LEGO Super Mario 71431 Bowser's Muscle Car Expansion Set

LEGO Super Mario set 71431, Bowser's Muscle Car Expansion Set, was released in 2024 with 458 pieces. It represents Bowser’s car within the Super Mario theme, focusing on a buildable vehicle rather than a conventional scenery based model.

Set 71431 belongs to the LEGO Super Mario theme and focuses on Bowser’s Muscle Car as its central subject. Within the licence, it gives Bowser a vehicle based presence and adds a different type of model to the broader range. As an expansion set, it is positioned as an addition to an existing Super Mario collection or play environment.

The build uses 458 pieces and is primarily concerned with shaping the car, giving it a strong visual identity connected to Bowser.

This set is relevant to LEGO Super Mario collectors, fans of character based vehicles, and builders who want a Bowser related model for display or play. It can stand on its own as a vehicle model, while also fitting alongside other Super Mario sets as part of a wider themed layout.

Inventory of set 71431

The inventory of set 71431 lists 458 pieces, spare parts excluded: 182 different lots (one shape in one color) for 124 part shapes. The box also contains 24 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 71431

Main color: light bluish gray, making up 14% of the parts, followed by black (13%) and dark purple (12%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 71431

118 of the 124 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 71431

One part shape in set 71431 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 2 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 71431 from another set

Share of the parts of set 71431 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 41%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 71431 within its line

With 458 pieces, set 71431 ranks #37 out of 92 Super Mario sets in our database, which have an average of 535 parts. Among the 571 sets released in 2024, it ranks #206.