Exhibit 99.1

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1

Class A-1 5.584% Asset Backed Notes

Class A-2 5.83% Asset Backed Notes

Class A-3 5.35% Asset Backed Notes

Class B 5.31% Asset Backed Notes

Class C 5.43% 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 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1, as Issuer, Santander Bank, N.A., as Servicer, Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC, as Seller, and Wilmington Trust, N.A. as Indenture Trustee, dated as of February 21, 2024. Defined terms have the meanings assigned to them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or in other Transaction Documents.

 

Collection Period Beginning:

       07/01/2025  

Collection Period Ending:

       07/31/2025  

Previous Payment Date/Close Date:

       07/15/2025  

Payment Date

       08/15/2025  

Days of Interest for Period:

       31  

Days in Collection Period:

       31  

Months Seasoned:

       18  

 

                                  Original  

Purchases

     Units        Cut-off Date        Closing Date        Pool Balance  

Initial Purchase

       68,196          01/31/2024          02/21/2024          1,642,638,445.90  

Total

       68,196                    1,642,638,445.90  

 

I. PRINCIPAL BALANCE CALCULATION

 

             

{1} Beginning of period aggregate Principal Balance

 

              {1}       901,857,714.87  

Monthly principal amounts

 

             

{2} Payments Received

 

            {2}       26,493,161.02    

{3} Repurchased Receivables

 

            {3}       22,720.09    

{4} Defaulted Receivables

 

            {4}       13,828,379.38    

{5} Cram Down Losses and Other Principal Adjustments

 

            {5}       (36,225.17  

{6} Other Receivables adjustments

 

            {6}       —     

{7} Total Principal distributable amount

 

              {7}       40,308,035.32  

{8} End of period aggregate Principal Balance

 

              {8}       861,549,679.55  

{9} Pool Factor ({8}/ Original Pool Balance)

 

              {9}       0.524491  

II. NOTE BALANCE CALCULATION

 

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

{10} Original Note Balance

 

        {10}       164,000,000.00       394,440,000.00       175,000,000.00       165,090,000.00       200,400,000.00       1,098,930,000.00  

{11} Beginning of period Note Balance

 

        {11}       —        —        96,938,627.01       165,090,000.00       200,400,000.00       462,428,627.01  

{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}       —        —        23,237,582.36       —        —        23,237,582.36  

{18} Optional Purchase payment amount

 

        {18}       —        —        —        —        —        —   

{19} End of period Note Balance

 

        {19}       —        —        73,701,044.65       165,090,000.00       200,400,000.00       439,191,044.65  

{20} Note Pool Factors

 

        {20}       —        —        0.421149       1.000000       1.000000       0.399653  

{21} Principal payment per $1,000

 

        {21}       —        —        132.79       —        —        21.15  

III. RECONCILIATION OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT

 

           

Available Funds

 

           

{22} Principal Payments Received

 

          {22}       26,493,161.02    

{23} Net Liquidation Proceeds

 

          {23}       6,717,611.47    

{24} Principal on Repurchased Receivables

 

          {24}       52,900.96    

{25} Interest on Repurchased Receivables

 

          {25}       479.01    

{26} Interest collected on Receivables

 

          {26}       14,106,367.71    

{27} Other amounts received

 

          {27}       34,479.11    

{28} Optional Purchase Price

 

          {28}       —     

{29} Reserve Account Excess Amount

 

          {29}       —     

{30} Reserve Account Draw Amount

 

          {30}       —     

{31} Total Available Funds

 

            {31}       47,404,999.28  

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}

    3,006,192.38       —        —        3,006,192.38                 {35}       3,006,192.38    

Class A Accrued Note Interest

 

             
    Class     Beginning
Note Balance
    Interest Rate     Days     Days Basis           Calculated
Interest
                               

{36}

    Class A-1       —        5.58400     31       ACT / 360         —            {36}       —     

{37}

    Class A-2       —        5.83     30       30 / 360         —            {37}       —     

{38}

    Class A-3       96,938,627.01       5.35     30       30 / 360         432,184.71           {38}       432,184.71    

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       165,090,000.00       5.31     30       30 / 360         730,523.25           {43}       730,523.25    

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       200,400,000.00       5.43     30       30 / 360         906,810.00           {46}       906,810.00    

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}       —     

{49} Reserve Account deposit

 

            {49}       —     

{50} Regular Allocation of Principal

 

            {50}       23,237,582.36    

{51} Optional Purchase Amount

 

            {51}       —     

{52} Distribution to residual interest holder

 

            {52}       19,091,706.58    

{53} Total Distribution Amount

 

              {53}       47,404,999.28  


IV. RECONCILIATION OF RESERVE ACCOUNT

         

{54} Beginning of period Reserve Account balance

    {54}       16,426,384.46        

{55} Deposit to Reserve Account

    {55}              

{56} Release from Reserve Account

    {56}              

{57} End of period Reserve Account balance

          {57}       16,426,384.46  

{58} Specified Reserve Account Balance (1.00% of the Pool Balance as of the Cut-Off Date)

          {58}       16,426,384.46  

{59} Change in Reserve Account balance from prior period

          {59}        

V. OVERCOLLATERALIZATION

         

{60} Targeted Overcollateralization

          {60}       422,358,634.90  

{i} 42.35% of the Pool Balance of the last day of the related Collection Period AND:

        {i}       364,866,289.29    

{ii} 3.50% of the Pool Balance as of the Cut-off Date

        {ii}       57,492,345.61    

{61} End of period Principal Balance of the Receivables

        {61}       861,549,679.55    

{62} End of period Note Balance

        {62}       439,191,044.65    

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

          {63}       422,358,634.90  

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

          {64}       49.02

VI. STATISTICAL DATA

         
                Original     Previous     Current  

{65} Principal Balance of the Receivables

      {65}       1,642,638,445.90       901,857,714.87       861,549,679.55  

{66} Weighted average coupon of the Receivables

      {66}       19.84     19.52     19.49

{67} Weighted average original term of the Receivables

      {67}       71.66       71.82       71.83  

{68} Weighted average remaining term of the Receivables

      {68}       65.12       51.90       51.10  

{69} Number of Receivables

      {69}       68,196       42,818       41,016  

VII. DELINQUENCY

         
                Units     Dollars     Percentage  

Receivables with Scheduled Payment Delinquent

         

{70} 31-60 days

      {70}       5,503       121,578,600.14       14.11

{71} 61-90 days

      {71}       2,601       58,557,527.37       6.80

{72} 91-120 days

      {72}       987       20,849,368.56       2.42

{73} 121 + days delinquent

      {73}       —        —        0.00

{74} Total

      {74}       9,091       200,985,496.07       23.33

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

          {75}       84,991,003.15  

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

          {76}       9.86

{77} Delinquency Trigger

          {77}       35.00

{78} Delinquency Trigger Occurred

          {78}       No  

VIII. REPOSSESSION INVENTORY

         
                      Units     Dollars  

{79} Beginning of period Repossessed Inventory

        {79}       633       15,992,317.77  

{80} Vehicles Repossessed in current period

        {80}       564       13,714,258.52  

{81} Repossessed vehicles sold in current period

        {81}       480       12,083,870.98  

{82} Repossessed vehicles reinstated in current period

        {82}       64       1,570,564.44  

{83} Repossessed vehicle adjustment in current period

        {83}       (1     (51,852.02

{84} End of period Repossessed Inventory

        {84}       652       16,000,288.85  

IX. CUMULATIVE NET LOSS RATIO

         
                      Units (a)     Dollars  

{85} Receivables becoming Defaulted Receivables during period

        {85}       700       13,828,379.38  

{86} Cram Down Losses occurring during period

        {86}       23       (36,225.17

{87} Liquidation Proceeds collected during period

        {87}       2,192       6,717,611.47  

{88} Net losses during period

        {88}         7,074,542.74  

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

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

{89} Current Period Net Loss Ratio

 

    {89}       7,074,542.74       881,703,697.21       0.80

{90} Prior Period Net Loss Ratio

 

    {90}       6,834,532.09       921,382,301.97       0.74

{91} Second Prior Period Net Loss Ratio

 

    {91}       5,899,796.68       961,578,811.38       0.61

{92} Third Prior Period Net Loss Ratio

 

    {92}       6,068,359.36       1,003,002,857.92       0.61

{93} Rolling 3 prior month average Net Loss Ratio

 

    {93}           0.65

(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

 

       

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

 

        {94}       120,922,158.46  

{95} Net losses during period

 

        {95}       7,074,542.74  

{96} Other Adjustments

 

        {96}       (30,180.87

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

 

        {97}       127,966,520.33  

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

 

        {98}       7.79

There was no material change in Santander Consumer’s, or an affiliate of Santander Consumer’s, interest in any securities issued by the issuer resulting from the purchase, sale or other acquisition or disposition of securities between the Closing Date and the last day of the period covered by this report.

No assets securitized by Santander Consumer USA Inc. (the “Securitizer”) and held by Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1 were the subject of a demand to repurchase or replace for breach of the representations and warranties during the current monthly distribution period. Please refer to the Form ABS-15G filed by the Securitizer on January 29, 2025 for additional information. The CIK number of the Securitizer is 0001540151.

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

 

Santander Bank, N.A., as Servicer
By:  

/s/ Craig Shmoldas

Name:   Craig Shmoldas
Title:   Senior Vice President
Date:   August 13, 2025