diff --git a/pkg/controllers/common/task_observe.go b/pkg/controllers/common/task_observe.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4713d54216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controllers/common/task_observe.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright 2024 PingCAP, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package common
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	coreutil "github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/v2/pkg/apiutil/core/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/v2/pkg/metrics"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/v2/pkg/runtime"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/v2/pkg/runtime/scope"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/v2/pkg/utils/task/v3"
+)
+
+// TaskObserveInstance refreshes the AbnormalInstance gauge for the reconciled
+// instance every time the pipeline runs, and clears it when the instance CR
+// has been removed from the API server (state.Object() == nil).
+//
+// It mirrors the shape of TaskTrack so observe and clear live in one place:
+// the same branch that decides whether the object still exists also decides
+// whether to publish or retract the gauge. Placing this after TaskTrack and
+// before the `CondObjectHasBeenDeleted` IfBreak means it always runs once
+// per reconcile, including the reconcile triggered by the informer's DELETE
+// event - covering graceful delete, force-delete that strips finalizers, and
+// any other path that lands in the watch stream.
+func TaskObserveInstance[
+	S scope.Instance[F, T],
+	F Object[P],
+	T runtime.Instance,
+	P any,
+](state TrackState[F]) task.Task {
+	return task.NameTaskFunc("ObserveInstance", func(context.Context) task.Result {
+		obj := state.Object()
+		if obj == nil {
+			key := state.Key()
+			// scope.Component[S]() is a compile-time constant for the reconcile
+			// kind, so we can qualify the sweep even after the CR is gone and
+			// its labels are no longer readable.
+			metrics.ClearInstanceConditionMetricsByKey(key.Namespace, scope.Component[S](), key.Name)
+			return task.Complete().With("cleared metrics for deleted %s", key)
+		}
+		conds := coreutil.StatusConditions[S](obj)
+		metrics.ObserveConditions(obj, conds)
+		return task.Complete().With("observed metrics for %s/%s", obj.GetNamespace(), obj.GetName())
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/common/task_observe_test.go b/pkg/controllers/common/task_observe_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e525d3e9c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controllers/common/task_observe_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Copyright 2024 PingCAP, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package common
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/api/v2/core/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/v2/pkg/metrics"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/v2/pkg/runtime/scope"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/v2/pkg/utils/fake"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/v2/pkg/utils/task/v3"
+)
+
+// hasGaugeSample returns true if the AbnormalInstance gauge has any sample
+// whose (namespace, instance) labels match the inputs.
+func hasGaugeSample(t *testing.T, namespace, instance string) bool {
+	t.Helper()
+	ch := make(chan prometheus.Metric, 32)
+	metrics.AbnormalInstance.Collect(ch)
+	close(ch)
+	for m := range ch {
+		dm := &dto.Metric{}
+		if err := m.Write(dm); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		labels := map[string]string{}
+		for _, lp := range dm.GetLabel() {
+			labels[lp.GetName()] = lp.GetValue()
+		}
+		if labels["namespace"] == namespace && labels["instance"] == instance {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func TestTaskObserveInstance_ObservesConditions(t *testing.T) {
+	const ns, name = "ns-observe", "pd-observe"
+	defer metrics.ClearInstanceConditionMetricsByKey(ns, v1alpha1.LabelValComponentPD, name)
+
+	obj := fake.FakeObj(name, func(o *v1alpha1.PD) *v1alpha1.PD {
+		o.Namespace = ns
+		o.Labels = map[string]string{
+			v1alpha1.LabelKeyCluster:   "c",
+			v1alpha1.LabelKeyComponent: "pd",
+			v1alpha1.LabelKeyGroup:     "g",
+		}
+		o.Status.Conditions = []metav1.Condition{
+			{Type: v1alpha1.CondReady, Status: metav1.ConditionFalse},
+			{Type: v1alpha1.CondSynced, Status: metav1.ConditionTrue},
+		}
+		return o
+	})
+	state := &fakeState[v1alpha1.PD]{ns: ns, name: name, obj: obj}
+
+	res, done := task.RunTask(context.Background(), TaskObserveInstance[scope.PD](state))
+	require.Equal(t, task.SComplete, res.Status())
+	require.False(t, done)
+	assert.True(t, hasGaugeSample(t, ns, name),
+		"ObserveInstance must write at least one series for the instance")
+}
+
+func TestTaskObserveInstance_ClearsOnMissingObject(t *testing.T) {
+	const ns, name = "ns-clear", "pd-clear"
+
+	// Pre-populate a series as if a previous reconcile had observed the instance.
+	seed := fake.FakeObj(name, func(o *v1alpha1.PD) *v1alpha1.PD {
+		o.Namespace = ns
+		o.Labels = map[string]string{
+			v1alpha1.LabelKeyCluster:   "c",
+			v1alpha1.LabelKeyComponent: "pd",
+			v1alpha1.LabelKeyGroup:     "g",
+		}
+		return o
+	})
+	metrics.ObserveConditions(seed, []metav1.Condition{
+		{Type: v1alpha1.CondReady, Status: metav1.ConditionFalse},
+	})
+	require.True(t, hasGaugeSample(t, ns, name), "test precondition: seed series exists")
+
+	// Simulate a reconcile where TaskContextObject saw NotFound.
+	state := &fakeState[v1alpha1.PD]{ns: ns, name: name, obj: nil}
+
+	res, done := task.RunTask(context.Background(), TaskObserveInstance[scope.PD](state))
+	require.Equal(t, task.SComplete, res.Status())
+	require.False(t, done)
+	assert.False(t, hasGaugeSample(t, ns, name),
+		"ObserveInstance must clear every series for the instance when the object is gone")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/pd/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/pd/builder.go
index 36d2bd41b10..f3f347af5c5 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/pd/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/pd/builder.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 		// get pd
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.PD](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.PD](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.PD](state),
 		// if it's gone just return
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.PD](state)),
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/resourcemanager/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/resourcemanager/builder.go
index c924af349ce..e44b943ba4f 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/resourcemanager/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/resourcemanager/builder.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 	runner := task.NewTaskRunner(reporter,
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.ResourceManager](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.ResourceManager](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.ResourceManager](state),
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.ResourceManager](state)),
 
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectIsDeleting[scope.ResourceManager](state),
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/router/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/router/builder.go
index c8d3c63baee..0d5c77647b2 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/router/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/router/builder.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 	runner := task.NewTaskRunner(reporter,
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.Router](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.Router](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.Router](state),
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.Router](state)),
 
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectIsDeleting[scope.Router](state),
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/scheduler/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/scheduler/builder.go
index b0036e03196..d5217682055 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/scheduler/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/scheduler/builder.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 		// get scheduler
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.Scheduler](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.Scheduler](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.Scheduler](state),
 		// if it's gone just return
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.Scheduler](state)),
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/scheduling/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/scheduling/builder.go
index 8f7ccb72902..6e48fa80a9c 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/scheduling/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/scheduling/builder.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 		// get scheduling
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.Scheduling](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.Scheduling](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.Scheduling](state),
 		// if it's gone just return
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.Scheduling](state)),
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/ticdc/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/ticdc/builder.go
index 790301a83fa..d5c7252acfa 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/ticdc/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/ticdc/builder.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 		// get TiCDC
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.TiCDC](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.TiCDC](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.TiCDC](state),
 		// if it's deleted just return
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.TiCDC](state)),
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/tidb/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/tidb/builder.go
index 3eba7b86b09..3386a6f2ec9 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/tidb/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/tidb/builder.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 		// get tidb
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.TiDB](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.TiDB](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.TiDB](state),
 		tasks.TaskRegisterForAdoption(state, r.AdoptManager),
 		// if it's deleted just return
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.TiDB](state)),
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/tiflash/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/tiflash/builder.go
index 93cb1827567..34bf6748b08 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/tiflash/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/tiflash/builder.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 		// Get tiflash
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.TiFlash](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.TiFlash](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.TiFlash](state),
 		// if it's deleted just return
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.TiFlash](state), tasks.TaskDeregisterTiFlashClient(state, r.TiFlashClientManager)),
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/tikv/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/tikv/builder.go
index 765effcb721..16d913524c6 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/tikv/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/tikv/builder.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 		// get tikv
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.TiKV](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.TiKV](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.TiKV](state),
 		// if it's deleted just return
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.TiKV](state)),
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/tikvworker/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/tikvworker/builder.go
index 115abcdeec4..0a5584b83c6 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/tikvworker/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/tikvworker/builder.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 		// get tikv worker
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.TiKVWorker](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.TiKVWorker](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.TiKVWorker](state),
 		// if it's deleted just return
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.TiKVWorker](state)),
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/tiproxy/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/tiproxy/builder.go
index 106219be402..5dbc12cc706 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/tiproxy/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/tiproxy/builder.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 		// get tiproxy
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.TiProxy](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.TiProxy](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.TiProxy](state),
 		// if it's deleted just return
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.TiProxy](state)),
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/tso/builder.go b/pkg/controllers/tso/builder.go
index afc37fb6457..3e430a3beb3 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/tso/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/tso/builder.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) NewRunner(state *tasks.ReconcileContext, reporter task.Task
 		// get tso
 		common.TaskContextObject[scope.TSO](state, r.Client),
 		common.TaskTrack[scope.TSO](state, r.Tracker),
+		// refresh the abnormal_instance gauge, or clear it if the CR is gone
+		common.TaskObserveInstance[scope.TSO](state),
 		// if it's gone just return
 		task.IfBreak(common.CondObjectHasBeenDeleted[scope.TSO](state)),
 
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/abnormal_instance.go b/pkg/metrics/abnormal_instance.go
index 8fceb702afc..9f8b1c4b228 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/abnormal_instance.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/abnormal_instance.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package metrics
 
 import (
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -57,6 +58,15 @@ func ObserveCondition(obj client.Object, conds []metav1.Condition, condType stri
 	AbnormalInstance.WithLabelValues(labels...).Set(value)
 }
 
+// ObserveConditions records the gauge for every condition type tracked by this
+// package. This is the convenience entry point from reconcile tasks that want
+// to refresh the full picture in one call.
+func ObserveConditions(obj client.Object, conds []metav1.Condition) {
+	for _, condType := range trackedConditions {
+		ObserveCondition(obj, conds, condType)
+	}
+}
+
 // ClearInstanceConditionMetrics removes every tracked-condition series for
 // the given instance.
 //
@@ -76,3 +86,20 @@ func ClearInstanceConditionMetrics(obj client.Object) {
 		AbnormalInstance.DeleteLabelValues(append(base, condType)...)
 	}
 }
+
+// ClearInstanceConditionMetricsByKey removes every tracked-condition series
+// matching (namespace, component, instance) regardless of cluster / group
+// labels. Use this from reconcile paths where the object has already been
+// deleted from the API server and the business labels are no longer readable;
+// passing component (which is a constant for a given reconcile scope) avoids
+// sweeping up a different kind of instance that happens to share the same
+// namespace and name (e.g. a PD and a TiDB both called "foo"). The partial
+// match still covers series written under an earlier cluster / group label
+// value if those labels ever shifted.
+func ClearInstanceConditionMetricsByKey(namespace, component, instance string) {
+	AbnormalInstance.DeletePartialMatch(prometheus.Labels{
+		"namespace": namespace,
+		"component": component,
+		"instance":  instance,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/abnormal_instance_test.go b/pkg/metrics/abnormal_instance_test.go
index a29de512595..42a1ddbba4e 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/abnormal_instance_test.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/abnormal_instance_test.go
@@ -147,3 +147,69 @@ func TestClearInstanceConditionMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, gaugeSeriesExists(t, name, v1alpha1.CondReady),
 		"Ready series must be removed on clear")
 }
+
+func TestClearInstanceConditionMetricsByKey(t *testing.T) {
+	const name = "tikv-byKey"
+	obj := newTiKVForMetricTest(name)
+
+	// Seed two series under the normal labels.
+	ObserveCondition(obj, []metav1.Condition{{Type: v1alpha1.CondSynced, Status: metav1.ConditionFalse}}, v1alpha1.CondSynced)
+	ObserveCondition(obj, []metav1.Condition{{Type: v1alpha1.CondReady, Status: metav1.ConditionFalse}}, v1alpha1.CondReady)
+	require.True(t, gaugeSeriesExists(t, name, v1alpha1.CondSynced))
+	require.True(t, gaugeSeriesExists(t, name, v1alpha1.CondReady))
+
+	// Also seed a series with the same (namespace, component, instance) but
+	// a drifted cluster / group label, simulating a rename during the
+	// instance lifetime.
+	driftedLabels := []string{"test-ns", "drifted-cluster", "tikv", "drifted-group", name, v1alpha1.CondReady}
+	AbnormalInstance.WithLabelValues(driftedLabels...).Set(1)
+
+	// Seed a sibling instance (same namespace + same component) that must
+	// survive the partial-match clear.
+	sibling := newTiKVForMetricTest("tikv-sibling")
+	ObserveCondition(sibling, []metav1.Condition{{Type: v1alpha1.CondReady, Status: metav1.ConditionFalse}}, v1alpha1.CondReady)
+	defer ClearInstanceConditionMetrics(sibling)
+
+	// Seed another component that happens to share namespace + instance name
+	// with the target. It must NOT be swept because the clear qualifies by
+	// component.
+	collisionLabels := []string{"test-ns", "test-cluster", "tidb", "test-group", name, v1alpha1.CondReady}
+	AbnormalInstance.WithLabelValues(collisionLabels...).Set(1)
+	defer AbnormalInstance.DeleteLabelValues(collisionLabels...)
+
+	ClearInstanceConditionMetricsByKey("test-ns", "tikv", name)
+
+	assert.False(t, gaugeSeriesExists(t, name, v1alpha1.CondSynced),
+		"primary Synced series must be removed")
+	assert.False(t, gaugeSeriesExists(t, name, v1alpha1.CondReady),
+		"primary Ready series must be removed")
+
+	// Drifted-label series must also be swept since namespace+component+instance match.
+	assert.False(t, labelCombinationExists(t, driftedLabels),
+		"series with drifted cluster / group labels must be swept by partial match")
+
+	// Sibling instance under the same namespace and component must be untouched.
+	assert.True(t, gaugeSeriesExists(t, "tikv-sibling", v1alpha1.CondReady),
+		"unrelated instance must not be swept")
+
+	// Same namespace + same name but different component must NOT be swept.
+	assert.True(t, labelCombinationExists(t, collisionLabels),
+		"series for a different component sharing namespace+name must not be swept")
+}
+
+func labelCombinationExists(t *testing.T, want []string) bool {
+	t.Helper()
+	ch := make(chan prometheus.Metric, 32)
+	AbnormalInstance.Collect(ch)
+	close(ch)
+	for m := range ch {
+		dm := &dto.Metric{}
+		if err := m.Write(dm); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if labelsEqual(dm.GetLabel(), want) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}