Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC

11/15/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/15/2024 05:24

Asset Backed Issuer Distribution Report Form 10 D

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-1

Class A-1 0.15838% Asset Backed Notes

Class A-2 0.29% Asset Backed Notes

Class A-3 0.32% Asset Backed Notes

Class B 0.50% Asset Backed Notes

Class C 0.75% Asset Backed Notes

Class D 1.13% Asset Backed Notes

Class E 2.51% Asset Backed Notes

Servicer's Certificate

This Servicer's Certificate has been prepared pursuant to Section 4.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement among Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-1, as Issuer, Santander Consumer USA Inc. as Servicer, Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC, as Seller, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, dated as of February 17, 2021. Defined terms have the meanings assigned to them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or in other Transaction Documents.

Collection Period Beginning:

10/01/2024

Collection Period Ending:

10/31/2024

Previous Payment/Close Date:

10/15/2024

Payment Date

11/15/2024

Days of Interest for Period:

31

Days in Collection Period:

31

Months Seasoned:

45

Purchases

Units Cut-off Date Closing Date Original
Pool Balance

Initial Purchase

99,801 01/31/2021 02/17/2021 2,215,048,851.83

Total

99,801 2,215,048,851.83

I. PRINCIPAL BALANCE CALCULATION

{1} Beginning of period aggregate Principal Balance

{1} 292,821,080.57

{2} Payments Received

{2} 13,873,658.17

{3} Repurchased Receivables

{3} 19,213.05

{4} Defaulted Receivables

{4} 2,553,299.90

{5} Cram Down Losses and Other Principal Adjustments

{5} 18,789.91

{6} Other Receivables adjustments

{6} - 

{7} Total Principal distributable amount

{7} 16,464,961.03

{8} End of period aggregate Principal Balance

{8} 276,356,119.54

{9} Pool Factor

{9} 0.124763

II. NOTE BALANCE CALCULATION

Class A-1 Class A-2 Class A-3 Class B Class C Class D Class E Total

{10} Original Note Balance

{10} 224,000,000.00 600,000,000.00 279,090,000.00 199,360,000.00 320,080,000.00 274,660,000.00 162,810,000.00 2,060,000,000.00

{11} Beginning of period Note Balance

{11} -  -  -  -  -  66,039,134.33 162,810,000.00 228,849,134.33

{12} First Allocation of Principal

{12} -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 

{13} Second Allocation of Principal

{13} -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 

{14} Third Allocation of Principal

{14} -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 

{15} Fourth Allocation of Principal

{15} -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 

{16} Fifth Allocation of Principal

{16} -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 

{17} Regular Allocation of Principal

{17} -  -  -  -  -  14,736,140.12 -  14,736,140.12

{18} Optional Purchase payment

{18} -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 

{19} End of period Note Balance

{19} -  -  -  -  -  51,302,994.21 162,810,000.00 214,112,994.21

{20} Note Pool Factors

{20} -  -  -  -  -  0.186787 1.000000 0.103938

{21} Principal payment per $1,000

{21} -  -  -  -  -  53.65 -  7.15

III. RECONCILIATION OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT

Available Funds

{22} Principal Payments Received

{22} 13,873,658.17

{23} Net Liquidation Proceeds

{23} 1,990,340.87

{24} Principal on Repurchased Receivables

{24} 19,213.05

{25} Interest on Repurchased Receivables

{25} 332.59

{26} Interest collected on Receivables

{26} 3,434,114.03

{27} Other amounts received

{27} 29,724.13

{28} Optional Purchase Price

{28} - 

{29} Reserve Account Excess Amount

{29} - 

{30} Reserve Account Draw Amount

{30} - 

{31} Total Available Funds

{31} 19,347,382.84

Distributions

{32} Indenture Trustee Fee

{32} - 

{33} Owner Trustee Fee

{33} - 

{34} Asset Representations Reviewer Fee

{34} - 

Servicing Fee

Calculated
Fee

Carryover
Shortfall
Change from
prior period
Total

{35}

732,052.70 -  -  732,052.70 {35} 732,052.70

Class A Accrued Note Interest

Class

Beginning
Note Balance
Interest Rate Days Days Basis Calculated
Interest

{36}

Class A-1 -  0.15838 % 31 ACT/360 -  {36} - 

{37}

Class A-2 -  0.29 % 30 30 / 360 -  {37} - 

{38}

Class A-3 -  0.32 % 30 30 / 360 -  {38} - 

Class A Accrued Note Interest

Class

Carryover
Shortfall
Change from
prior period
Carryover
Shortfall
per $1,000

{39}

Class A-1 -  -  -  {39} - 

{40}

Class A-2 -  -  -  {40} - 

{41}

Class A-3 -  -  -  {41} - 

{42} First Allocation of Principal

{42} - 

Class B Accrued Note Interest

Class

Beginning
Note Balance
Interest Rate Days Days Basis Calculated
Interest

{43}

Class B -  0.50 % 30 30 / 360 -  {43} - 

Class B Accrued Note Interest

Class

Carryover
Shortfall
Change from
prior period
Carryover
Shortfall
per $1,000

{44}

Class B -  -  -  {44} - 

{45} Second Allocation of Principal

{45} - 

Class C Accrued Note Interest

Class

Beginning
Note Balance
Interest Rate Days Days Basis Calculated
Interest

{46}

Class C -  0.75 % 30 30 / 360 -  {46} - 

Class C Accrued Note Interest

Class

Carryover
Shortfall
Change from
prior period
Carryover
Shortfall
per $1,000

{47}

Class C -  -  -  {47} - 

{48} Third Allocation of Principal

{48} - 

Class D Accrued Note Interest

Class

Beginning
Note Balance
Interest Rate Days Days Basis Calculated
Interest

{49}

Class D 66,039,134.33 1.13 % 30 30 / 360 62,186.85 {49} 62,186.85

Class D Accrued Note Interest

Class

Carryover
Shortfall
Change from
prior period
Carryover
Shortfall
per $1,000

{50}

Class D -  -  -  {50} - 

{51} Fourth Allocation of Principal

{51} - 

Class E Accrued Note Interest

Class

Beginning
Note Balance
Interest Rate Days Days Basis Calculated
Interest

{52}

Class E 162,810,000.00 2.51 % 30 30 / 360 340,544.25 {52} 340,544.25

Class E Accrued Note Interest

Class

Carryover
Shortfall
Change from
prior period
Carryover
Shortfall
per $1,000

{53}

Class E -  -  -  {53} - 

{54} Fifth Allocation of Principal

{54} - 

{55} Reserve Account deposit

{55} - 

{56} Regular Allocation of Principal

{56} 14,736,140.12

{57} Optional Purchase Amount

{57} - 

{58} Distribution to Residual Interestholder

{58} 3,476,458.92

{59} Total Distribution Amount

{59} 19,347,382.84

IV. RECONCILIATION OF RESERVE ACCOUNT

{60} Beginning of period Reserve Account balance

{60} 33,225,732.78

{61} Deposit to Reserve Account

{61} - 

{62} Release from Reserve Account

{62} - 

{63} End of period Reserve Account balance

{63} 33,225,732.78

{64} Specified Reserve Account Balance (1.50% of the Pool Balance as of the Cut-Off Date)

{64} 33,225,732.78

{65} Change in Reserve Account balance from prior period

{65} - 

V. OVERCOLLATERALIZATION

{66} Targeted Overcollateralization equal to the sum of:

{66} 62,243,125.33

{67} (a) Prior to the Class A-2 Notes being paid in full, 11.50% of the Principal Balance of the Receivables at the end of the Collection Period

{67} NA

{68} (a) Following the Class A-2 Notes having been paid in full, 10.5% of the Principal Balance of the Receivables at the end of the Collection Period and

{68} 29,017,392.55

{69} (b) 1.50% of the Principal Balance of the Receivables as of the Cut-off Date

{69} 33,225,732.78

{70} End of period Principal Balance of the Receivables

{70} 276,356,119.54

{71} End of period Note Balance

{71} 214,112,994.21

{72} Overcollateralization amount at the end of the Collection Period

{72} 62,243,125.33

{73} Overcollateralization % at the end of the Collection Period

{73} 22.52 %

VI. STATISTICAL DATA

Original Previous Current

{74} Principal Balance of the Receivables

{74} 2,215,048,851.83 292,821,080.57 276,356,119.54

{75} Weighted average coupon of the Receivables

{75} 14.84 % 14.26 % 14.26 %

{76} Weighted average original term of the Receivables

{76} 71.07 72.00 72.02

{77} Weighted average remaining term of the Receivables

{77} 67.04 27.39 26.47

{78} Number of Receivables

{78} 99,801 26,613 25,888

VII. DELINQUENCY

Units Dollars Percentage

Receivables with Scheduled Payment Delinquent

{79} 31-60 days

{79} 2,678 34,663,370.44 12.54 %

{80} 61-90 days

{80} 1,161 15,063,944.97 5.45 %

{81} 91-120 days

{81} 337 4,407,364.04 1.59 %

{82} 121 + days delinquent

{82} -  -  0.00 %

{83} Total

{83} 4,176 54,134,679.45 19.59 %

{84} Aggregate Principal Balance of 60 Day Delinquent Receivables (all Receivables that are 60 or more days delinquent as of End of Collection Period)

{84} 20,848,358.47

{85} Delinquency Percentage as of the End of the Collection Period

{85} 7.54 %

{86} Delinquency Trigger

{86} 24.00 %

{87} Delinquency Trigger Occurred

{87} No

VIII. REPOSSESSION INVENTORY

Units Dollars

{88} Beginning of period Repossessed Inventory

{88} 280 4,253,663.23

{89} Vehicles Repossessed in current period

{89} 186 2,771,544.39

{90} Repossessed vehicles sold in current period

{90} 193 3,014,120.16

{91} Repossessed vehicles reinstated in current period

{91} 47 579,180.96

{92} Repossessed vehicle adjustment in current period

{92} -  (0.00 )

{93} End of period Repossessed Inventory

{93} 226 3,431,906.50

IX. CUMULATIVE NET LOSS RATIO

Units (a) Dollars (a)

{94} Receivables becoming Defaulted Receivables during period

{94} 193 2,553,299.90

{95} Cram Down Losses occurring during period

{95} 18 18,789.91

{96} Net Liquidation Proceeds collected during period

{96} 1,677 1,990,340.87

{97} Net losses during period

{97} 581,748.94

(a) Unit count represents # instances in period per loan per line item

Net Loss for
Period
Avg. Portfolio
Balance (b)
Net Loss
Ratio (c)

{98} Current Period Net Loss Ratio

{98} 581,748.94 284,588,600.06 0.20 %

{99} Prior Period Net Loss Ratio

{99} 600,573.81 301,058,412.67 0.20 %

{100} Second Prior Period Net Loss Ratio

{100} 994,302.91 318,351,859.60 0.31 %

{101} Third Prior Period Net Loss Ratio

{101} 1,062,452.13 336,039,416.30 0.32 %

{102} Rolling 3 prior month average Net Loss Ratio

{102} 0.28 %

(b) Average Portfolio Balance calculated using (Beginning of Period Aggregate Balance + End of Period Aggregate Balance)/2

(c) Net Loss Ratio calculated using Net Loss for Period/Average Portfolio Balance for Period

{103} Cumulative Net losses since Cut-off Date (beginning of period)

{103} 101,670,637.44

{104} Net losses during period

{104} 581,748.94

{105} Other Adjustments

{105} - 

{106} Cumulative Net losses since Cut-off Date (end of period)

{106} 102,252,386.38

{107} Cumulative Net Loss Ratio (Net losses since the Cut-off Date / Pool Balance as of the Cut-off Date)

{107} 4.62 %

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this monthly Statement to Noteholders as dated below.

Santander Consumer USA Inc., as Servicer
By:

/s/ Corey Henry

Name: Corey Henry
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasury
Date: November 12, 2024

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust (SDART)

Customer Extensions

Collection Period Ending: October 31, 2024

Transaction Name

End of period aggregate
Principal Balance
Beginning
Number of
Receivables
End of period aggregate
Principal Balance of
Extended Loans
Number of
Extended Loans
Extension
Rate (1)

SDART 2020-3

208,145,065.34 24,090 4,545,891.43 382 2.18 %

SDART 2020-4

195,057,971.43 19,494 5,319,218.12 396 2.73 %

SDART 2021-1

276,356,119.54 26,613 6,328,798.05 463 2.29 %

SDART 2021-2

358,569,604.40 31,980 10,101,644.61 672 2.82 %

SDART 2021-3

481,024,820.60 39,638 12,781,510.35 845 2.66 %

SDART 2021-4

446,560,508.30 30,291 12,942,385.78 717 2.90 %

SDART 2022-1

468,117,000.73 29,543 14,865,759.71 765 3.18 %

SDART 2022-2

604,268,087.58 35,839 19,646,947.44 950 3.25 %

SDART 2022-3

518,479,281.59 32,001 15,706,309.97 786 3.03 %

SDART 2022-4

686,510,637.41 37,830 20,413,224.14 917 2.97 %

SDART 2022-5

814,826,096.87 43,730 24,385,855.90 1,105 2.99 %

SDART 2022-6

838,251,502.96 41,962 25,341,067.02 1,089 3.02 %

SDART 2022-7

426,940,897.18 22,636 11,185,672.78 476 2.62 %

SDART 2023-1

613,484,899.41 32,938 18,534,657.53 778 3.02 %

SDART 2023-2

832,577,634.02 43,158 23,772,691.11 1,015 2.86 %

SDART 2023-3

1,029,444,687.68 48,682 30,617,545.89 1,230 2.97 %

SDART 2023-4

880,780,685.11 37,873 28,811,760.99 1,056 3.27 %

SDART 2023-5

915,186,270.62 42,181 27,115,121.18 1,000 2.96 %

SDART 2023-6

751,649,281.58 36,597 27,053,884.53 1,047 3.60 %

SDART 2024-1

1,182,397,149.93 58,234 43,015,513.18 1,684 3.64 %

SDART 2024-2

1,473,324,871.80 64,634 23,392,984.72 929 1.59 %

SDART 2024-3

1,744,634,818.73 75,996 20,194,221.27 776 1.16 %

SDART 2024-4

1,873,074,220.98 85,993 16,464,174.80 680 0.88 %

SDART 2024-5

1,834,537,655.09 91,490 12,586,572.19 646 0.69 %
(1)

End of period aggregate Principal Balance of Extended Loans as a percentage of End of period aggregate Principal Balance