Should the rear wheel of an all-wheel-drive Subaru Forester be able to rotate freely when jacked up?

[DeadmanDave]

I had to remove a skunked right rear wheel from my 2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness, check the surrounding parts for odors, and put on the spare. I'm taking the car to replace the wheel. But while it was jacked up, I found that I was able to rotate the rear wheel freely. I can't do the same thing with the front one. The car is all-wheel-drive. Is there anything wrong with this?

 

[Ecmbuster]

And how many wheels (what side) was on the ground?
Automatic CVT and the P position would answer that question of the front wheel.
Rear wheel will rotate because of center differential at the end of the transmission while the rear differential is spinning the rear differential side gears / crown / pinion, turning the rear drive shaft.

 

[DeadmanDave]

3 wheels were on the ground. The right side was jacked up.

 

[Ecmbuster]

Rotating the front wheel while off the ground is not possible because the transmission locked in the P position.