str_.c_str(), param->disconnect.reason);
@@ -507,16 +513,14 @@ void BLEClientBase::gap_event_handler(esp_gap_ble_cb_event_t event, esp_ble_gap_
         return;
       esp_bd_addr_t bd_addr;
       memcpy(bd_addr, param->ble_security.auth_cmpl.bd_addr, sizeof(esp_bd_addr_t));
-      ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[%d] [%s] auth complete. remote BD_ADDR: %s", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str(),
+      ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[%d] [%s] auth complete addr: %s", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str(),
                format_hex(bd_addr, 6).c_str());
       if (!param->ble_security.auth_cmpl.success) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "[%d] [%s] auth fail reason = 0x%x", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str(),
-                 param->ble_security.auth_cmpl.fail_reason);
+        this->log_error_("auth fail reason", param->ble_security.auth_cmpl.fail_reason);
       } else {
         this->paired_ = true;
-        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "[%d] [%s] auth success. address type = %d auth mode = %d", this->connection_index_,
-                 this->address_str_.c_str(), param->ble_security.auth_cmpl.addr_type,
-                 param->ble_security.auth_cmpl.auth_mode);
+        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "[%d] [%s] auth success type = %d mode = %d", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str(),
+                 param->ble_security.auth_cmpl.addr_type, param->ble_security.auth_cmpl.auth_mode);
       }
       break;
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
index 2d00688dbd..1850b2c5b3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
   void log_gattc_warning_(const char *operation, esp_gatt_status_t status);
   void log_gattc_warning_(const char *operation, esp_err_t err);
   void log_connection_params_(const char *param_type);
+  // Compact error logging helpers to reduce flash usage
+  void log_error_(const char *message);
+  void log_error_(const char *message, int code);
+  void log_warning_(const char *message);
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::esp32_ble_client