Presale Report  ·  Data as of 2025-01-22

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1 Auto Loan subprime FINAL · CLOSED 2025-01-22

Notes
$2,132.9MM
Pool
$2,248.8MM
Reserve
1.00%
Sub. notes
36.4%
Sponsor: Santander Consumer USA Inc.  ·  Servicer: Santander Bank, N.A.  ·  Trustee: Services LLC

Capital Structure

ClassSize ($MM)% of PoolEnhancementWALCouponSpreadLegal FinalMoody'sFitch
Class A-1181.68.1%42.60%0.11——2026-01-15P-1F1+
Class A-2674.730.0%42.60%0.594.76%+53 I-curve2027-08-15AaaAAA
Class A-3456.920.3%42.60%1.564.74%+55 I-curve2029-01-15AaaAAA
Class B254.111.3%31.30%2.364.88%+63 I-curve2031-03-15AaaAA
Class C213.69.5%21.80%2.975.04%+75 I-curve2031-03-15Aa2A
Class D248.511.1%10.75%3.725.43%+110 I-curve2031-03-15Baa3BBB
Class Eretained103.44.6%6.15%4.42——2032-05-15NRBB

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 / Fitch 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
UnderwritersRBC Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities, CastleOak Securities

Issuer Track Record

SDART 2025-1SDART 2024-5SDART 2024-4SDART 2024-3SDART 2024-2SDART 2024-1Source
Collateral (pool at cut-off)
Closing date2025-01-222024-10-292024-08-212024-06-202024-04-242024-01-18424B5
Pool balance$2,248.8MM$1,878.4MM$1,989.0MM$1,960.1MM$1,768.8MM$1,609.6MM424B5
WA Credit Score605−1604604606606606424B5
WA APR18.06%−0.46pp17.71%18.57%18.54%18.38%18.52%424B5
WA original term mo71.6+0.372.0 mo71.3 mo71.2 mo71.0 mo71.8 mo424B5
% new vehicles30.7%29.2%30.4%28.0%30.4%31.1%424B5
Geo top-3TX 17.2%
CA 10.7%
FL 8.2%
TX 17.8%
FL 10.0%
CA 9.9%
TX 15.9%
FL 11.8%
CA 8.9%
TX 15.8%
FL 13.4%
CA 8.6%
TX 16.8%
FL 12.9%
CA 8.0%
TX 14.4%
FL 11.2%
CA 8.9%
424B5
Enhancement beneath the AAA term notes
Enhancement, initial42.60%+0.20pp43.00%41.65%42.40%42.25%42.45%calc
Enhancement, target47.60%47.25%46.65%47.40%47.85%48.15%calc
Subordinate notes36.4%+4.2pp32.5%31.7%32.4%32.3%31.9%calc
OC (initial)5.15%9.50%8.95%9.00%9.00%9.50%424B5
OC target10.15%13.75%13.95%14.00%14.60%15.20%424B5
OC floor2.00%2.00%2.00%2.00%2.00%2.00%424B5
Reserve account1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%424B5
YSOCn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.424B5
Pricing
AAA spread+55 bps−25bps
A-3 · 1.6y
+63 bps
A-3 · 1.5y
+80 bps
A-3 · 1.8y
+80 bps
A-3 · 1.7y
+70 bps
A-3 · 1.8y
+90 bps
A-3 · 1.8y
FWP
Terms
Tranches766666FWP

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

SDART 2025-1EART 2024-5DRIVE 2024-2CMXS 2024-ASource
Collateral (pool at cut-off)
Closing date2025-01-222024-09-302024-09-252024-06-26424B5
Pool balance$2,248.8MM$976.3MM$2,191.8MM$666.7MM424B5
WA Credit Score605+4601586603424B5
WA APR18.06%−1.67pp21.62%19.73%16.06%424B5
WA original term mo71.60.075.0 mo71.7 mo68.5 mo424B5
% new vehicles30.7%—31.7%0.0%424B5
Geo top-3TX 17.2%
CA 10.7%
FL 8.2%
TX 16.4%
CA 11.0%
FL 8.1%
TX 20.6%
FL 12.7%
CA 7.6%
CA 15.2%
TX 14.4%
FL 9.4%
424B5
Enhancement beneath the AAA term notes
Enhancement, initial42.60%−10.65pp60.95%53.25%30.00%calc
Enhancement, target47.60%67.15%58.00%38.10%calc
Subordinate notes36.4%+6.2pp54.3%30.3%22.8%calc
OC (initial)5.15%5.65%22.00%6.25%424B5
OC target10.15%11.85%26.75%14.35%424B5
OC floor2.00%1.50%3.50%0.50%424B5
Reserve account1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%424B5
YSOCn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.424B5
Pricing
AAA spread+55 bps−18bps
A-3 · 1.6y
+68 bps
A-3 Notes · 1.2y
+78 bps
A-3 · 1.5y
—FWP
Terms
Tranches7767FWP

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 (41 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 — SDART vs. subprime peers3.8%7.5%11.3%15.0%M0M12M24M36M48Seasoning (months from cut-off)CNLSDART 2024-5SDART 2024-4SDART 2024-3SDART 2024-2subprime peers medianPeer IQR (fixed cohort, n=22)
Portfolio 60+ DQ — SDART vs. peers (calendar time)2.89%5.78%8.67%11.57%2022-012022-092023-062024-032024-12Calendar date60+ DQ rateSDARTCMXSDRIVEEART

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