UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021.

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from to .

SANTANDER DRIVE AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2018-5

(Exact name of issuing entity as specified in its charter)

Commission file number of the issuing entity: 333-206684-11

Central Index Key Number of issuing entity: 0001753581

SANTANDER DRIVE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

Commission file number of depositor: 333-206684

Central Index Key Number of depositor: 0001383094

SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC.

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of sponsor: 0001540151

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of the issuing entity)

83-6266959

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No. of the issuing entity)

c/o Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC

1601 Elm Street, Suite 800

Dallas, Texas 75201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(214) 292-1930

(Telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: None

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically ~~and posted on its corporate Web site, if any,~~ every Interactive Data File required to be submitted ~~and posted~~ pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit ~~and post~~ such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. ~~Not applicable~~

~~List~~Not ~~hereunder~~applicable the following documents if incorporated by reference and the part of the Form 10-K (e.g. Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980). None

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g. Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933.

The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).

None

PART I

The following items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:

Item 1:		Business
Item 1A:		Risk Factors
Item 2:		Properties
Item 3:		Legal Proceedings
Item 4:		Mine Safety Disclosures

Item 1

Business

Item ~~1B.~~1A ~~Unresolved~~Risk ~~Staff Comments~~Factors

~~Nothing~~Item to2 ~~report.~~ Properties

~~Substitute~~Item ~~information~~3 ~~provided~~Legal ~~in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:~~ Proceedings

Item ~~1112(b)~~ ~~of Regulation AB~~1B. ~~Significant Obligors~~Unresolved ofStaff ~~Pool Assets (Financial Information)~~ Comments

Nothing to report.

Item ~~1114(b)(2)~~ ~~of Regulation AB~~4. ~~Credit~~ ~~Enhancement~~Mine ~~and~~Safety ~~Other Support, Except for Certain Derivatives Instruments (Information Regarding Significant Enhancement Providers)~~ Disclosures

~~Nothing~~Not ~~to report~~applicable.

~~Item 1115(b)~~Substitute ofinformation ~~Regulation~~provided ~~AB.~~in accordance ~~Certain~~with ~~Derivatives~~General ~~Instruments~~Instruction ~~(Financial~~J ~~Information)~~to Form 10-K:

~~Nothing~~Item 1112(b) toof ~~report~~Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial Information)

~~Item 1117~~Nothing ofto ~~Regulation AB~~report. ~~Legal Proceedings.~~

~~Wells~~Item 1114(b)(2) ~~Fargo~~of ~~Bank,~~Regulation NAB.~~A.,~~ asCredit ~~the~~Enhancement ~~indenture~~and ~~trustee~~Other Support, ~~has~~Except ~~provided~~for ~~the~~Certain ~~following~~Derivatives ~~information:~~Instruments (Information Regarding Significant Enhancement Providers)

~~Beginning~~Nothing on June 18, 2014, a group of institutional investors filed civil complaints in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and later the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., (“Wells Fargo Bank”) in its capacity as trustee for certain residential mortgage backed securities (“RMBS”) trusts. The complaints against Wells Fargo Bank alleged that the trustee caused losses to investors and asserted causes of action based upon, among other things, the trustee’s alleged failure to: (i) notify and enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breaches of representations and warranties, (ii) notify investors of alleged events of default, and (iii) abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events of defaultreport. Relief sought included money damages in an unspecified amount, reimbursement of expenses, and equitable relief. In November 2018, Wells Fargo Bank reached an agreement, in which it denied any wrongdoing, to resolve such claims on a classwide basis for the 271 RMBS trusts at issue. On May 6, 2019, the court entered an order approving the settlement agreement. Separate lawsuits against Wells Fargo Bank making similar allegations filed by certain other institutional investors concerning several RMBS trusts in New York federal and state court are not covered by the settlement agreement.

~~In addition to the foregoing cases, in August 2014 and August 2015 Nomura Credit~~Item ~~& Capital Inc.~~ 1115(~~“Nomura”~~b) ~~and Natixis Real Estate Holdings, LLC (“Natixis”) filed a total~~ of ~~seven~~Regulation ~~third-party complaints against Wells Fargo Bank in New York state court~~AB. InCertain ~~the~~Derivatives ~~underlying first-party~~Instruments ~~actions,~~(Financial ~~Nomura~~Information) and Natixis have been sued for alleged breaches of representations and warranties made in connection with residential mortgage-backed securities sponsored by them. In the third-party actions, Nomura and Natixis allege that Wells Fargo Bank, as master servicer, primary servicer or securities administrator, failed to notify Nomura and Natixis of their own breaches, failed to properly oversee the primary servicers, and failed to adhere to accepted servicing practices. Natixis additionally alleges that Wells Fargo Bank failed to perform default oversight duties. Wells Fargo Bank has asserted counterclaims alleging that Nomura and Natixis failed to provide Wells Fargo Bank notice of their representation and warranty breaches.

2Nothing to report.

~~With~~Item 1117 ~~respect to each~~ of ~~the~~Regulation ~~foregoing~~AB. ~~litigations, Wells Fargo Bank believes plaintiffs’ claims are without~~Legal merit and intends to contest the claims vigorously, but there can be no assurances as to the outcome of the litigations or the possible impact of the litigations on Wells Fargo Bank or the related RMBS trustsProceedings.

3Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as indenture trustee, has provided the following information:

~~PART~~In IIDecember 2014, Phoenix Light SF Limited and certain related entities and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) filed complaints in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Wells Fargo Bank, alleging claims against Wells Fargo Bank in its capacity as trustee for a number of residential mortgage-backed securities trusts. Complaints raising similar allegations have been filed by Commerzbank AG in the Southern District of New York and by IKB International and IKB Deutsche Industriebank in New York state court. In each case, the plaintiffs allege that Wells Fargo Bank, as trustee, caused losses to investors, and plaintiffs assert causes of action based upon, among other things, the trustee’s alleged failure to notify and enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breaches of representations and warranties, notify investors of alleged events of default, and abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events of default. Wells Fargo Bank previously settled two class action lawsuits with similar allegations that were filed in November 2014 and December 2016 by institutional investors in the Southern District of New York and New York state court, respectively.

~~The~~In ~~following~~addition, ~~items~~Park Royal I LLC and Park Royal II LLC have ~~been~~filed ~~omitted~~complaints in ~~accordance~~New ~~with~~York ~~General~~state ~~Instruction~~court Jalleging Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, failed to ~~Form~~take appropriate 10actions upon learning of defective mortgage loan documentation. In March 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to resolve the case filed by the NCUA. In addition to the foregoing cases, in August 2014 and August 2015 Nomura Credit & Capital Inc. (“Nomura”) and Natixis Real Estate Holdings, LLC (“Natixis”) filed a total of seven third-K:party complaints against Wells Fargo Bank in New York state court. In the underlying first-party actions, Nomura and Natixis have been sued for alleged

~~Item~~2 ~~5: Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities~~

~~Item~~ breaches 6:of representations and warranties made in connection with residential mortgage-backed securities sponsored by them. In the third-party actions, Nomura and Natixis allege that Wells Fargo Bank, as master servicer, primary servicer or securities administrator, failed to notify Nomura and Natixis of their own breaches, failed to properly ~~Selected~~oversee ~~Financial~~the ~~Data~~primary servicers, and failed to adhere to accepted servicing practices. Natixis additionally alleges that Wells Fargo Bank failed to perform default oversight duties. Wells Fargo Bank has asserted counterclaims alleging that Nomura and Natixis failed to provide Wells Fargo Bank notice of their representation and warranty breaches.

~~Item~~With 7:respect to each of the foregoing litigations, Wells ~~Management~~Fargo Bank believes plaintiffs’s ~~Discussion~~claims are without merit and ~~Analysis~~intends to contest the claims vigorously, but there can be no assurances as to the outcome of ~~Financial~~the ~~Condition~~litigations ~~and~~or ~~Results~~the possible impact of ~~Operations~~the litigations on Wells Fargo Bank or the related RMBS trusts.

~~Item~~3 ~~7A: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk~~

~~Item~~PART ~~8: Financial~~II ~~Statements and Supplementary Data~~

~~Item~~The ~~9: Changes~~following initems ~~and~~have ~~Disagreements~~been omitted in accordance with ~~Accountants~~General ~~on Accounting~~Instruction ~~and~~J ~~Financial~~to ~~Disclosure~~Form 10-K:

Item ~~9A: Controls~~5 Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and ~~Procedures~~Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Item ~~9B.~~6 ~~Other Information~~[Reserved]

~~Santander~~Item ~~Consumer~~7 ~~USA Inc.~~Management’s ~~(“SC”)~~Discussion isand aAnalysis ~~wholly-owned subsidiary~~ of ~~Santander~~Financial ~~Consumer~~Condition ~~USA Holdings Inc. (“SC Holdings”). On February 24, 2021, SC Holdings filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020~~ and ~~disclosed~~Results ~~certain~~of legal and regulatory matters. Additional information about SC Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries, including information contained in required annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, is on file with the SEC under the name “Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.” and file number 001-36270. Operations

4Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

~~PART~~Item ~~III~~8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

~~The~~Item ~~following~~9 ~~items~~Changes ~~have been omitted~~ in ~~accordance~~and ~~with~~Disagreements ~~General~~With ~~Instruction~~Accountants Jon toAccounting ~~Form~~and ~~10-K:~~Financial Disclosure

Item ~~10: Directors,~~9A ~~Executive~~Controls ~~Officers,~~ and ~~Corporate Governance~~ Procedures

Item ~~11: Executive~~9B. ~~Compensation~~Other Information

~~Item~~None. ~~12: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters~~

Item ~~13: Certain~~9C. ~~Relationships~~Disclosure ~~and~~Regarding ~~Related~~Foreign ~~Transactions,~~Jurisdictions ~~and~~that ~~Director~~Prevent ~~Independence~~ Inspections

~~Item~~Not ~~14: Principal~~applicable. ~~Accounting Fees and Services~~

~~Substitute~~4 ~~information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:~~

~~Item 1119~~PART ofIII ~~Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions~~

~~Information~~The ~~required~~following byitems ~~Item~~have ~~1119~~been ofomitted ~~Regulation~~in ABaccordance ~~has~~with ~~been~~General ~~omitted~~Instruction ~~from~~J ~~this~~to ~~report on~~ Form 10-K: ~~in reliance on the Instruction to Item 1119.~~

Item ~~1122~~ of10 ~~Regulation~~Directors, ~~AB.~~Executive ~~Compliance~~Officers, ~~with~~and ~~Applicable~~Corporate ~~Servicing Criteria~~ Governance

~~Each~~Item of11 SCExecutive and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (each, a “Servicing Participant”) have been identified by the issuing entity as parties participating in the servicing function with respect to the pool assets held by the issuing entity. Each of the Servicing Participants has completed a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it (each, a “Report on Assessment”), which Reports on Assessment are attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. In addition, each of the Servicing Participants has provided an attestation report (each, an “Attestation Report”) by one or more registered public accounting firms, which reports are also attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. Compensation

~~None~~Item of12 ~~the~~Security ~~Reports~~Ownership ~~on Assessment or the related Attestation Reports has identified any material instances~~ of ~~noncompliance~~Certain ~~with~~Beneficial ~~the~~Owners ~~servicing~~and ~~criteria described~~Management inand ~~the~~Related ~~related~~Stockholder ~~Report on Assessment as being applicable to such Servicing Participant.~~ Matters

Item ~~1123~~ of13 ~~Regulation~~Certain ~~AB.~~Relationships ~~Servicer~~and ~~Compliance Statements~~Related Transactions, and Director Independence

SCItem ~~has~~14 ~~been~~Principal ~~identified~~Accountant byFees ~~the~~and issuing entity as the servicer with respect to the asset pool held by the issuing entity. SC has completed a statement of compliance with applicable servicing criteria signed by an authorized officer. The Compliance Statement is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-K. Services

5Substitute information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:

~~PART~~Item 1119 IVof Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Information required by Item ~~15.~~1119 ~~Exhibits~~of ~~and~~Regulation ~~Financial~~AB ~~Statement~~has ~~Schedules~~been omitted from this report on Form 10-K in reliance on the Instruction to Item 1119.

(a)(1)		Not Applicable.
(a)(2)		Not Applicable.
(a)(3)		See Item 15(b) below.
(b)		Exhibits

Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria

~~The~~Each ~~exhibits~~of ~~listed~~Santander ~~below~~Consumer USA Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (each, a “Servicing Participant”) have been identified by the issuing entity as parties participating in the servicing function with respect to the pool assets held by the issuing entity. Each of the Servicing Participants has completed a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it (each, a “Report on Assessment”), which Reports on Assessment are ~~either~~attached ~~included~~as orexhibits ~~incorporated~~to this Form 10-K. In addition, each of the Servicing Participants has provided an attestation report (each, an “Attestation Report”) by ~~reference~~one or more registered public accounting firms, which reports are also attached as ~~indicated:~~exhibits to this Form 10-K.

Exhibit No.		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2018, among Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC (“Santander Drive”), Santander Consumer USA Inc. (“SC”) and RBC Capital Markets LLC, as representative of the several underwriters (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18, 2018)
3.1		Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Santander Drive dated as of March 7, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form SF-3 filed by Santander Drive (Commission File No. 333-206684) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 2015)
3.2		First Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2017, by SC, as sole equity member (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed by Santander Drive (Commission File No. 333-139609) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2017)
4.1		Indenture, dated as of October 24, 2018, between Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5, as issuer (the “Issuer”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)
10.1		Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2018, between SC and Santander Drive (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)
10.2		Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2018, among the Issuer, Santander Drive, SC and the Indenture Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)
10.3		Administration Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2018, among the Issuer, SC, as administrator, and the Indenture Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)
10.4		Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2018, between Santander Drive and Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for the Issuer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)

None of the Reports on Assessment or the related Attestation Reports has identified any material instances of noncompliance with the servicing criteria described in the related Report on Assessment as being applicable to such Servicing Participant.

6Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statements

10.5		Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2018, among the Issuer, SC, as sponsor and servicer, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)
31.1		Certification (Santander Drive)
33.1		Management’s Assessment of Compliance with SEC Regulation AB Servicing Criteria (SC)
33.2		Assessment of Compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria (Indenture Trustee)
34.1		Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with respect to SC)
34.2		Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP with respect to the Indenture Trustee)
35.1		Servicer Compliance Statement (SC)

Santander Consumer USA Inc. has been identified by the issuing entity as the servicer with respect to the asset pool held by the issuing entity. Santander Consumer USA Inc. has completed a statement of compliance with applicable servicing criteria (a “Compliance Statement”) signed by an authorized officer. The Compliance Statement is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.

~~(c)~~5 ~~Not Applicable.~~

~~Item~~PART ~~16.~~IV ~~Form 10-K Summary~~

~~None~~Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules

~~Supplemental information to be Furnished With Reports Filed Pursuant to Section 15~~(da) ~~of the Act by Registrants Which Have~~ (1) Not ~~Registered~~Applicable. ~~Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the Act~~

No(a)(2) Not annual report, proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting material has been sent to certificateholders, and the registrant does not presently contemplate sending any such materials subsequent to the filing of this reportApplicable.

7(a)(3) See Item 15(b) below.

~~SIGNATURES~~(b) Exhibits

~~Pursuant~~The toexhibits ~~the~~listed ~~requirements~~below are ofeither ~~Section 13~~included or ~~15(d)~~incorporated ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf~~ by ~~the~~reference ~~undersigned,~~as ~~thereunto~~indicated: ~~duly authorized.~~

Date: March 31, 2021


Exhibit No.		Description

1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2018, among Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC (“Santander Drive”), Santander Consumer USA Inc. (“SC”) and RBC Capital Markets LLC, as representative of the several underwriters (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18, 2018)

3.1		Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Santander Drive dated as of March 7, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form SF-3 filed by Santander Drive (Commission File No. 333-206684) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 2015)

3.2		First Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2017, by SC, as sole equity member (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed by Santander Drive (Commission File No. 333-139609) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2017)

4.1		Indenture, dated as of October 24, 2018, between Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5, as issuer (the “Issuer”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)

10.1		Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2018, between SC and Santander Drive (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)

10.2		Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2018, among the Issuer, Santander Drive, SC and the Indenture Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)

10.3		Administration Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2018, among the Issuer, SC, as administrator, and the Indenture Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)

10.4		Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2018, between Santander Drive and Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for the Issuer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)

~~SANTANDER~~6 ~~DRIVE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC, as depositor By: /s/ Corey Henry Name: Corey Henry Title: President and Chief Executive Officer (senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)~~


10.5		Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2018, among the Issuer, SC, as sponsor and servicer, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2018)

10.6		First Amendment to Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2021, by and among Santander Drive, as seller, and SC, as servicer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Form 10-D/A filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 18, 2021)

10.7		Second Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2021, among Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company, N.A., Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Form 8-K filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2021)

10.8		Second Amendment to Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2022, by and among Santander Drive, as seller, and SC, as servicer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Form 10-D filed by the Issuer (Commission File No. 333-206684-11) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2022)

31.1		Certification (Santander Drive)

33.1		Management’s Assessment of Compliance with SEC Regulation AB Servicing Criteria (SC)

33.2		Assessment of Compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria (Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.)

33.3		Assessment of Compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria (Computershare Trust Company, N.A.)

34.1		Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with respect to SC)

34.2		Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP with respect to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.)

34.3		Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with respect to Computershare Trust Company, N.A.)

35.1		Servicer Compliance Statement (SC)

Item 16.

Form 10-K Summary

None.

Supplemental information to be Furnished With Reports Filed Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act by Registrants Which Have Not Registered Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the Act

No annual report, proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting material has been sent to certificateholders, and the registrant does not presently contemplate sending any such materials subsequent to the filing of this report.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 31, 2022


SANTANDER DRIVE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC, as depositor

By:		/s/ Corey Henry
Name:		Corey Henry
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

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