GTA V Downloadable Content History (GTA Online DLC)

Since its launch in 2013, Grand Theft Auto Online, the multiplayer portion of GTA 5, has been continuously evolving with a steady stream of free DLC updates. From festive surprises to massive expansions, these content drops have introduced new vehicles, weapons, missions, properties, heists, game modes, and much more to keep players engaged in the ever-growing world of Los Santos and Blaine County.

Below, you will find a full and complete list of all GTA V Downloadable Content & Updates (for GTA Online) in chronological order from newest to oldest, each of them linking to their respective article providing detailed information.

We also have a full rundown on GTA 5 story DLC.

2025

The official artwork for the Money Fronts DLC.

Money Fronts — Money Fronts is a major summer update for 2025. It pulls players into the world of white-collar crime through a new Business Management Office, where you can set up sham companies and run schemes ranging from invoice fraud to laundering assets. A fresh line of missions focuses on undercutting corporate rivals, staging financial takeovers, and triggering high-risk market shakeups across Los Santos. The update also adds a broad lineup of vehicles, clothing, and weapons, along with notable quality of life improvements and boosted payouts for several older activities.

2024

Catch criminals and moonlight as a law enforcement agent.

The Diamond Casino Heist — Continuing the story of the Diamond Casino, players team up with Lester to rob its vault. A new Arcade business was made available alongside a planning Hideout, as well as 12 vehicles and new side activities. iFruit Radio was added to the game in this DLC.
Diamond Casino & Resort — The Diamond Casino brought with it plenty of opportunities to lose money, and a few to win some as well. Players could purchase personal penthouses, complete 5 narrative missions and a number of Casino Work missions. 6 vehicles were added to the game.

2018

Arena War — Arena War came after a long period without any fresh downloadable content primarily due to the release of Red Dead Redemption 2. The update introduced the Maze Bank Arena bringing 7 new game modes, Career progression and 12 new vehicles to the game. These can be upgraded and customized at the Arena Workshop.
After Hours — After Hours brought the biggest change to the way money is made in GTA Online ever since businesses were introduced by Further Adventures in Finance and Felony. With the consolidated warehouse, businesses turned into sources of passive income. Beyond this, the new nightclub business was added alongside 7 new vehicles. Old fan-favorite characters Gay Tony and Lazlow also made their return.
Southern San Andreas Super Sport Series — A smaller update adding a new racing mode, Hotring Circuit, with 10 available tracks as well as a large vehicle roster, bringing 13 new rides to Grand Theft Auto Online.

2017

Festive Surprise 2017 — A return of the festive downloadable content seen in the previous holiday DLCs, with snowfall occurring in-game during Christmas and New Year's Eve.
The Doomsday Heist — GTA Online's biggest DLC ever brought a new heist to the game for the first time since 2015, alongside a huge list of other content. Players can buy new Facilities which, besides unlocking the new missions, would grant access to the Avenger, a flying HQ, strike teams and an orbital cannon. The Doomsday Heist brought end-game content to the game for the first time, one of the biggest vehicle drops, 10 more outfit slots, a new radio station and new achievements.
Transform Races — Yet another riff on stunt races, this downloadable content added a new mechanic where driving over certain checkpoints would change your vehicle to one altogether different in a puff of smoke. Players would go from cars to planes to boats across a wide selection of tracks.
Smuggler's Run — A callback to an older Rockstar IP in name only, Smuggler's Run refocused the game on air superiority by adding a new mission specific property, hangars, as well as several planes and other aerial vehicles. Smuggling missions saw players sourcing contraband items, taking them back to their hangars, then going on sell missions. It was followed by a large about of weekly vehicle releases tied into the theme of the update.
Gunrunning — 2017's biggest downloadable content added a whole new world of crime to Southern San Andreas. Players can go full super villain with new Bunker HQs from where they can launch illicit weapon trading missions and research new weapon attachments and upgrades. With the massive Mobile Operations Center and weaponized vehicles, Gunrunning takes the action to the road. New character customization options finally cater to the military enthusiast niche as well.
Cunning Stunts: Special Vehicle Circuit — This follow up to 2016's massively popular Cunning Stunts took the original concept and mixed in some of Import/Export's special vehicles. 20 new tracks were added to the game designed around the abilities of either the Rocket Voltic, The Blazer Aqua or the Ruiner 2000. The tracks were joined by the Progen GP1 classic supercar and the removal of heist-completion requirements for a number of vehicles such as the Hydra and the HVY Insurgent.

2016

Import/Export — Import/Export continued the long-running CEO series of updates, this time returning to the roots of the franchise by once again placing the emphasis on the stealing of vehicles. This new mechanic was joined by mammoth 60-slot garages, a whole lot of vehicles and other content, including a host of unique, "special vehicles" which all had some kind of special ability — or multiple. These included cars with jet-engines strapped to their rear, amphibious buggies and KITT from Knight Rider, among other. That said, the actual import and export missions were the focal point of the DLC and it gave us the newest most lucrative activity in the game, allowing players to make a ton of cash in relatively short amounts of time when done right.
Halloween 2016 — Though it added the all new Sanctus bike, the 2016 Halloween Downloadable Content was mostly a retread of last year's Halloween Surprise. At least the Franken Strange and Lurcher went back on sale!
Deadline — Deadline added the Nagasaki Shotaro to the game, which was a clear homage to Tron, alongside the Deadline Adversary Mode, which is similar to light cycle battles from the same film.
Bikers — Finally answering the most popular community request, Rockstar added a full fledged biker themed update to the game. Bringing in 13 new bikes, clubhouses, new clothing items, clandestine businesses and much more, Bikers made quite the splash when it launched. What's better, Rockstar has been updating it with small vehicle batches since.
Stunt Race Creator — Originally intended to be part of Cunning Stunts, the Stunt Race Creator was postponed. Released pretty soon after Cunning Stunts, the new update allowed players access to the multitude of new props used by the stunt races via the creator, enabling them to craft their own death-trap-circuits.
Cunning Stunts — One of the best recieved updates the game has ever been expanded with, Cunning Stunts added the now beloved stunt races, as well as an absolute massive library of vehicles. Cunning Stunts also saw the addition of Premium Races, allowing the best drivers in Los Santos to risk more for a bigger prize.
Further Adventures In Finance And Felony — A massive update which shook up the standard Grand Theft Auto Online gameplay form that has cemented since Executives was released. Adding the all new crate missions, Finance and Felony gave players a reasonably lucrative alternative to heisting, as well as a slew of new vehicles, clothing and more. Possibly the best addition is the new weapon locker, which somewhat alleviates the game's trouble with the weapon wheel.
Lowriders: Custom Classics - A relatively small DLC update which added three new vehicles to Benny's Original Motorworks, a host of character customization options, two new weapons and the Sumo Adversary Mode.
Be My Valentine DLC - Celebrating Valentine's day, this update brought back the good old Roosvelt as well as an updated version. The DLC also added new clothing options and a new Adversary Mode titled Till Death Do Us Part. The Gusenberg Sweeper also made a return.
rop Zone January 2016 Update - A minor update, this downloadable content added two vehicles to Benny's Original Motorworks and a new Adversary Mode.

2015

Festive Surprise 2015 DLC - Celebrating Christmas has become something of a tradition in Grand Theft Auto Online — Fireworks, Snow, a new car and several new customization items.
Executives and Other Criminals - The Executives update is one of the largest ever seen in GTA Online, introducing the deep and layerd VIP and Bodyguard system. Several new weapons and vehicles were also added, along with the end-game Super yachts.
Halloween Surprise DLC - This spooky update added an all new Adversary Mode, two cars, a weapons and new masks.
Lowriders - A large update adding a new contact to GTA Online providing missions as well as Benny's Original Motorworks, a new car shop where you can customize lowrider vehicles. New weapons and clothing items were also introduced.
Freemode Events - A significant update bringing major changes to the underlying mechanics of GTA Online by wiping away job lobbies and loading screens. It also added a massive amount of new event types.
Ill-Gotten Gains Part 1 & Part 2 - An end-game update focusing on expensive new customization items, weapons and vehicles. It is notorious for adding a gold-plated jet which costs 10 million in $GTA.
GTA Online Heists Update - One of, if not the, largest update GTA Online has seen. Adding a massive amount of vehicles and, more importantly, the difficult but lucrative heist missions to the game.

2014

Festive Surprise DLC - The second Christmas themed update brought snow to Los Santos, as well as a handful of clothes, weapons and vehicles.
Last Team Standing Update - As the name suggests, this update added the LTS game mode to Grand Theft Auto Online alongside two weapons and three vehicles.
San Andreas Flight School Update - This DLC added four new vehicles to the game, as well as flag parachutes and the Flight School missions, allowing players to train as crack pilots.
Independence Day Special DLC - Following the theme of 'MURICA, this update added the Musket weapon, a Monster Truck, a bike, rural safehouses and massive amount of new clothing for a limited time. It was re-introduced in 2015.
I'm Not A Hipster Update - This downloadable content added two new weapons, a whopping 7 new cars and a dozen new missions. New customization options go without saying.
High Life Update - Another update focusing on luxury and riches, High Life adds a few new vehicles, a new weapon, and a handful of clothes and apartments — as well as new missions with which to earn cash for buying all that.
Business Update - A minor update adding some new vehicles, weapons and customization items with a common formal theme.
Valentine's Day Massacre Special DLC - Going for a retro gangster look, this DLC adds retro clothing, the Roosevelt old timer and the Sweeper, GTA's take on the Tommy Gun.

2013

Holiday Gifts DLC — The first Christmas downloadable content, adding festive clothes and snow.
Capture Update - This DLC brought the capture game mode to GTA Online.
Content Creator Update - The extremely versatile Content Creator, which allows players to build their own missions in GTA Online, was added alongside a handful of bugfixes in this update.
Beach Bum Update - The first content update to ever grace GTA Online, Beach Bum added several new vehicles, two new weapons, and countless new customization items and jobs to the game.

Now that's a lot of free downloadable content for GTA V that we've recieved! So the next time you see some disgruntled player accuse Rockstar of greed, feel free to link them to this page.

We will continue to update it as new DLC is release for Grand Theft Auto Online.