The phrase "a failure to repeat" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is discussing the inability or lack of action to replicate something, such as a process, experiment, or behavior.
Example: "The study's results were inconclusive due to a failure to repeat the experiments under controlled conditions."
Alternatives: "an inability to replicate" or "a lack of repetition".
We identified a deficiency in our students skills to communicate relevant information via the telephone, particularly failure to repeat back and write down instructions.
Failure to repeat that success found Hazlewood returning to Los Angeles, where he hooked up with entrepreneur Lester Sill.
[C17.] Top Editor of USA Today Resigns Karen Jurgensen, the top editor of USA Today since 1999, resigned, citing a failure to intercept repeated fabrications in articles by Jack Kelley, a former foreign correspondent.
Germ-line mutations in the DNA mismatch-repair genes such as MLH1, leading to a failure to repair errors in repeated sequences, causes the distinctive mutational signature of MSI, which may be found in 15% of all CRC and 90% of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinomas.
There was sharp criticism of Kenyan authorities for their failure to stop repeated atrocities by the militants.
The W.N.B.A. appears determined not to repeat those failures.
The events in Edna's life include a badly written skit about date rape, the mischievous theft of a shipment of Handi Wipes and an attack of ablutophobia (which results in a repeated failure to shower).
Senior MPs, who complain about a repeated failure to conduct "due diligence" on government plans before they are launched, hope the arrival of Andrew Cooper as the new director of strategy will avoid a repeat of such mistakes.
The agreement sets out the possible sanctions – eviction, parenting orders, care proceedings and other forms of court action – in the event of a repeated failure to co-operate with the programme.
The coroner said that despite 19 checks carried out on the Hawk T1 between the final flight on 4 November and the incident, there was a repeated failure to pick up that the safety pin had been incorrectly housed and that the seat firing handle was in an unsafe position.
