diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index 62a616ee6..fecf31711 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ static T* getTokenArgumentFunctionImpl(T* tok, int& argn)
             parent = parent->astParent();
 
         // passing variable to subfunction?
-        if (Token::Match(parent, "[*[(,{]") || Token::Match(parent, "%oror%|&&"))
+        if (Token::Match(parent, "[*[(,{.]") || Token::Match(parent, "%oror%|&&"))
             ;
         else if (Token::simpleMatch(parent, ":")) {
             while (Token::Match(parent, "[?:]"))
@@ -3310,8 +3310,13 @@ ExprUsage getExprUsage(const Token* tok, int indirect, const Settings* settings,
             const Token* op = parent->astParent();
             while (Token::simpleMatch(op, "."))
                 op = op->astParent();
-            if (Token::Match(op, "%assign%|++|--") && op->str() != "=")
-                return ExprUsage::Used;
+            if (Token::Match(op, "%assign%|++|--")) {
+                if (op->str() == "=") {
+                    if (precedes(tok, op))
+                        return ExprUsage::NotUsed;
+                } else
+                    return ExprUsage::Used;
+            }
         }
         if (Token::simpleMatch(parent, "=") && astIsRHS(tok)) {
             const Token* const lhs  = parent->astOperand1();
diff --git a/test/testcondition.cpp b/test/testcondition.cpp
index e89031a81..d13373309 100644
--- a/test/testcondition.cpp
+++ b/test/testcondition.cpp
@@ -5089,6 +5089,11 @@ private:
               "  return fwrite(s.c_str(), 1, s.length(), fp) == s.length();\n"
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f(const std::string& s) {\n" // #9148
+              "    if (s.empty() || s.size() < 1) {}\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2] -> [test.cpp:2]: (style) Condition 's.size()<1' is always false\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void alwaysTrueLoop()
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index a97f52b8d..75977e4dd 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -3395,6 +3395,29 @@ private:
               "    std::transform(v1.begin(), v1.end(), v2.begin(), [](auto& x) { return &x; });\n"
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("class T;\n" // #11869
+              "class E {\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "    class F {\n"
+              "    public:\n"
+              "        explicit F(const T* t);\n"
+              "    };\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "void f(T& t) {\n"
+              "    std::list<E::F> c(1, E::F(&t));\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:9]: (style) Parameter 't' can be declared as reference to const\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("struct T;\n"
+              "struct U {\n"
+              "    struct V { explicit V(const T* p); };\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "void g(U::V v);\n"
+              "void f(T& t) {\n"
+              "    g(U::V(&t));\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6]: (style) Parameter 't' can be declared as reference to const\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void constParameterCallback() {
@@ -3910,6 +3933,13 @@ private:
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) Variable 'p' can be declared as pointer to const\n",
                       errout.str());
+
+        check("struct S { const T* t; };\n" // #12206
+              "void f(S* s) {\n"
+              "    if (s->t.i) {}\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) Parameter 's' can be declared as pointer to const\n",
+                      errout.str());
     }
 
     void switchRedundantAssignmentTest() {