Rule out the usual hiding places first. If the piece really is gone, check the set piece by piece
and leave with the element ID LEGO asks for, or a link to buy the part.
659 pieces in 240 part and color combinations, plus 2 minifigures.
LEGO counts 669 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 667, including the 8 parts inside the minifigures; the two do not always count the same elements, so their totals differ. Spare parts are counted in neither figure.
Before you call it missing
Builders who report a missing piece often find it in one of these places. Tick each one off as you look.
Look-alike colors in this set
These parts appear in this set in two colors that are easy to confuse. If you are one short in one color,
check whether it went in where the other color belongs. Each color has its own element ID in the parts list
at the back of the instructions.
Tile 1 x 4 with GrooveLight Aqua ×3Sand Green ×1Light Aqua is bluer and redder than Sand Green.
Plate 1 x 1Tan ×2Dark Tan ×3Tan is lighter than Dark Tan.
Plate 1 x 2Tan ×3Dark Tan ×4Tan is lighter than Dark Tan.
Plate Round Corner 3 x 3Tan ×2Dark Tan ×2Tan is lighter than Dark Tan.
Plate Round Corner 4 x 4Tan ×1Dark Tan ×1Tan is lighter than Dark Tan.
Tile Round 1 x 1 QuarterTan ×1Dark Tan ×4Tan is lighter than Dark Tan.
5 more look-alike pairs
Wedge Plate 2 x 2 Cut CornerTan ×3Dark Tan ×2Tan is lighter than Dark Tan.
Wedge Plate 3 x 2 LeftTan ×1Dark Tan ×3Tan is lighter than Dark Tan.
Wedge Plate 4 x 2 LeftTan ×3Dark Tan ×1Tan is lighter than Dark Tan.
Plate 1 x 2Black ×4Trans-Brown ×2Trans-Brown is see-through: hold the piece up to a light.
Plate 2 x 2Black ×1Dark Bluish Gray ×1Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Wheel Arch, Mudguard 2 x 3 x 1 1/3 with 2 x 2 PlateSand GreenPart 49097Element 6401018×2
Flags, Banners and Signs
2 pieces
Flag 2 x 2 Trapezoid with Flared Area between ClipsBright Light OrangePart 80324Element 6365499×1
Flag 2 x 2 Trapezoid with Flared Area between ClipsRedPart 80324Element 6365503×1
Minifig Headwear
2 pieces
Helmet, Sports, with Vent Holes [Plain]MagentaPart 46303Element 6138657×1
Hat / Cap Short Curved Bill with Seams and Hole on TopRedPart 11303Element 6032178×1
Technic Pins
2 pieces
Technic Pin 1/2 with FrictionDark Bluish GrayPart 89678Element 63956351 spare in the box×2
Animal / Creature Body Parts
1 piece
Animal Body Part, Barb / Claw / Tooth / Talon / Horn, SmallReddish BrownPart 53451Element 6270115 or 62495821 spare in the box×1
Minifig Shields, Weapons, & Tools
1 piece
Weapon AxeBlackPart 3835Element 383526×1
Minifig Upper Body
1 piece
Arm Skeleton [Bent / 2 Clips]Light Bluish GrayPart 93609Element 6363108×1
Panels
1 piece
Panel 1 x 2 x 1 with Rounded Corners and 2 SidesTrans-ClearPart 23969Element 6507956 or 6248909×1
Technic Bricks
1 piece
Technic Brick 1 x 2 with Axle Hole Type 1 [+ Opening] and Bottom PinDark BrownPart 32064aElement 6272144×1
Tools
1 piece
Brick and Axle Separator v2.0Dark TurquoisePart 96874Element 6254100×1
Minifigures
2 figures
Red Torso, Dark Blue Legs, Black HairMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Kid, Reddish Brown torso, Sand Blue Legs, Dark Brown HairMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Tick each piece as you find it, or mark it missing.
When a piece really is missing
Ask LEGO
LEGO takes requests for pieces missing from a new set through its customer service site. The form asks for
the set number and each piece's element ID, the number printed beside the piece in the parts list at the back
of the instructions. This checker lists both.
Mark a piece missing and your list links it to an eBay search for that part, which also covers pieces from
older or second-hand sets.
Keep a record
Copy or download your missing list (the CSV opens in any spreadsheet), or print the whole checklist and tick
pieces off on paper. Your marks stay in this browser, so you can check a big set over several sittings.