Presale Report  ·  Data as of 2026-02-25

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1 Auto Loan subprime FINAL · CLOSED 2026-02-25

Notes
$1,893.6MM
Pool
$1,936.2MM
Reserve
1.00%
AAA Sub
33.9%
Sponsor: Santander Bank, N.A  ·  Servicer: Santander Bank, N.A.  ·  Trustee: Citibank, N.A

Capital Structure

ClassSize ($MM)% of PoolSub %CPN / SpreadWALLegal FinalMoody'sFitch
Class A1197.110.2%87.6%0.122029-03-29P-1F1+
Class A2619.832.0%55.6%+53 bps0.762027-03-29AaaAAA
Class A3420.321.7%33.9%+51 bps1.872030-07-30AaaAAA
Class B170.48.8%25.1%+63 bps2.61AaaAA
Class C178.19.2%15.9%+80 bps3.12Aa2A
Class D196.510.1%5.8%+125 bps3.78Baa2BBB
Class E111.35.8%0.0%4.41NRBB

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 excluded from AAA % of pool. On a most-favorable-agency basis (rated AAA by any agency), AAA % of pool would be 62.5%.

Transaction Parties

SponsorSantander Bank, N.A
ServicerSantander Bank, N.A.
Depositor / TransferorSantander Drive Auto Receivables LLC
Indenture TrusteeCitibank, N.A
Owner TrusteeCitibank, N.A
Asset Rep. ReviewerClayton Fixed Income Services LLC
UnderwritersRBC Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Securities, CastleOak Securities, Citigroup Global Markets

Issuer Track Record

SDART 2026-1SDART 2025-4SDART 2025-3SDART 2025-2SDART 2025-1SDART 2024-5
Collateral (pool at cut-off)
Closing date2026-02-252025-11-192025-07-302025-03-262025-01-222024-10-29
Pool balance$1,936.2MM$1,919.2MM$2,150.3MM$2,060.6MM$2,248.8MM$1,878.4MM
WA Credit Score605+1602604604605604
WA APR18.04%−0.02pp17.99%18.12%18.06%17.71%18.57%
WA original term mo71.8+0.271.6 mo71.6 mo71.6 mo71.6 mo72.0 mo
% new vehicles26.7%29.6%27.7%32.4%30.7%29.2%
Reserve %1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%
Geo top-3TX 15.6%
FL 13.2%
CA 9.3%
TX 15.3%
FL 12.1%
CA 9.3%
TX 15.8%
FL 12.8%
CA 9.2%
FL 19.2%
TX 14.9%
CA 6.3%
TX 17.2%
CA 10.7%
FL 8.2%
TX 17.8%
FL 10.0%
CA 9.9%
Structure (at issuance)
AAA spread+53 bps−3bps+56 bps+60 bps+53 bps+57 bps
AAA % of pool53.7%+0.8pp53.3%52.9%53.2%50.3%47.4%
Subordination below AAA33.9%+1.0pp33.0%32.4%32.9%36.4%32.5%
OC (initial)2.20%3.50%4.40%3.75%5.15%9.50%
OC target3.65%5.00%5.90%5.25%10.15%13.75%
OC floor2.00%2.00%2.00%2.00%2.00%2.00%
YSOCn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Tranches777776

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 2026-1CMXS 2026-AEART 2026-1DRIVE 2025-2
Collateral (pool at cut-off)
Closing date2026-02-252026-02-252026-01-282025-09-24
Pool balance$1,936.2MM$769.2MM$1,123.3MM$1,866.5MM
WA Credit Score605+7612598585
WA APR18.04%−0.67pp16.49%18.71%19.81%
WA original term mo71.8+0.170.1 mo76.0 mo71.7 mo
% new vehicles26.7%0.0%28.1%
Reserve %1.00%2.50%1.00%1.00%
Geo top-3TX 15.6%
FL 13.2%
CA 9.3%
CA 15.0%
TX 13.2%
FL 8.6%
TX 22.2%
CA 10.9%
FL 7.9%
TX 17.7%
FL 12.4%
CA 7.8%
Structure (at issuance)
AAA spread+53 bps−3bps+58 bps+49 bps+56 bps
AAA % of pool53.7%+11.6pp55.3%41.6%42.2%
Subordination below AAA33.9%+1.1pp23.7%47.8%32.8%
OC (initial)2.20%2.50%4.85%14.50%
OC target3.65%8.65%12.25%19.00%
OC floor2.00%0.50%1.50%3.00%
YSOCn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Tranches7886

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 (50 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 peers5.2%10.3%15.5%20.7%M0M12M24M36M48Seasoning (months from cut-off)CNLSDART 2025-4SDART 2025-3SDART 2025-2SDART 2025-1subprime peers medianPeer IQR (fixed cohort, n=29)
Portfolio 60+ DQ — SDART vs. peers (calendar time)2.89%5.78%8.67%11.57%2023-022023-102024-072025-042026-01Calendar date60+ DQ rateSDARTCMXSDRIVEEART

Santander Bank, N.A — ticker SDART. Peer tier: subprime.
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