LEGO Technic 42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance

LEGO Technic set 42158, NASA Mars Rover Perseverance, depicts the Perseverance Mars rover as a technical vehicle model.

This set brings a contemporary space exploration subject into the LEGO Technic theme. Set 42158 presents the NASA Mars Rover Perseverance as a buildable vehicle, focusing on construction, form and technical character rather than on a scene with characters or accessories driven by minifigures.

The build is therefore centered on the rover itself, its main assemblies and its recognizable vehicle profile. The French retail title also refers to an AR App Experience, placing the model alongside Technic sets that use a digital companion element.

It is suited to Technic builders, space exploration followers and collectors looking for a science focused vehicle model. It can work as a display piece as well as a handled Technic build. Within the Technic theme, it stands apart from road vehicles and construction machines by representing a Mars research rover.

Inventory of set 42158

The inventory of set 42158 lists 1,132 pieces, spare parts excluded: 207 different lots (one shape in one color) for 167 part shapes. The box also contains 28 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42158

Main color: black, making up 29% of the parts, followed by white (22%) and blue (13%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42158

161 of the 167 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 42158

3 part shapes in set 42158 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 4 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 42158 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42158 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 55%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 42158 within its line

With 1,132 pieces, set 42158 ranks #80 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 518 sets released in 2023, it ranks #61.