EXHIBIT 99.1

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-5

Class A-1 0.33599% Asset Backed Notes

Class A-2 0.57% Asset Backed Notes

Class A-3 0.83% Asset Backed Notes

Class B 1.56% Asset Backed Notes

Class C 2.70% Asset Backed Notes

Class D 3.30% Asset Backed Notes

Class E 4.69% 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 2012-5, as Issuer, Santander Consumer USA Inc., as Servicer, Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC, as Seller, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Indenture Trustee, dated as of August 15, 2012. Defined terms have the meanings assigned to them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or in other Transaction Documents.


Collection Period Beginning:			02/01/2017
Collection Period Ending:			02/28/2017
Prev. Distribution/Close Date:			02/15/2017
Distribution Date:			03/15/2017
Days of Interest for Period:			28
Days in Collection Period:			28
Months Seasoned:			55

Original

Purchases

Units

Cut-off Date

Closing Date

Pool Balance

Initial Purchase

61,664

07/31/2012

08/15/2012

1,158,803,962.47

Total

61,664

1,158,803,962.47

I. PRINCIPAL BALANCE CALCULATION

{1} Beginning of period aggregate Principal Balance

{1}

130,375,381.10

Monthly principal amounts

{2} Scheduled payments

{2}

3,875,787.10

{3} Prepayments received (partial and full)

{3}

1,292,050.24

{4} Repurchased Receivables

{4}

75,038.35

{5} Defaulted Receivables

{5}

2,269,195.96

{6} Cram Down Losses

{6}

(3,269.10

)

{7} Other Receivables adjustments

{7}

—

{8} Total Principal distributable amount

{8}

7,508,802.55

{9} End of period aggregate Principal Balance

{9}

122,866,578.55

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

{10}

0.106029

II. NOTE BALANCE CALCULATION



		Class A-1		Class A-2		Class A-3		Class B		Class C		Class D		Class E		Total
{11} Original Note Balance	{11}		157,900,000.00		340,000,000.00		174,200,000.00		124,580,000.00		139,060,000.00		89,800,000.00		34,760,000.00		1,060,300,000.00

{12} Beginning of period Note Balance	{12}		—		—		—		—		—		76,059,073.93		34,760,000.00		110,819,073.93
{13} First Allocation of Principal	{13}		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
{14} Second Allocation of Principal	{14}		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
{15} Third Allocation of Principal	{15}		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
{16} Fourth Allocation of Principal	{16}		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
{17} Fifth Allocation of Principal	{17}		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
{18} Regular Allocation of Principal	{18}		—		—		—		—		—		6,382,482.16		—		6,382,482.16
{19} Optional Purchase payment amount	{19}		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
{20} End of period Note Balance	{20}		—		—		—		—		—		69,676,591.77		34,760,000.00		104,436,591.77
{21} Note Pool Factors	{21}		—		—		—		—		—		0.775909		1.000000		0.098497
{22} Principal payment per $1,000	{22}		—		—		—		—		—		71.07		—		6.02

III. RECONCILIATION OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT

Available Funds

{23} Scheduled principal payments received

{23}

3,875,787.10

{24} Partial and full prepayments received

{24}

1,292,050.24

{25} Liquidation Proceeds

{25}

906,896.20

{26} Principal on Repurchased Receivables

{26}

230,806.82

{26a} Interest on Repurchased Receivables

{26a}

1,190.26

{27} Interest collected on Receivables

{27}

1,757,485.02

{28} Other amounts received

{28}

86,158.59

{29} Reserve Account Excess Amount

{29}

—

{30} Reserve Account Draw Amount

{30}

—

{31} Total Available Funds

{31}

8,150,374.23

Distributions

{32} Indenture Trustee Fee

{32}

—

{33} Owner Trustee Fee

{33}

—

Servicing Fee

Calculated Fee

Carryover
Shortfall

Change
from
prior
period

Total

{34}

325,938.45

—

325,938.45

{34}

325,938.45

Class A Accrued Note Interest

Class

Beginning
Note
Balance

Interest
Rate

Days

Days
Basis

Calculated
Interest

{35}

Class A-1

—

0.33599

Actual/360

—

{35}

—

{36}

Class A-2

—

0.57

30/360

—

{36}

—

{37}

Class A-3

—

0.83

30/360

—

{37}

—

Class A Accrued Note Interest

Class

Carryover
Shortfall

Change
from
prior
period

Carryover
Shortfall
per $1,000

{38}

Class A-1

—

{38}

—

{39}

Class A-2

—

{39}

—

{40}

Class A-3

—

{40}

—

{41} First Allocation of Principal

{41}

—

Class B Accrued Note Interest

Class

Beginning
Note
Balance

Interest
Rate

Days

Days
Basis

Calculated
Interest

{42}

Class B

—

1.56

30/360

—

{42}

—

Class B Accrued Note Interest

Class

Carryover
Shortfall

Change
from
prior
period

Carryover
Shortfall
per $1,000

{43}

Class B

—

{43}

—

{44} Second Allocation of Principal

{44}

—

Class C Accrued Note Interest

Class

Beginning
Note
Balance

Interest
Rate

Days

Days
Basis

Calculated
Interest

{45}

Class C

—

2.70

30/360

—

{45}

—



Class C Accrued Note Interest

	Class		Carryover Shortfall		Change from prior period			Carryover Shortfall per $1,000
{46}		Class C		—		—			—								{46}			—

{47} Third Allocation of Principal																	{47}			—

Class D Accrued Note Interest

	Class		Beginning Note Balance		Interest Rate			Days		Days Basis		Calculated Interest
{48}		Class D		76,059,073.93		3.30	%		30		30/360		209,162.45				{48}			209,162.45

Class D Accrued Note Interest

	Class		Carryover Shortfall		Change from prior period			Carryover Shortfall per $1,000
{49}		Class D		—		—			—								{49}			—
{50} Fourth Allocation of Principal																	{50}			—

Class E Accrued Note Interest

	Class		Beginning Note Balance		Interest Rate			Days		Days Basis		Calculated Interest
{51}		Class E		34,760,000.00		4.69	%		30		30/360		135,853.67				{51}			135,853.67

Class E Accrued Note Interest

	Class		Carryover Shortfall		Change from prior period			Carryover Shortfall per $1,000
{52}		Class E		—		—			—								{52}			—

{53} Fifth Allocation of Principal																	{53}			—

{54} Reserve Account deposit																	{54}			—
{55} Regular Allocation of Principal																	{55}			6,382,482.16
{56} Distribution to Residual Interestholder																	{56}			1,096,937.50

{57} Total Distribution Amount																				{57}			8,150,374.23

IV. RECONCILIATION OF RESERVE ACCOUNT

{58} Beginning of period Reserve Account balance														{58}	23,176,079.25
{59} Deposit to Reserve Account														{59}	—
{60} Release from Reserve Account														{60}	—

{61} End of period Reserve Account balance																				{61}			23,176,079.25

{62} Specified Reserve Account Balance (2.00% of the Pool Balance as of the Cut-Off Date)																				{62}			23,176,079.25
{63} Change in Reserve Account balance from prior period																				{63}			—

V. OVERCOLLATERALIZATION

Targeted Overcollateralization (greater of)
{64} (i) 15.00% of the Principal Balance of the Receivables at the end of the Collection Period and																				{64}			18,429,986.78
{65} (ii) 1.50% of the Principal Balance of the Receivables as of the Cut-off Date																				{65}			17,382,059.44

{66} Cumulative Net Loss Trigger																				{66}			No
{67} Targeted Overcollateralization Amount in the event of a Level I Net Loss Trigger (25.00%)																				{67}			30,716,644.64

{68} End of period Principal Balance of the Receivables																	{68}			122,866,578.55
{69} End of period Note Balance																	{69}			104,436,591.77
{70} Overcollateralization amount at the end of the Collection Period																				{70}			18,429,986.78
{71} Overcollateralization % at the end of the Collection Period																				{71}			15.00	%

VI. STATISTICAL DATA

																Original			Previous			Current
{72} Principal Balance of the Receivables															{72}		1,158,803,962.47			130,375,381.10			122,866,578.55
{73} Weighted average coupon of the Receivables															{73}		16.79	%		16.92	%		16.93	%
{74} Weighted average original term of the Receivables															{74}		69.51			71.07			71.12
{75} Weighted average remaining term of the Receivables															{75}		68.17			22.68			21.84
{76} Number of Receivables															{76}		61,664			13,649			13,221

VII. DELINQUENCY

																Units			Dollars			Percentage
Receivables with Scheduled Payment Delinquent
{77} 31-60 days															{77}		1,744			21,507,766.95			17.50	%
{78} 61-90 days															{78}		713			9,257,525.03			7.53	%
{79} 91-120 days															{79}		276			3,488,439.22			2.84	%
{80} 121 + days delinquent															{80}		—			—			0.00	%
{81} Total															{81}		2,733			34,253,731.20			27.88	%

VIII. REPOSSESSION INVENTORY

																			Units			Dollars
{82} Beginning of period Repossessed Inventory																	{82}			219			2,857,260.97
{83} Vehicles Repossessed in current period																	{83}			174			2,265,666.29
{84} Repossessed vehicles sold in current period																	{84}			142			1,911,727.28
{85} Repossessed vehicles reinstated in current period																	{85}			74			867,792.10
{86} Repossessed vehicle adjustment in current period																	{86}			(1	)		(10,932.98	)
{87} End of period Repossessed Inventory																	{87}			176			2,332,474.90

IX. CUMULATIVE NET LOSS RATIO


																			Units (a)			Dollars (a)
{88} Receivables becoming Defaulted Receivables during period																	{88}			181			2,269,195.96
{89} Cram Down Losses occurring during period																	{89}			7			(3,269.10	)
{90} Liquidation Proceeds collected during period																	{90}			866			906,896.20
{91} Net losses during period																	{91}						1,359,030.66
(a) Unit count represents # of instances in period per line item

																Net Loss for Period			Avg. Portfolio Balance (b)			Net Loss Ratio (c)
{92} Current Period Net Loss Ratio															{92}		1,359,030.66			126,620,979.83			1.07	%

{93} Prior Period Net Loss Ratio															{93}		1,482,253.26			134,243,055.62			1.10	%
{94} Second Prior Period Net Loss Ratio															{94}		1,699,230.90			142,294,993.37			1.19	%
{95} Third Prior Period Net Loss Ratio															{95}		1,642,214.60			150,665,075.77			1.09	%
{96} Rolling 3 prior month average Net Loss Ratio															{96}								1.13	%
(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


{97} Cumulative Net losses since Cut-off Date (beginning of period)	{97}	152,066,153.86
{98} Net losses during period	{98}	1,359,030.66
{99} Other Adjustments	{99}	(155,768.47	)
{100} Cumulative Net losses since Cut-off Date (end of period)	{100}	153,269,416.05

{101} Cumulative Net Loss Ratio (Net losses since the Cut-off Date / Pool Balance as of the Cut-off Date)	{101}	13.23	%

No assets securitized by Santander Consumer USA Inc. (the “Securitizer”) and held by Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-5 were the subject of a demand to repurchase or replace for breach of the representations and warranties during the monthly distribution period from February 1, 2017 to February 28, 2017. Please refer to the Form ABS-15G filed by the Securitizer on January 27, 2017 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 Consumer USA Inc., as Servicer

By:		/s/ Steven R. Mark
Name:		Steven R. Mark
Title:		Senior Vice President, Treasury
Date:		March 8, 2017

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-5 10-D