Aspects of the present disclosure configure a system component, such as memory sub-system controller, to detect read errors in one or more memory cells using a plurality of read thresholds. The controller selects, for inspection, a target valley of a plurality of valleys associated with an individual memory component of the set of memory components. The controller reads the target valley using a first read threshold to obtain a first set of data and reads the target valley using a second read threshold to obtain a second set of data. The controller compares the first set of data to the second set of data and performs one or more memory operations on the target valley in response to comparing the first set of data to the second set of data.