EXHIBIT 99.1

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2013-5

Class A-1 0.26000% Asset Backed Notes

Class A-2-A 0.64% Asset Backed Notes

Class A-2-B LIBOR + 0.38% Asset Backed Notes

Class A-3 0.82% Asset Backed Notes

Class B 1.55% Asset Backed Notes

Class C 2.25% Asset Backed Notes

Class D 2.73% Asset Backed Notes

Class E 3.73% Asset Backed Notes

Servicer’s Certificate

This Servicer’s Certificate has been prepared pursuant to Section 4.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time) among Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2013-5, as Issuer, Santander Consumer USA Inc., as Servicer, Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC, as Seller, and U.S. Bank, National Association as Indenture Trustee, dated as of November 20, 2013. Defined terms have the meanings assigned to them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or in other Transaction Documents.


Collection Period Beginning:			03/01/2018
Collection Period Ending:			03/31/2018
Previous Payment Date/Close Date:			03/15/2018
Payment Date			04/16/2018
Days of Interest for Period:			32
Days in Collection Period:			31
Months Seasoned:			53

Original

Purchases

Units

Cut-off Date

Closing Date

Pool Balance

Initial Purchase

86,713

10/31/2013

11/20/2013

1,696,784,265.31

Total

86,713

1,696,784,265.31


I. PRINCIPAL BALANCE CALCULATION

{1} Beginning of period aggregate Principal Balance																			{1}			198,751,320.03

Monthly principal amounts
{2} Payments Received																	{2}		9,411,360.35
{3} Repurchased Receivables																	{3}		121,069.31
{4} Defaulted Receivables																	{4}		2,845,212.72
{5} Cram Down Losses and Other Principal Adjustments																	{5}		(12,389.13	)
{6} Other Receivables adjustments																	{6}		—

{7} Total Principal distributable amount																			{7}			12,365,253.25

{8} End of period aggregate Principal Balance																			{8}			186,386,066.78

{9} Pool Factor																			{9}			0.109847

II. NOTE BALANCE CALCULATION

				Class A-1		Class A-2-A		Class A-2-B		Class A-3		Class B		Class C		Class D		Class E			Total
{10} Original Note Balance			{10}		223,000,000.00		252,000,000.00		252,000,000.00		226,580,000.00		201,920,000.00		204,470,000.00		100,960,000.00		87,380,000.00			1,548,310,000.00

{11} Beginning of period Note Balance			{11}		—		—		—		—		—		—		71,660,806.29		87,380,000.00			159,040,806.29
{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}		—		—		—		—		—		—		9,894,675.65		—			9,894,675.65
{18} Optional Purchase payment amount			{18}		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—
{19} End of period Note Balance			{19}		—		—		—		—		—		—		61,766,130.64		87,380,000.00			149,146,130.64
{20} Note Pool Factors			{20}		—		—		—		—		—		—		0.611788		1.000000			0.096328
{21} Principal payment per $1,000			{21}		—		—		—		—		—		—		98.01		—			6.39

III. RECONCILIATION OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT

Available Funds
{22} Principal Payments Received																	{22}		9,411,360.35
{23} Liquidation Proceeds																	{23}		1,575,188.34
{24} Principal on Repurchased Receivables																	{24}		555,081.08
{25} Interest on Repurchased Receivables																	{25}		51,751.45
{26} Interest collected on Receivables																	{26}		2,712,267.20
{27} Other amounts received																	{27}		27,868.88
{28} Additional Deposit Amount																	{28}		—
{29} Reserve Account Draw Amount																	{29}		—

{30} Total Available Funds																			{30}			14,333,517.30

Distributions
{31} Indenture Trustee Fee																	{31}		—
{32} Owner Trustee Fee																	{32}		—

Servicing Fee

	Calculated Fee	Carryover Shortfall	Change from prior period	Total
{33}	496,878.30	—	—		496,878.30												{33}		496,878.30

Class A Accrued Note Interest

	Class	Beginning Note Balance	Interest Rate	Days		Days Basis		Calculated Interest
{34}	Class A-1	—	0.26000%		32		Actual/360		—								{34}		—
{35}	Class A-2-A	—	0.64%		30		30 / 360		—								{35}		—
{36}	Class A-2-B	—	2.16%		32		Actual/360		—								{36}		—
{37}	Class A-3	—	0.82%		30		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-A	—	—		—												{39}		—
{40}	Class A-2-B	—	—		—												{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

—

1.55

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

—

2.25

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

71,660,806.29

2.73

30 / 360

163,028.33

{49}

163,028.33

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

87,380,000.00

3.73

30 / 360

271,606.17

{52}

271,606.17

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}

9,894,675.65

{57} Distribution to Residual Interestholder

{57}

3,507,328.85

{58} Total Distribution Amount

{58}

14,333,517.30

IV. RECONCILIATION OF RESERVE ACCOUNT

{59} Beginning of period Reserve Account balance

{59}

33,935,685.31

{60} Deposit to Reserve Account

{60}

—

{61} Release from Reserve Account

{61}

—

{62} End of period Reserve Account balance

{62}

33,935,685.31

{63} Specified Reserve Account Balance (2.00% of the Pool Balance as of the Cut-Off Date)

{63}

33,935,685.31

{64} Change in Reserve Account balance from prior period

{64}

—

V. OVERCOLLATERALIZATION

{65} Targeted Overcollateralization

{65}

37,239,936.14

The greater of

(a) 19.98% of the Pool Balance at the end of the Collection
Period

37,239,936.14

(b) 1.50% of the Pool Balance as of Cut-Of Date

25,451,763.98

{66} Cumulative Net Loss Trigger

{66}

{67} Targeted Overcollateralization Amount in the event of a Level I Net Loss Trigger —

{67}

46,596,516.70

The greater of

(a) 25.00% of the Pool Balance at the end of the Collection
Period

46,596,516.70

(b) 1.50% of the Pool Balance as of Cut-Of Date

25,451,763.98

{68} End of period Principal Balance of the Receivables

{68}

186,386,066.78

{69} End of period Note Balance

{69}

149,146,130.64

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

{70}

37,239,936.14

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

{71}

19.98

VI. STATISTICAL DATA

Original

Previous

Current

{72} Principal Balance of the Receivables

{72}

1,696,784,265.31

198,751,320.03

186,386,066.78

{73} Weighted average coupon of the Receivables

{73}

16.56

16.49

16.51

{74} Weighted average original term of the Receivables

{74}

69.97

71.30

71.33

{75} Weighted average remaining term of the Receivables

{75}

68.55

23.48

22.53

{76} Number of Receivables

{76}

86,713

20,394

19,710

VII. DELINQUENCY

Units

Dollars

Percentage

Receivables with Scheduled Payment Delinquent

{77} 31-60 days

{77}

1,764

22,862,480.13

12.27

{78} 61-90 days

{78}

733

9,776,272.95

5.25

{79} 91-120 days

{79}

255

3,211,882.94

1.72

{80} 121 + days delinquent

{80}

—

0.00

{81} Total

{81}

2,752

35,850,636.02

19.23


VIII. REPOSSESSION INVENTORY

				Units			Dollars
{82} Beginning of period Repossessed Inventory			{82}		267			3,657,165.96
{83} Vehicles Repossessed in current period			{83}		235			3,094,556.24
{84} Repossessed vehicles sold in current period			{84}		200			2,842,675.03
{85} Repossessed vehicles reinstated in current period			{85}		85			1,015,861.80
{86} Repossessed vehicle adjustment in current period			{86}		(1	)		(14,606.60	)
{87} End of period Repossessed Inventory			{87}		216			2,878,578.77

IX. CUMULATIVE NET LOSS RATIO

				Units (a)			Dollars
{88} Receivables becoming Defaulted Receivables during period			{88}		218			2,845,212.72
{89} Cram Down Losses occurring during period			{89}		15			(12,389.13	)
{90} Liquidation Proceeds collected during period			{90}		1,479			1,575,188.34
{91} Net losses during period			{91}					1,257,635.25
(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}		1,257,635.25		192,568,693.41			0.65	%

{93} Prior Period Net Loss Ratio	{93}		1,812,516.01		204,621,338.86			0.89	%
{94} Second Prior Period Net Loss Ratio	{94}		1,685,983.29		216,307,133.87			0.78	%
{95} Third Prior Period Net Loss Ratio	{95}		2,202,812.35		228,556,829.26			0.96	%
{96} Rolling 3 prior month average Net Loss Ratio	{96}							0.88	%
(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}			209,429,982.75
{98} Net losses during period					{98}			1,257,635.25
{99} Other Adjustments					{99}			(434,011.77	)
{100} Cumulative Net losses since Cut-off Date (end of period)					{100}			210,253,606.23

{101} Cumulative Net Loss Ratio (Net losses since the Cut-off Date / Pool Balance as of the Cut-off Date)					{101}			12.39	%

No assets securitized by Santander Consumer USA Inc. (the “Securitizer”) and held by Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2013-5 were the subject of a demand to repurchase or replace for breach of the representations and warranties during the monthly distribution period from March 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018. Please refer to the Form ABS-15G filed by the Securitizer on January 30, 2018 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/ Jason Micheletto
Name:		Jason Micheletto
Title:		Vice President, Corporate Treasury Reporting
Date:		April 9, 2018

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2013-5 10-D