Free tool

LEGO Missing Piece Checker

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.

6 x Santa

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EG00018 6 x Santa

18 pieces in 3 part and color combinations.

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.

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Piece checklist

Red 12 pieces

  • Hips with Red Legs and Black Boots Pattern Red Part 970c22pat03 Element 6501211 or 6381759 ×6
  • Torso Jacket, White Fur Trim, Dark Red Creases, Black Belt Print (Santa), Red Arms, White Hands Red Part 973c22h27pr5787 Element 6362428 ×6

Yellow 6 pieces

  • Minifig Head King / Santa, Beard Gray and White Full, Thick Moustache and Eyebrows Print Yellow Part 3626cpr1229 Element 6350457 or 6039681 ×6

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.

Request a replacement from LEGO

Buy the piece

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.