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.
656 pieces in 219 part and color combinations, plus 2 minifigures.
LEGO counts 660 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 666, including the 10 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 1 with GrooveRed ×1Trans-Red ×2Trans-Red is see-through: hold the piece up to a light.
Plate 1 x 2White ×3Trans-Clear ×4Trans-Clear is see-through: hold the piece up to a light.
Brick Curved 2 x 2 x 2/3Black ×19Dark Bluish Gray ×2Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Brick Special 1 x 1 with HeadlightBlack ×2Dark Bluish Gray ×12Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Plate 1 x 1Black ×4Dark Bluish Gray ×3Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Plate Special 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove and Inside Stud Holder (Jumper)Black ×3Dark Bluish Gray ×1Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
1 more look-alike pair
Plate Special 2 x 2 with Only 2 studsBlack ×2Dark Bluish Gray ×2Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Tile Special 1 x 2 with Sloped Walls AKA Money / Gold Bar [Ingot]Flat SilverPart 99563Element 6208446×1
Minifigures
2 figures
Race Driver - Black Torso, Black Legs, Black HelmetMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Race Driver - Tan Torso, Legs, White HelmetMinifigure, 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.