Presale Report  ·  Data as of 2024-02-21

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1 Auto Loan subprime FINAL · CLOSED 2024-02-21

Notes
$1,098.9MM
Pool
$1,642.6MM
Reserve
1.00%
Sub. notes
22.3%
Sponsor: Santander Consumer USA Inc.  ·  Servicer: Santander Bank, N.A.  ·  Trustee: Wilmington Trust, National Association (“

Capital Structure

ClassSize ($MM)% of PoolEnhancementWALCouponSpreadLegal FinalS&PMoody's
Class A-1retained164.010.0%56.35%———2025-02-18——
Class A-2394.424.0%56.35%0.505.83%+62 I-curve2026-12-15AAAAaa
Class A-3175.010.7%56.35%1.435.35%+73 I-curve2028-02-15AAAAaa
Class B165.110.1%46.30%2.205.31%+95 I-curve2029-01-16AAAaa
Class C200.412.2%34.10%3.205.43%+125 I-curve2031-11-17AAa3

Enhancement: subordinate notes, overcollateralization and reserve beneath the class, as a share of the pool net of any yield supplement (the adjusted pool, as the issuers and rating agencies measure it); the Class A notes share losses pari passu, so each carries the same figure. Spread: basis points over the benchmark named beside it, from the pricing term sheet — the interpolated curve for fixed-rate classes, 30-day average SOFR for floaters; the two are not comparable. A class marked retained was kept by the depositor, as the prospectus states.

Split-rated at the AAA level: Class B (Moody's Aaa / S&P AA). Per the convention that all rating agencies must concur, this tranche is treated as the lower rating and not counted as an AAA term note.

Transaction Parties

SponsorSantander Consumer USA Inc.
ServicerSantander Bank, N.A.
Depositor / TransferorSantander Drive Auto Receivables LLC
Indenture TrusteeWilmington Trust, National Association (“
Owner TrusteeCiticorp Trust Delaware, National Association
Asset Rep. ReviewerClayton Fixed Income Services LLC
UnderwritersBNP Paribas Securities, Mischler Financial Group

Issuer Track Record

DRIVE 2024-1DRIVE 2021-3DRIVE 2021-2DRIVE 2021-1Source
Collateral (pool at cut-off)
Closing date2024-02-212021-11-172021-08-252021-04-21424B5
Pool balance$1,642.6MM$1,524.4MM$2,150.5MM$1,934.8MM424B5
WA Credit Score586+11575575583424B5
WA APR19.84%+1.52pp18.32%18.29%19.02%424B5
WA original term mo71.2+0.171.2 mo71.0 mo71.1 mo424B5
% new vehicles19.1%23.1%27.7%29.0%424B5
Geo top-3TX 21.2%
FL 12.8%
CA 8.2%
TX 18.1%
FL 12.4%
CA 6.3%
TX 18.2%
FL 12.5%
CA 6.8%
TX 17.1%
FL 11.4%
CA 8.4%
424B5
Enhancement beneath the AAA term notes
Enhancement, initial56.35%+3.25pp51.00%53.10%54.45%calc
Enhancement, target65.60%57.75%60.80%62.25%calc
Subordinate notes22.3%−13.6pp33.8%35.8%36.1%calc
OC (initial)33.10%16.25%16.30%17.35%424B5
OC target42.35%23.00%24.00%25.15%424B5
OC floor3.50%3.00%3.50%3.50%424B5
Reserve account1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%424B5
YSOCn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.424B5
Pricing
AAA spread+73 bps+43bps
A-3 · 1.4y
+23 bps
A-3 · 1.6y
+30 bps
B · 1.8y
+40 bps
B · 1.8y
FWP
Terms
Tranches5666FWP

Enhancement: subordinate notes, overcollateralization and the reserve account as a share of the cutoff-date pool — the losses the pool can absorb before the AAA term notes are touched. AAA spread: the pricing spread over the interpolated curve for the fixed-rate AAA class whose weighted-average life is nearest two years, with that class and its WAL shown; floating-rate classes are never used. Source: 424B5 = final prospectus, FWP = pricing term sheet, calc = derived from the above. Deltas are against the peer median; green means more protection, or a cheaper price for it, for the noteholder.

OC shown net of any yield-supplement overcollateralization (YSOC); YSOC is a yield mechanism for subvented low-APR pools and is reported separately. OC target is a % of the pool balance — current (amortizing) for greater-of/sum-of structures, original (cut-off) for flat structures; OC floor is a % of the original pool balance.

Peer Set

DRIVE 2024-1EART 2024-1BLAST 2024-1SDART 2024-1AMCAR 2023-2CRVNA 2021-N4Source
Collateral (pool at cut-off)
Closing date2024-02-212024-01-312024-01-242024-01-182023-09-202021-12-15424B5
Pool balance$1,642.6MM$702.3MM$700.0MM$1,609.6MM$1,591.5MM$460.0MM424B5
WA Credit Score586−4595552606590578424B5
WA APR19.84%+1.02pp22.72%23.34%18.52%14.71%18.82%424B5
WA original term mo71.2−0.874.0 mo64.0 mo71.8 mo74.0 mo72.0 mo424B5
% new vehicles19.1%—0.1%31.1%51.8%—424B5
Geo top-3TX 21.2%
FL 12.8%
CA 8.2%
TX 14.8%
CA 10.1%
FL 8.7%
TX 13.8%
FL 12.1%
GA 10.0%
TX 14.4%
FL 11.2%
CA 8.9%
TX 15.7%
FL 8.0%
OH 6.6%
TX 10.9%
CA 7.0%
FL 6.9%
424B5
Enhancement beneath the AAA term notes
Enhancement, initial56.35%+6.50pp59.80%58.00%42.45%33.10%49.85%calc
Enhancement, target65.60%66.80%63.30%48.15%42.10%52.85%calc
Subordinate notes22.3%−18.7pp53.2%41.0%31.9%25.4%48.6%calc
OC (initial)33.10%5.65%15.50%9.50%5.75%0.00%424B5
OC target42.35%12.65%20.80%15.20%14.75%3.00%424B5
OC floor3.50%1.50%3.25%2.00%—1.25%424B5
Reserve account1.00%1.00%1.50%1.00%2.00%1.25%424B5
YSOCn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.—n.a.424B5
Pricing
AAA spread+73 bps−17bps
A-3 · 1.4y
+70 bps
A-3 · 1.3y
+95 bps
A-3 · 1.3y
+90 bps
A-3 · 1.8y
+95 bps
A-3 · 2.2y
+45 bps
A-1 · 0.9y
FWP
Terms
Tranches577677FWP

Enhancement: subordinate notes, overcollateralization and the reserve account as a share of the cutoff-date pool — the losses the pool can absorb before the AAA term notes are touched. AAA spread: the pricing spread over the interpolated curve for the fixed-rate AAA class whose weighted-average life is nearest two years, with that class and its WAL shown; floating-rate classes are never used. Source: 424B5 = final prospectus, FWP = pricing term sheet, calc = derived from the above. Deltas are against the peer median; green means more protection, or a cheaper price for it, for the noteholder.

OC shown net of any yield-supplement overcollateralization (YSOC); YSOC is a yield mechanism for subvented low-APR pools and is reported separately. OC target is a % of the pool balance — current (amortizing) for greater-of/sum-of structures, original (cut-off) for flat structures; OC floor is a % of the original pool balance.

Historical Performance Context

Anchor expectations in empirical base rates from the sponsor's prior series and FICO-tier peer set.

Left: per-series cumulative NET loss at matched seasoning 10-D (10-D servicer distribution reports). IQR band uses a fixed cohort of all peer series with ≥18 months of data (48 series across 3 issuers). Right: portfolio-level 60+ DQ rate aggregated across all active deals per issuer (calendar time, last 3 years), from ABS-EE loan-level data ABS-EE.

CNL by seasoning — DRIVE vs. subprime peers3.2%6.4%9.6%12.9%M0M12M24M36M48Seasoning (months from cut-off)CNLDRIVE 2021-3DRIVE 2021-2DRIVE 2021-1DRIVE 2020-2subprime peers medianPeer IQR (fixed cohort, n=24)
Portfolio 60+ DQ — DRIVE vs. peers (calendar time)2.89%5.78%8.67%11.57%2021-022021-102022-072023-042024-01Calendar date60+ DQ rateDRIVEEARTSDART

Santander Consumer USA Inc. — ticker DRIVE. Peer tier: subprime.
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